X4 Pharmaceuticals Announces New Positive Phase 1b Data Supporting Mavorixafor’s Broad Potential in Chronic Neutropenia (CN)
100% of study participants (n=25) achieved robust responses to oral mavorixafor
100% of neutropenic participants (n=14) achieved normalized neutrophil counts
Robust responses achieved across all CN disorders studied (idiopathic, cyclic, congenital);
estimated diagnosed patient population ~ 50,000 in the
Results suggest mavorixafor could be the first oral treatment for CN disorders and
has the potential to reduce or replace injectable G-CSF, the current standard of care
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“These compelling, positive results demonstrate, for the first time, the broad opportunity for mavorixafor in people with CN disorders beyond our most advanced investigational indication of WHIM syndrome,” said
Key highlights from the Phase 1b trial are as follows:
- 100% of study participants (n=25) responded to treatment with a single dose of 400 mg of mavorixafor, alone or dosed concurrently with G-CSF:
- Participants achieved a mean ANC increase at peak of >3,000 cells/microliter.
- Consistent responses were seen across all of the CN disorders studied – idiopathic, cyclic, and congenital neutropenias.
- All neutropenic participants (n=14) reached normalized ANC levels (>1,500 cells/microliter)
- When assessed as a monotherapy in participants with severe chronic neutropenia who were not being treated with G-CSF (n=6), a single dose of mavorixafor led to normalized ANC levels in all participants within 2 hours, with a mean ANC increase at peak of ~2,500 cells/microliter.
- When assessed in participants with moderate or severe neutropenia despite being treated with G-CSF (n=8), 100% reached normalized ANC levels, suggesting the potential of mavorixafor to both normalize the neutrophil counts in patients with partial response to G-CSF and also to potentially enable the reduction or elimination of G-CSF dosing.
- When assessed in participants with CN with normalized ANC counts on chronic G-CSF (n=11), all participants experienced a consistent and sustained increase in ANC, suggesting mavorixafor’s potential to reduce or possibly eliminate G-CSF treatment in these patients.
- Mavorixafor was well tolerated in the study; all treatment-related adverse events were deemed to be low grade, consistent with previous clinical studies in WHIM syndrome, and no treatment-related serious adverse events were reported.
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About the Phase 1b Clinical Trial
The clinical trial (NCT04154488) is a proof-of-concept Phase 1b open-label, multicenter study designed to assess the safety and tolerability of oral mavorixafor, with or without G-CSF, in participants with chronic neutropenic disorders, including severe idiopathic, cyclic, and congenital neutropenia. Participants were dosed with a single dose of 400 mg oral mavorixafor to assess the magnitude of treatment response. An amendment to the Phase 1b clinical trial is currently being initiated and aims to evaluate the use of daily oral mavorixafor with or without G-CSF for 6 months in up to 50 participants with chronic neutropenic disorders. The study extension is also expected to assess the durability of ANC responses, the potential of mavorixafor to enable patients to taper down dosing with G-CSF, and to evaluate the tolerability of mavorixafor in combination with G-CSF in chronic use.
About Chronic Neutropenia
Chronic neutropenic disorders are rare blood conditions lasting more than three months, persistently or intermittently, and characterized by increased risk of infections and reduced quality of life due to persistent, abnormally low levels of neutrophils circulating in the blood. Chronic neutropenia can be described by a number of etiologies, including idiopathic (of unknown origin), cyclic (typically a 21-day cycle), or congenital (of genetic causation). Patients are categorized as severely neutropenic when their ANC drops below 500 cells/microliter, moderately neutropenic when their ANC is between 500 and 999 cells/microliter, and mildly neutropenic when their ANC is between 1,000 and 1,499 cells/microliter. The lower limit of normal ANC is considered 1,500 cells/microliter. Neutrophils are retained in the bone marrow by the CXCL12/CXCR4 axis, creating a reserve of cells; downregulation of the CXCR4 receptor by G-CSF or inhibition of the receptor by a CXCR4 antagonist has been shown to mobilize neutrophils from the bone marrow into peripheral blood.
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