VG-3927 / Vigil Neuro - LARVOL DELTA

VG-3927, Small Molecule TREM2 Agonist (GlobeNewswire) - "The Company plans to advance a once-daily oral dose of 25 mg that fully engages the desired pharmacology and expects to initiate the Phase 2 trial in the third quarter of 2025."

New P2 trial • Alzheimer's Disease

PHASE 1 SINGLE AND MULTIPLE ASCENDING DOSE STUDY OF VG-3927 (NOVEL ORAL TREM2 AGONIST) IN HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (ADPD 2025) - "Conclusions This is the first clinical study assessing VG-3927 in HV, elderly, and patients with AD. Initial findings support continued development of VG-3927 as a potential once-daily oral therapy for AD."

Clinical • P1 data • Alzheimer's Disease • CNS Disorders • Cognitive Disorders • Targeted Protein Degradation • TREM2

KEY MODALITY-SPECIFIC PHARMACOLOGICAL FEATURES UNDERSCORE THE INNOVATIVE POTENTIAL OF SMALL MOLECULE TREM2 AGONISTS IN AD CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT (ADPD 2025) - "Conclusions Small molecule TREM2 agonists possess favorable mechanistic and functional repertoires in AD modeling states, extending the targeting capacity of TREM2 immunotherapy. Collectively, such distinct characteristics highlight the unique pharmacological potential of the small molecule TREM2 agonist VG-3927 to more fully realize the transformative opportunity of TREM2 therapeutics for AD with the additional clinical advantage of oral dosing."

Clinical • Alzheimer's Disease • Amyloidosis • CNS Disorders • TREM2

VG3927-02.101: A Phase 1 Study of VG-3927 in Healthy Adults and Patients With Alzheimer's Disease (clinicaltrials.gov) - P1 | N=123 | Completed | Sponsor: Vigil Neuroscience, Inc. | Enrolling by invitation ➔ Completed

Trial completion • Alzheimer's Disease • CNS Disorders

Vigil Neuroscience Reports Positive Data from its Phase 1 Clinical Trial Evaluating VG-3927 for the Potential Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease (GlobeNewswire) - P1 | N=108 | NCT06343636 | Sponsor: Vigil Neuroscience, Inc. | "Demonstrated a favorable safety and tolerability profile across all cohorts...All related adverse events were mild or moderate in severity and self-resolving without drug discontinuations. No serious AEs were reported. Highly brain penetrant with a favorable and predictable PK profile that supports once-daily dosing. Achieved robust and dose-dependent reduction of sTREM2 of up to approximately 50% in the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) demonstrating a strong PK/PD relationship, sustained target engagement and TREM2 agonist activity...Vigil expects to provide additional data in an oral presentation at the AD/PD 2025 International Conference on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease...Based on the Phase 1 results and preclinical profile of VG-3927, the Company plans to advance a once-daily oral dose of 25mg that fully engages the desired pharmacology and expects to initiate the Phase 2 trial in the third quarter of 2025."

New P2 trial • P1 data • Alzheimer's Disease

Drug Development. (PubMed, Alzheimers Dement) - "VG-3927 represents the first potent, selective small molecule TREM2 agonist able to favorably tune human microglia activation and impart a broadly neuroprotective profile across preclinical model systems. Initial PKPD studies have confirmed brain penetrance and pharmacological activity in CNS; an ongoing clinical study aims to further interrogate the potential of VG-3927 as an AD modifying therapeutic with transformative potential as an orally bioavailable treatment."

Journal • Alzheimer's Disease • Amyloidosis • CNS Disorders • APOE

Drug Development. (PubMed, Alzheimers Dement) - "VG-3927 represents the first potent, selective small molecule TREM2 agonist able to favorably tune human microglia activation and impart a broadly neuroprotective profile across preclinical model systems. Initial PKPD studies have confirmed brain penetrance and pharmacological activity in CNS; an ongoing clinical study aims to further interrogate the potential of VG-3927 as an AD modifying therapeutic with transformative potential as an orally bioavailable treatment."

Journal • Alzheimer's Disease • Amyloidosis • CNS Disorders • APOE

Drug Development. (PubMed, Alzheimers Dement) - "The ongoing Phase 1 study will assess the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of VG-3927 in healthy volunteers and is expected to inform subsequent development in AD."

Clinical • Journal • Alzheimer's Disease • CNS Disorders • Targeted Protein Degradation • TREM2

Phase 1, First-in-human, Single and Multiple Ascending Dose Study of a Novel Orally Administered TREM2 Agonist (VG-3927) in Healthy Volunteers: Interim Results (CTAD 2024) - No abstract available

Clinical • P1 data

Vigil Neuroscience Announces FDA Has Removed Partial Clinical Hold on VG-3927 (GlobeNewswire) - "Vigil Neuroscience, Inc...announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has removed the partial clinical hold on its ongoing Phase 1 clinical trial of VG-3927. The FDA’s decision was based on a complete response submitted by the Company....The Company plans to report the complete Phase 1 clinical data, including data from the AD patient cohort, in the first quarter of 2025."

