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Taysha Gene Therapies Announces New Data on Multiple Preclinical Programs
and Upcoming R&D Day
TSHA-113 significantly reduced tau mRNA and protein levels in mouse models of human tauopathies via cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) delivery supporting further preclinical development
TSHA-105 significantly reduced plasma citrate levels, normalized EEG brain activity, and reduced the number of seizures and seizure susceptibility in SLC13A5 knockout mice
TSHA-106 increased UBE3A expression through shRNA-mediated knockdown of UBE3A-ATS in in vitro cell lines across 26 distinct shRNA candidates for the treatment of Angelman disease
TSHA-112 generated significant reductions in GYS1 protein, abnormal glycogen accumulation and polyglucosan bodies in the APBD knockout mouse model
TSHA-111-LAFORIN and TSHA-111-MALIN achieved effective knockdown of GYS1 expression and insoluble glycogen and decreased Lafora body formation in laforin and malin mouse models
TSHA-119 caused a dose-dependent reduction of GM2 accumulation at 20 weeks in GM2A knockout mice
Positive proof-of-concept data for gene therapy candidates in SCL13A5 deficiency, APBD, Lafora disease and GM2 AB variant support advancement into clinical testing
Expect to submit IND/CTA for one of the following programs by the end of 2021: SLC13A5 deficiency, APBD, Lafora disease or GM2 AB variant
Taysha’s virtual Research and Development Day in June 2021 will highlight progress across R&D pipeline
Dallas – April 14, 2021 - Taysha Gene Therapies, Inc. (Nasdaq: TSHA), a patient-centric, pivotal-stage gene therapy company focused on developing and commercializing AAV-based gene therapies for the treatment of monogenic diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) in both rare and large patient populations, today announced new data for multiple preclinical programs and a planned R&D Day, which will be held in June 2021.
“Collectively, these new preclinical data highlight Taysha’s next wave of novel gene therapies that have the potential to impact meaningful patient populations. The promising data underscore our ability to rapidly and reproducibly investigate disease biology, design innovative gene therapies and efficiently advance the development of these drug candidates,” said RA Session II, President, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Taysha. “Among the compelling new data, for the first time, we have shown that TSHA-113, an AAV9 gene therapy that utilizes AAV-mediated gene silencing, reduced tau expression in mouse models of human tauopathies. The potential implications of these data are far reaching, and we intend to further evaluate TSHA-113 in additional preclinical studies. The totality of the preclinical data