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Abeona Therapeutics Reports Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results
Following positive topline data from Phase 3 VIITAL™ study of EB-101 with both co-primary endpoints met, Abeona plans to submit BLA to U.S. FDA in 2Q 2023
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[{"type":"text","content":"Following positive topline data from Phase 3 VIITAL™ study of EB-101 with both co-primary endpoints met, Abeona plans to submit BLA to U.S. FDA in 2Q 2023 Company well-funded with expected cash runway into 3Q 2024 NEW YORK and CLEVELAND, Nov. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Abeona Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: ABEO) today announced financial results for the third quarter of 2022. “The positive topline data from the Phase 3 VIITAL study provides strong support for EB-101’s potential and validation of the Abeona team’s extensive efforts,” said Vish Seshadri, Chief Executive Officer of Abeona. “This is an exciting time for Abeona as we are sharply focused on submitting a Biologics License Application for EB-101 to the U.S. FDA. With the additional capital raised after quarter-end, we are now well-funded into the third quarter of 2024, beyond the anticipated timing for potential BLA approval.” Third Quarter and Recent Operating Highlights EB-101 for the treatment of recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB) On November 3, 2022, Abeona announced positive topline data from the pivotal Phase 3 VIITAL study of investigational EB-101 in RDEB. The VIITAL study met its two co-primary efficacy endpoints demonstrating statistically significant, clinically meaningful improvements in wound healing and pain reduction in large chronic RDEB wounds. The Company intends to present more detailed results from this study at future medical meetings and in a peer-reviewed journal.Based on the positive VIITAL topline results, the Company plans to submit a Biologics License Application (BLA) for EB-101 to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the second quarter of 2023. If the BLA is approved, Abeona may be eligible for a Priority Review Voucher (PRV), which can be used to receive expedited review by the FDA of a subsequent marketing application for a different product or sold to another company.Long-term follow up data up to eight years and quality of life data from a completed Phase 1/2a study of EB-101 in RDEB were published in Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. The data showed that large chronic RDEB wounds treated with EB-101 had sustained wound healing with mean 5.9 years of follow-up, and long-term symptomatic relief, including reduction in pain and itch. Preclinical programs Abeona’s preclinical programs are investigating the use of nov...