deoxycytidine/deoxythymidine (MT1621) / UCB - LARVOL DELTA

An Open-Label Study of Continuation Treatment With Combination Pyrimidine Nucleosides in Patients With TK2 Deficiency (clinicaltrials.gov) - P2 | N=47 | Active, not recruiting | Sponsor: UCB BIOSCIENCES, Inc. | Trial completion date: Jun 2025 ➔ Feb 2026 | Trial primary completion date: Jun 2025 ➔ Feb 2026

Trial completion date • Trial primary completion date • Metabolic Disorders

MHRA grants Promising Innovative Medicine designation to UCB’s DoxTM for TK2d (PharmaTimes) - "UCB has announced that its developmental treatment DoxTM, a combination of doxecitine and doxribtimine, has been granted Promising Innovative Medicine (PIM) designation by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the UK. TK2d is a rare genetic disorder caused by a mutation in the TK2 gene."

MHRA approval • Genetic Disorders

Investigating the safety and efficacy of deoxycytidine/deoxythymidine in mitochondrial DNA depletion disorders: phase 2 open-label trial. (PubMed, J Neurol) - "These data suggest deoxycytidine/deoxythymidine is a safe and therapeutically promising intervention for a broad range of mitochondrial DNA depletion disorders."

Journal • P2 data • Genetic Disorders • Metabolic Disorders • GDF15 • RRM2B

Infantile TK2 Deficiency Causing Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy With Migrating Focal Seizures. (PubMed, Neurology) - "Our report highlights the importance of deep-phenotyping infantile TK2d before dC/dT supplementation to stratify disease severity further and suggests a limited tissue-specific brain efficacy."

Journal • CNS Disorders • Epilepsy • Metabolic Disorders • Myositis • Respiratory Diseases

Carbon fluxes rewiring in engineered E. coli via reverse tricarboxylic acid cycle pathway under chemolithotrophic condition. (PubMed, J Biol Eng) - "This study demonstrates a novel strategy to engineer E. coli for CO2 fixation using only one or two heterologous enzymes under chemolithotrophic conditions. These findings reveal the minimal genetic and nutritional requirements for CO2 assimilation and provide insights into metabolic flux partitioning in engineered strains. This research paves the way for sustainable applications in carbon fixation and biotechnological innovation."

Journal

Safety and efficacy of deoxycytidine/deoxythymidine combination therapy in POLG-related disorders: 6-month interim results of an open-label, single arm, phase 2 trial. (PubMed, EClinicalMedicine) - P2 | "Further research is needed to assess the long-term safety and efficacy in POLG-related disorders, as well as safety and efficacy in other mitochondrial DNA depletion disorders. This study was primarily funded by the Liam Foundation, with additional funding from the Savoy Foundation, Grand Défi Pierre Lavoie Foundation, and Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Santé."

Combination therapy • Journal • P2 data • Ataxia • CNS Disorders • Epilepsy • Hepatology • Liver Failure • Metabolic Disorders • Movement Disorders • Myositis • Pain • GDF15

Pharmacokinetics and Safety of a 1:1 Mixture of Doxecitine and Doxribtimine: Open-label Phase 1 Single Ascending Dose and Food Effect Studies in Healthy Adults. (PubMed, Clin Ther) - "Doxecitine and doxribtimine are orally bioavailable in the intended clinical dose range. The PK profile supports a formulation consisting of equal doses of doxecitine and doxribtimine, a 3-times-daily dosing regimen, and administration with food."

Journal • P1 data • PK/PD data • Metabolic Disorders

Safety and Efficacy of Deoxycytidine/Deoxythymidine Combination Therapy for POLG-Related Disorders: Clinical Trial (AES 2023) - "dC/dT therapy appears safe and possibly effective in the treatment of POLG-related disorders. Further research is necessary, including randomized controlled trials with long-term follow-up, in order to confirm efficacy and determine the impact on the long-term natural history of the disease."

Clinical • Combination therapy • Alzheimer's Disease • CNS Disorders • Cognitive Disorders • Epilepsy • Hepatology • Liver Failure • Metabolic Disorders • Otorhinolaryngology • Pediatrics • GDF15

An Open-Label Study of Continuation Treatment With Combination Pyrimidine Nucleosides in Patients With TK2 Deficiency (clinicaltrials.gov) - P2 | N=47 | Active, not recruiting | Sponsor: UCB BIOSCIENCES, Inc. | Trial completion date: Jun 2026 ➔ Jun 2025 | Trial primary completion date: Jun 2024 ➔ Jun 2025

Trial completion date • Trial primary completion date • Metabolic Disorders

Deoxynucleoside therapy for thymidine kinase 2-deficient myopathy: clinical case (SSIEM 2023) - "When the girl was 6.5 years old, experimental pathogenic therapy was started (deoxythymidine, deoxycytidine 400 mg/kg/day), and respiratory support was adjusted (non-invasive ventilation during sleep)...Conclusion Mitochondrial diseases are a group of poorly understood conditions with a diverse clinical presentation, lack of widely available specific laboratory markers, and a progressive course. Clinical studies with a large number of participants are currently underway addressing the safety and efficiency of the pathogenic and gene therapy possibilities."

