Coya Therapeutics, Inc. and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Enter into an Exclusive Collaboration for Development and Commercialization of COYA 302, an Investigational Combination Therapy for Treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) - Seite 3

During the 48-week treatment period, the therapy was well tolerated. The most common adverse event was mild injection-site reactions. No patient discontinued the study, and no deaths or other serious adverse events were reported.

Patients' disease progression was measured using the ALSFRS-R scale, a validated rating tool for monitoring the progression of disability in patients with ALS. The mean (±SD) ALSFRS-R scores at week 24 (33.75 ±3.3) and week 48 (32 ±7.8) after initiation of treatment were not statistically different compared to the ALSFRS-R score at baseline (33.5 ±5.9), suggesting significant amelioration in the progression of the disease over the 48-week treatment period.

Treg suppressive function, expressed as percentage of inhibition of proinflammatory T cell proliferation, showed a statistically significant increase over the course of the treatment period and was significantly reduced at the end of the 8-week washout post-treatment period. Treg suppressive function at 24 weeks (79.9±9.6) and 48 weeks (89.5±4.1) were significantly higher compared to baseline (62.1±8.1) (p<0.01), suggesting enhanced and durable Treg suppressive function over the course of treatment. In contrast, Treg suppressive function (mean ±SD) was significantly decreased at the end of the 8-week washout period compared to end-of-treatment at week 48 (70.3±8.1 vs. 89.5±4.1, p <0.05).

The study also evaluated serum biomarkers of inflammation, oxidative stress, and lipid peroxides. The available data up to 16 weeks after initiation of treatment suggest a decrease of these biomarker levels, which is consistent with the observed enhancement of Treg function. The evaluation of the full biomarker data is ongoing.

Coya 302 is an investigational product not yet approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or any other regulatory agency.

About Dr. Reddy’s biosimilars/biologics programme:

A part of its key strategic initiatives, it is expected to drive both near-term and long-term growth. Over the last 20 years, the team has developed into a fully integrated organisation with robust capabilities in the development, manufacture and commercialisation of a range of biosimilar products in oncology and immunology. The portfolio currently has six commercial biosimilar products marketed in India and over 27 Emerging Markets. In addition, there are several products in the pipeline in oncology and auto-immune diseases in various stages of development for global launches across regulated as well as emerging markets. Coya has successfully completed the Phase 2 study and initiated the Phase 3 study of DRL_TC, its proposed biosimilar of tocilizumab via both the subcutaneous and intravenous routes, for global markets. Dr. Reddy’s proposed rituximab biosimilar application has been accepted for review by the USFDA, EMA and MHRA. Coya has also ramped up manufacturing capacity to support its global expansion plans.