Entera Bio Reports First Quarter 2021 Financial Results and Provides Clinical Updates
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Entera Bio Reports First Quarter 2021 Financial Results and Provides Clinical Updates

‒ Phase 2 EB613 Clinical Trial in Osteoporosis Achieves 3-Month Primary Endpoint; Final Data Including BMD Expected Q2:21 ‒

Entera’s Oral Delivery Platform Shows Potential in Indications Including GLP-2 and Human Growth Hormone

‒ Company to Host Conference Call and Webcast Today at 8:30 a.m. ET ‒

BOSTON and JERUSALEM, May 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Entera Bio Ltd. (NASDAQ: ENTX), a leader in the development of orally delivered large molecule therapeutics, today announced financial and operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2021.

First Quarter 2021 and Recent Highlights

  • 3-Month Primary Efficacy Endpoint Achieved in Phase 2 Trial of EB613 in Osteoporosis: EB613, an orally delivered human parathyroid hormone (1-34) or PTH, is positioned to be the first oral bone building (osteoanabolic) treatment for osteoporosis. The Phase 2 study’s efficacy endpoints include an evaluation of biomarker data after 3 and 6 months of treatment and bone mineral density data (BMD) after 6 months of treatment. The study met its primary 3-month endpoint. Subjects in the 2.5 mg dose group had a significant (p<0.04) increase in bone formation biomarkers P1NP (primary endpoint) and Osteocalcin (p<0.006) from baseline compared to placebo. Patients in the 2.5 mg dose group also had a significant (p<0.015) reduction in CTX, a bone resorption marker correlated with a reduction in the breakdown of bone and an important factor for a potential increase in BMD. The last patient enrolled in the study has completed the last visit and final data analyses including 6-month BMD data are expected Q2 2021.

    Assuming positive final results from this trial, Entera intends to meet with the FDA to discuss the design of a pivotal Phase 3 non-inferiority trial examining the increase in spine bone mineral density of EB613 compared to the increase observed with Forteo® (SC PTH 1-34) and confirm the potential for approval under the 505 (b)(2) regulatory pathway.

  • Positive Data from EB612 Phase 2a Clinical Trial in Hypoparathyroidism (HypoPT) Published: An article titled “Safety and Efficacy of Oral Human Parathyroid Hormone (1-34) in Hypoparathyroidism: An Open-Label Study” published in The Journal of Bone and Mineral Research Results reported results from Entera’s Phase 2a clinical study which achieved its primary and secondary endpoints. Treatment with EB612 resulted in a statistically significant decrease in supplemental calcium usage, maintenance of serum albumin-adjusted calcium, and reduction of serum phosphate. The Company expects to initiate a Phase 2b HypoPT trial in 2022.

  • Oral Large Molecule Delivery Platform Shows Potential in GLP-2 and hGH: Based on positive pre-clinical data, Entera initiated a research program for an oral glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2) analog which may support a new class of drugs to treat a broad range of gastrointestinal and metabolic diseases. Currently, the only GLP-2 analog on the market is a once-daily injection for the treatment of short bowel syndrome with reported global sales of $574 million in 2019. Showing efficacy in yet another indication, Entera delivered a poster presentation titled “Pharmacokinetics of an Oral Human Growth Hormone (hGH) Formulation in Rats and Mice” at the 31st Annual European Pharma Congress in April. Plasma samples analyzed in the preclinical study showed substantial gastrointestinal absorption of Entera’s oral hGH formulation and significant systemic exposure to the drug. Prescription hGH, a widely used therapeutic molecule, is currently only administered via subcutaneous injection for the treatment of growth hormone deficiency as well as other indications, a $3.7 billion market in 2020. Entera is currently evaluating different strategies to advance the oral GLP-2 and hGH programs into clinical development including through industry partnerships.

  • Robust Balance Sheet: Entera strengthened its balance sheet which currently has a cash position of over $16 million as of March 31, 2021 giving the Company an expected cash runway into the second quarter of 2022.