Lumos Pharma Announces that the USPTO Has Granted Patent Protection for Novel Formulation of LUM-201, Extending Exclusivity to 2042

AUSTIN, Texas, March 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lumos Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:LUMO), a biopharmaceutical company advancing an oral therapeutic candidate for Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency (PGHD) through Phase 2 clinical trials, announced that on Thursday, March 14, 2024, the Company received a Notice of Allowance from the US Patent and Trade Office (USPTO) for claims in its patent application number PCT/US22/050700 titled “Compactable Oral Formulations of Ibutamoren.” This patent contains claims directed to certain improved formulations of LUM-201 the Company intends to utilize in its Phase 3 trial and ultimately commercialize. This grant of this novel formulation patent extends intellectual property protection through November 2042 for these improved versions of LUM-201 drug product.

“We are excited to announce that LUM-201 has been granted a novel formulation patent by the USPTO, which is enabled by unique properties of this molecule achieved through our improved manufacturing processes,” said Rick Hawkins, Lumos Pharma’s Chairman and CEO. “Importantly, this new patent extends our exclusivity of LUM-201 through 2042, surpassing our current method of use patent expiration in 2036. This novel formulation of LUM-201 permits a capsule with mini-tablets, which should reduce dose variance and enable easier administration for younger children. We intend to employ this formulation in our upcoming Phase 3 trial evaluating oral LUM-201 in moderate pediatric growth hormone deficiency (PGHD) expected to start in Q4 2024, and eventually in the commercial setting following potential regulatory approval of LUM-201.”

About LUM-201

LUM-201 (ibutamoren) is an orally administered small molecule that promotes the secretion (secretagogue) of Growth Hormone (GH) from the pituitary gland.¹ LUM-201 acts as an agonist of the GH Secretagogue Receptor to stimulate GH release and to suppress the release of somatostatin.² LUM-201 has been observed to increase the amplitude of endogenous pulsatile GH secretion in humans, which mimics the natural pattern of GH secretion. ^3,4 This therapeutic candidate has been studied in more than 1,300 patients, both adult and pediatric, and was generally well tolerated with the most commonly reported adverse events being digestive systems events, including appetite increase. Mild elevations in liver enzymes without accompanying changes in bilirubin were also reported. LUM-201 has received Orphan Drug Designation in both the US and EU.