Heidelberg, Germany – Oct 18 2018 – Novaliq, a specialty pharmaceutical company for the development and commercialization of first- and best-in-class ocular therapeutics based on EyeSol®, the worldwide first water-free technology for ophthalmology, today announces positive topline results from ESSENCE, its first pivotal clinical trial of CyclASol® 0.1% for the treatment of dry eye disease (DED).
CyclASol® 0.1% is a preservative-free ophthalmic solution of 0.1% cyclosporine A in EyeSol® developed for the treatment of DED. Potential advantages to other cyclosporine A containing ophthalmic treatments are improved efficacy and an earlier onset of effect combined with an excellent tolerability profile.
Since November 2017, Novaliq has conducted the ESSENCE phase 2b/3 clinical trial, which enrolled 328 patients at 9 clinical sites in the United States. ESSENCE was designed to confirm the results of the CYS-002 proof of concept trial in the US, in which CyclASol® demonstrated strong drug effects vs. vehicle with excellent safety and tolerability [Scientific Posters AAO 2017, #PO059].
ESSENCE was a pivotal, randomized, double-masked, vehicle-controlled, multi-center phase 2b/3 clinical trial (NCT03292809) and was designed to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of topical CyclASol® 0.1% for the treatment of patients with aqueous deficient dry eye disease (DED). ESSENCE evaluated its primary efficacy endpoint at 4 weeks with continued dosing for efficacy and safety evaluations over a period of 3 months.
The ESSENCE trial met its primary efficacy endpoint, improvement of total corneal fluorescein staining over vehicle at Day 29 (4 weeks), with high statistical significance (p = 0.0002). The effect started as early as two weeks after start of treatment and was maintained over the entire duration of the study. Consistent with the previous clinical study, the central area of the cornea benefitted most. The clinical significance of these outcomes is further shown by a high responder rate (>50%) on both corneal (at 4 weeks) and conjunctival (at 3 months) staining.
The second primary endpoint OSDI®, which was tested hierarchically after total corneal fluorescein staining and was not powered, indicates that all patients benefit from the treatment. Secondary endpoints on DED symptoms, as measured by the visual analogue scale (VAS), reached statistical significance over vehicle at Day 29.
The study confirmed the excellent safety and tolerability profile of CyclASol®. The instillation site reaction adverse events occurred in 2.5% of the CyclASol®-treated group.
“The consistency of efficacy outcomes across timepoints and endpoints demonstrated in this study are impressive. An improvement in corneal staining, particuarly in the central area of the cornea, is highly relevant, as it affects visual symptoms,” said John Sheppard MD, Professor of Ophthalmology, Eastern Virginia Medical School. “The profile of CyclASol® 0.1%, twice-daily eye drop solution, addresses current medical needs for patients with DED and for clinicians who strive to offer their patients optimal risk-benefit therapies”.
“We are very pleased with the outcomes from ESSENCE. CyclASol® 0.1% unfolds the full potential of cyclosporine for the first time in the treatment of DED and demonstrates the superior benefits of our non-aqueous, preservative-free formulation, allowing clinicians to treat more of their patients suffering from DED”, says Gabriela Burian MD, Consulting CMO for Novaliq GmbH. “These results provide pivotal evidence and a clear direction for Novaliq to pursue a timely completion of the clinical development of CyclASol®”.
Detailed topline results of ESSENCE will be presented for the first time by Novaliq’s CEO, Christian Roesky, during the Ophthalmology Innovation Summit (OIS) on October 25th, 2018 in Chicago, USA. For further information, please send an email to event@novaliq.com.
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