Aptorum Group Announces Positive Clinical Trial Progress for ALS-4 Targeting Staphylococcus aureus

Aptorum Group Limited, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, announces positive progress in respect of: 

1. Its ongoing Phase I clinical trial for ALS-4 (a first-in-class anti-virulence approach based small molecule targeting Staphylococcus aureus, including, but not limited to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (“MRSA”)), under which two initial cohorts of the single-dose ascending dose (SAD) portion of the trial in healthy male and female adult subjects have been completed with no serious adverse events observed (total 6 cohorts for SAD and 3 cohorts for multiple ascending doses (MAD) have been planned)

2. Its ongoing Pre-IND preparation for SACT-1, a repurposed small molecule targeting neuroblastoma, under which the Pre-IND meeting with the US FDA has been completed.

ALS-4’s first-in-human Phase I trial is a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, single and multiple ascending dose study designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of orally administered ALS-4 in healthy male and female adult volunteers. 

Dosing and safety reviews of Cohort A (25mg) and Cohort B (50mg) have been completed and eight subjects (6 received ALS-4 and 2 received placebo) were dosed in each cohort. We are pleased to announce that no human subjects were dropped out of the studies and there were no Serious Adverse Events (SAE) observed. In addition, no relevant clinical changes in respect of vital signs, ECG, clinical laboratory test results and physical examinations were observed compared to the relevant baseline. 

On this basis, the remaining ALS-4 Phase I study will continue to progress and as of this date, Cohort C (100mg) studies have been initiated.