MaaT Pharma Announces First DSMB Positive Review of Ongoing Phase 2 Clinical Trial Evaluating MaaT033 for Patients Receiving Allo-HSCT
July 02 2024 - 12:00PM
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- The Independent Data Safety and Monitoring Board (DSMB) has
recommended that the trial proceed as planned without
modifications.
- MaaT033 has shown to have an acceptable safety profile and was
well tolerated in patients treated for blood cancers and receiving
allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
(allo-HSCT).
Regulatory News:
MaaT Pharma (EURONEXT: MAAT – the “Company”), a
clinical-stage biotechnology company and a leader in the
development of Microbiome Ecosystem TherapiesTM (MET) dedicated to
enhancing survival of patients with cancer, today announced that
the DSMB completed its first safety assessment of the Phase 2b
trial PHOEBUS, the largest one to date for a microbiome therapy in
oncology, and recommended continuation of the trial without
modification. The trial is an international, multi-center,
randomized, double-blind, testing MaaT033, an oral freeze-dried
formulation against placebo, set to be conducted in up to 56
clinical investigation sites and is expected to enroll 387 patients
(NCT05762211).
The DSMB, composed of 5 independent experts, reviewed safety
data on the first 20 patients (cutoff date as of April 30th, 2024)
and concluded that safety was acceptable and well tolerated. Since
its first clinical entry in 2020, MaaT033, a drug candidate
produced by combining the microbiota from multiple donors using a
patented "pooling" process, has continuously displayed a good
safety profile.
“The positive outcome of this first DSMB review of the PHOEBUS
study significantly builds on the favorable safety and tolerability
profile exhibited by MaaT033,” said Gianfranco Pittari, M.D., PhD,
Chief Medical Officer of MaaT Pharma. “We are very enthusiastic
about MaaT033’s potential to ensure an optimal microbiome ecosystem
and enhance clinical outcomes in patients undergoing allogeneic
stem cell transplantation.”
“MaaT033 is designed for ambulatory use and chronic treatment;
it will address a substantial market of approximately 11,000
patients annually, and with its freeze-dried capsule formulation it
will significantly drive our growth,” highlighted Hervé Affagard,
Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of MaaT Pharma. “With the
GMP manufacturing facility at full capacity, we will produce up to
1,300,000 capsules annually, meeting patient demand and supporting
our innovative microbiome therapies.”
About MaaT Pharma
MaaT Pharma, a clinical stage biotechnology company, has
established a complete approach to restoring patient-microbiome
symbiosis in oncology. Committed to treating cancer and
graft-versus-host disease (GvHD), a serious complication of
allogeneic stem cell transplantation, MaaT Pharma launched, in
March 2022, an open-label, single arm, phase 3 clinical trial in
patients with acute GvHD (aGvHD), following the achievement of its
proof of concept in a phase 2 trial. Its powerful discovery and
analysis platform, gutPrint®, enables the identification of novel
disease targets, evaluation of drug candidates, and identification
of biomarkers for microbiome-related conditions. The company’s
Microbiome Ecosystem Therapies are produced through a standardized
cGMP manufacturing and quality control process to safely deliver
the full diversity of the microbiome, in liquid and oral
formulations. MaaT Pharma benefits from the commitment of
world-leading scientists and established relationships with
regulators to support the integration of the use of microbiome
therapies in clinical practice. MaaT Pharma is listed on Euronext
Paris (ticker: MAAT).
About MaaT033
MaaT033, a donor-derived, high-richness, high-diversity oral
Microbiome Ecosystem TherapyTM containing anti-inflammatory
ButycoreTM species, is currently being developed as an adjunctive
therapy to improve overall survival in patients receiving HSCT and
other cellular therapies. It aims to ensure optimal microbiota
function and to address a larger patient population in a chronic
setting. MaaT033 has been granted Orphan Drug Designation by the
European Medicines Agency (EMA).
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