FDA event • P1 data • Alzheimer's Disease • CNS Disorders

Vigil Neuroscience Reports Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Provides Business Update (GlobeNewswire) - "VG-3927, Small Molecule TREM2 Agonist...The Company plans to report the complete Phase 1 clinical data, including data from the AD patient cohort, in the first quarter of 2025...R&D expenses for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024, were $15.5 million, compared to $14.9 million for the same period in 2023. This increase was driven by advancing VG-3927 Phase 1 clinical development and headcount-related costs to support the Company’s continued growth."

Commercial • P1 data • Alzheimer's Disease • CNS Disorders

Vigil Neuroscience Announces Interim Data from its Ongoing Phase 1 Clinical Trial Evaluating VG-3927 in Healthy Volunteers Supporting Continued Development in Alzheimer’s Disease (GlobeNewswire) - P1 | N=90 | NCT06343636 | Sponsor: Vigil Neuroscience, Inc. | "Vigil Neuroscience, Inc...announced interim data from its ongoing Phase 1 clinical trial of VG-3927 in healthy volunteers. Collectively, the interim safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic (PD) profile supports continued clinical development of VG-3927 as a potential once-daily oral therapy for AD....VG-3927 demonstrated a predictable PK profile that is supportive of once-daily dosing. In the SAD and MAD cohorts, VG-3927 achieved a robust and sustained decrease of sTREM2 in the CSF. VG-3927 also showed an increase in osteopontin/secreted phosphoprotein 1 (SPP1), a biomarker associated with neuroprotective microglia, after repeat dosing."

P1 data • PK/PD data • Alzheimer's Disease • CNS Disorders

Vigil Announces Upcoming Presentations on its Small Molecule TREM2 Agonist VG-3927 at the 2024 Alzheimer's Association International Conference (GlobeNewswire) - "Vigil Neuroscience, Inc...today announced one oral and two poster presentations highlighting its oral small molecule VG-3927 at the 2024 Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) taking place on July 28-August 1, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and virtually."

Clinical protocol • Preclinical • Alzheimer's Disease • CNS Disorders

Characterization of the first TREM2 small molecule agonist, VG-3927, for clinical development in Alzheimer's disease (AAIC 2024) - "VG-3927 represents the first potent, selective small molecule TREM2 agonist able to favorably tune human microglia activation and impart a broadly neuroprotective profile across preclinical model systems. Initial PKPD studies have confirmed brain penetrance and pharmacological activity in CNS; an ongoing clinical study aims to further interrogate the potential of VG-3927 as an AD modifying therapeutic with transformative potential as an orally bioavailable treatment."

Clinical • Alzheimer's Disease • Amyloidosis • CNS Disorders • APOE

Design of a Phase 1, First-in-human, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Single and Multiple Ascending Dose Study of a Novel Orally Administered TREM2 Agonist (VG-3927) in Healthy Volunteers (AAIC 2024) - "The ongoing Phase 1 study will assess the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of VG-3927 in healthy volunteers and is expected to inform subsequent development in AD."

Clinical • P1 data • Alzheimer's Disease • CNS Disorders • Targeted Protein Degradation • TREM2

Pharmacological and functional characterization of the first small molecule TREM2 agonist, VG-3927, for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AAIC 2024) - "VG-3927 represents the first potent, selective small molecule TREM2 agonist able to favorably tune human microglia activation and impart a broadly neuroprotective profile across preclinical model systems. Initial PKPD studies have confirmed brain penetrance and pharmacological activity in CNS; an ongoing clinical study aims to further interrogate the potential of VG-3927 as an AD modifying therapeutic with transformative potential as an orally bioavailable treatment."

Alzheimer's Disease • Amyloidosis • CNS Disorders • APOE

A Phase 1 Study of VG-3927 in Healthy Adults (clinicaltrials.gov) - P1 | N=90 | Enrolling by invitation | Sponsor: Vigil Neuroscience, Inc.

New P1 trial

CHARACTERIZATION OF THE FIRST SMALL MOLECULE TREM2 AGONIST, VG-3927, FOR CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT IN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (ADPD 2024) - "VG-3927 represents the first potent, selective small molecule TREM2 agonist able to favorably tune human microglia activation and impart a broadly neuroprotective profile across preclinical model systems. On-going clinical studies of VG-3927 aim to further interrogate its potential as an AD modifying therapeutic."

Clinical • Alzheimer's Disease • Amyloidosis • CNS Disorders • APOE

VIGIL NEUROSCIENCE ANNOUNCES FIRST PARTICIPANT DOSED IN PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL IN HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS EVALUATING VG-3927, A SMALL MOLECULE TREM2 AGONIST, FOR POTENTIAL TREATMENT OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE (Vigil Neuroscience Press Release) - "Vigil Neuroscience, Inc...announced that the Company has dosed its first participant in a Phase 1 clinical trial in healthy volunteers evaluating VG-3927, the first and only small molecule TREM2 agonist in the clinic for the potential treatment of Alzheimer’s disease....The double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 1 clinical trial plans to evaluate VG-3927 in SAD (single) and MAD (multiple) ascending dose cohorts in healthy volunteers. The study is designed to evaluate VG-3927’s safety and tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and pharmacodynamics (PD). The Company anticipates reporting interim Phase 1 topline data in mid-2024."

P1 data • Trial status • Alzheimer's Disease

Small molecule TREM2 agonist program for AD

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