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BridgeBio Pharma Announces Dosing of First Patient in Phase 1 Trial of BBP-671, a Potential Best-In-Class Treatment for Propionic Acidemia (PA) and Methylmalonic Acidemia (MMA)
- Initial data readout for patients with PA and MMA expected in the first half of 2023 - Interim data from healthy individuals, reported earlier this year,
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[{"type":"text","content":"- Initial data readout for patients with PA and MMA expected in the first half of 2023 - Interim data from healthy individuals, reported earlier this year, showed that BBP-671 was detected in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) at concentrations above predicted therapeutic thresholds, suggesting the compound has the potential to impact key systemic and neurological complications of PA and MMA - BridgeBio is in active discussions with regulators and expects to launch a pivotal Phase 2/3 clinical study of BBP-671 in pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration (PKAN) in 2023 - If successful, BBP-671 has potential to be a best-in-class therapy for PA, MMA, and PKAN patients, as well as the first approved oral therapy for the treatment of systemic complications caused by CoA deficiencies PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: BBIO) (“BridgeBio” or the “Company”), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on genetic diseases and cancers, today announced that the first patient has been dosed in its Phase 1 clinical trial of BBP-671, an investigational oral therapy being developed for the potential treatment of conditions caused by coenzyme A (CoA) deficiencies. BBP-671 is an investigational oral therapy intended to increase CoA levels by allosterically modulating pantothenate kinases, key enzymes in the CoA biosynthesis pathway. It is being developed as a potential therapy for diseases in which CoA metabolism is deficient, including propionic acidemia (PA), methylmalonic acidemia (MMA), and pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration (PKAN). PA, MMA, and PKAN affect an estimated 7,000 patients in the United States and European Union collectively, with PA and MMA typically diagnosed in early infancy. BBP-671 is based on breakthrough scientific developments from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. The first-in-human Phase 1 study of BBP-671 is a single- and multiple-ascending dose study designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and pharmacodynamics (PD) of BBP-671. The first part of the study evaluated BBP-671 in healthy individuals and the second part of the study is evaluating BBP-671 in PA and MMA patients. Positive interim data from healthy individuals were reported earlier this year. The first patient dosed in the...