Clinical • Fatigue • Gene Therapies • Metabolic Disorders • Myositis

Deoxycytidine/Deoxythymidine Combination Therapy Safety and Efficacy in Treatment of POLG-Related Disorders: Results After 6 Months of Treatment (AAN 2023) - "dC/dT therapy appears safe and effective in treatment of POLG-related disorders involving mtDNA depletion."

Clinical • Combination therapy • Late-breaking abstract • Ataxia • CNS Disorders • Epilepsy • Hepatology • Liver Failure • Metabolic Disorders • Movement Disorders • Myositis • Nephrology • Otorhinolaryngology • Pain • Pancreatitis • Pediatrics • Renal Disease • GDF15

A Study of the Efficacy and Safety of MT1621 in Thymidine Kinase 2 (TK2) Deficiency (Treatment naïve) (clinicaltrials.gov) - P3b | N=0 | Withdrawn | Sponsor: Modis Therapeutics, Inc. | N=16 ➔ 0 | Not yet recruiting ➔ Withdrawn

Enrollment change • Trial withdrawal • Metabolic Disorders • Pediatrics

An Open-Label Study of Continuation Treatment With Combination Pyrimidine Nucleosides in Patients With TK2 Deficiency (clinicaltrials.gov) - P2 | N=47 | Active, not recruiting | Sponsor: Modis Therapeutics, Inc. | Trial completion date: Jan 2022 ➔ Jun 2026 | Trial primary completion date: Jan 2022 ➔ Jun 2024 | Enrolling by invitation ➔ Active, not recruiting

Enrollment closed • Trial completion date • Trial primary completion date • Metabolic Disorders

"$ZGNX Zogenix to Host Key Opinion Leader Webinar on Thymidine Kinase 2 Deficiency and MT-1621 https://t.co/5QyaOrYDdV" (@stock_titan)

Metabolic Disorders

A Study of the Efficacy and Safety of MT1621 in Thymidine Kinase 2 (TK2) Deficiency (Treatment naïve) (clinicaltrials.gov) - P3b; N=16; Not yet recruiting; Sponsor: Modis Therapeutics, Inc.; Phase classification: P3 ➔ P3b; N=25 ➔ 16; Initiation date: Dec 2020 ➔ Sep 2021

Clinical • Enrollment change • Phase classification • Trial initiation date • Metabolic Disorders • Pediatrics

An Open-Label Study of Continuation Treatment With Combination Pyrimidine Nucleosides in Patients With TK2 (clinicaltrials.gov) - P2; N=49; Enrolling by invitation; Sponsor: Modis Therapeutics, Inc.; Active, not recruiting ➔ Enrolling by invitation

Enrollment open • Metabolic Disorders

[VIRTUAL] Design of a Phase 3 Prospective Clinical Study for the Treatment of Thymidine Kinase 2 Deficiency (MDA 2021) - "This new prospective good clinical practice study characterizes the efficacy and safety of the investigational therapy MT1621 in subjects with TK2d. This study also provides a unique opportunity to collect prospective natural history information in adolescents and adults. Funding: Modis Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Zogenix."

Clinical • P3 data • Metabolic Disorders • Myositis

A Study of the Efficacy and Safety of MT1621 in Thymidine Kinase 2 (TK2) Deficiency (clinicaltrials.gov) - P3; N=25; Not yet recruiting; Sponsor: Modis Therapeutics, Inc.

Clinical • New P3 trial • Metabolic Disorders

Cyclodextrin Porous Liquid Materials for Efficient Chiral Recognition and Separation of Nucleosides. (PubMed, ACS Appl Mater Interfaces) - "Additionally, enantiomeric excess of the extracted nucleoside was achieved up to 84.81% by convenient extraction from the mixture of racemic nucleosides and γ-cyclodextrin porous liquid. The great features of the novel cyclodextrin porous liquids could bring opportunities in many fields, including the preparation of chiral separation materials, development of new drug screening mechanisms, and construction of chiral response materials."

Journal

[VIRTUAL] MT1621 for thymidine kinase 2 deficiency (TK2d): mechanism of action is via mitochondrial DNA incorporation (WMS 2020) - No abstract available

Metabolic Disorders

An Open-Label Study of Continuation Treatment With Combination Pyrimidine Nucleosides in Patients With TK2 (clinicaltrials.gov) - P2; N=47; Active, not recruiting; Sponsor: Modis Therapeutics, Inc.; Enrolling by invitation ➔ Active, not recruiting

Clinical • Enrollment closed