Sleep Onset Latency, min n LS mean change from baseline (SE) Total Sleep Time at Night, min n LS mean change from baseline (SE) Total Sleep Time During Day, min n LS mean change from baseline (SE) Wake After Sleep Onset, min n LS mean change from baseline (SE) Nocturnal Awakenings, n n LS mean change from baseline (SE) Sleep Efficiency, % n LS mean change from baseline (SE) Daily Activity Level, min n LS mean change from baseline (SE) Snooze Time, min n LS mean change from baseline (SE)
1614.68 (6.560)
11-11.00 (8.494)
122.61 (7.238)
16-12.77 (22.379)
111.35 (30.899)
12-72.88 (25.150)
1817.69 (21.971)
14-32.44 (25.860)
154.21 (23.699)
16-8.56 (4.897)
11-1.77 (6.582)
12-9.14 (5.483)
16-1.96 (3.582)
112.52 (4.670)
12-6.25 (3.854)
16-0.01 (1.782)
113.64 (2.447)
12-2.40 (1.979)
17-10.91 (11.898)
131.58 (14.300)
12-11.00 (13.819)
16-1.70 (4.843)
11-9.21 (6.635)
125.10 (5.720)
OV101 QDPlacebo OV101 BID Placebo OV101 QD OV101 BID
263 (11.5)
250.16 (0.293)
260.08 (0.298)
240.11 (0.064)
24-0.05 (0.065)
0.0704
259 (36.0)0.0522
250.84 (0.269) —
—
0.0935
260.77 (0.315)
0.1170
267 (26.9)
2614 (53.8)0.0889
2714 (51.9)0.0929
268 (30.8)0.1729
245.79 (2.162)
24-0.47 (2.149)
0.0340
260.06 (0.062)
0.5663
25-0.79 (2.120)
0.0250
249.68 (3.271)
240.56 (3.273)
0.0406
242.80 (3.271)
0.1239
BSID-III (Overall Motor Response)nResponse, n (%)*P value vs placebo
BSID-III (Gross Motor Response)nResponse, n (%)*P value vs placebo
PEDI-CAT (Mobility Summary Score)nChange from baseline, mean (SE)§
P value vs placebo
nChange from baseline, mean (SE)||
P value vs placebo
n
P
Zeno™ Walkway (Mean Cadence; steps/min)nLS mean change from baseline (SE)P value vs placebo
PEDI-CAT (Daily Activity Summary Score)
Zeno™ Walkway (Mean Stride Velocity; cm/sec)nLS mean change from baseline (SE)P value vs placebo
CHAQ (Disability Index)
LS mean change from baseline (SE) value vs placebo
Zeno™ Walkway
BSID-III: post hoc analysis
PEDI-CAT: post hoc analysis†,‡
CHAQ
Domain
Overall clinical change
Sleep
Motor
Behavior
Quality of life
• Clinical Global Impressions–Improvement (CGI-I)• Clinical Impression of 9 Domains: Sleep, Gross Motor Ability, Fine Motor Ability, Irritability/Agitation/Crying, Lethargy/Social Withdrawal, Stereotypic Behavior, Hyperactivity, Inappropriate Laughter or Hyperexcitability, Anxiety • Clinical Global Impressions–Severity (CGI-S)
• Modified Performance-Oriented Mobility Assessment–Gait tool (mPOMA-G)• Bayley Scale of Infant and Toddler Development, Third Edition (BSID-III) Motor Subscale• Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory Computer Adaptive Test (PEDI-CAT)• Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire (CHAQ)• Zeno™ Walkway
• EuroQoL 5-Dimension 5-Level (EQ-5D-5L)• 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36)• Parent Global Impression (PGI)
• Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC)• Anxiety, Depression and Mood Scale (ADAMS)
• eDiary of Sleep Pattern by Caregiver• Actigraphy
Assessment
Pyrexia
Rash
Seizure
Enuresis
Myoclonic epilepsy
Otitis media
Viral infection
2 (6.9) 7 (24.1)
1 (3.4) 3 (10.3)
0
0
0
0
0
2 (6.9)
1 (3.4)
2 (6.9)
1 (3.4)
2 (6.9)
1 (3.4)
2 (6.9)
1 (3.4)
2 (6.9)
2 (6.9)
1 (3.4)
3 (10.3)
Incidence, n (%)Placebo
n=29OV101 QD
n=29OV101 BID
n=29
5 (17.2) 5 (17.2)
5 (17.2) 3 (10.3)
9 (31.0)
5 (17.2)
4 (13.8)
5 (17.2)
2 (6.9)
4 (13.8)
3 (10.3)
4 (13.8)
7 (24.1)
5 (17.2)
5 (17.2)
1 (3.4)
1 (3.4)
1 (3.4)
Incidence, n (%)
Vomiting
Somnolence
Irritability
Aggression
Pyrexia
Upper respiratory infection
Placebo n=29
OV101 QDn=29
OV101 BIDn=29
Placebon=29
OV101 QDn=29
OV101 BID*n=29
Mean age, years (SD)
Gender, n (%) Male Female
Race, n (%)†
American Indian or Alaska Native Black or African American Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander White
Ethnicity, n (%) Hispanic Not Hispanic or Latino
22.0 (6.70)
15 (51.7)14 (48.3)
00
1 (3.4)29 (100.0)
3 (10.3)26 (89.7)
23.1 (7.76)
20 (69.0)9 (31.0)
1 (3.4)2 (6.9)1 (3.4)
28 (96.6)
6 (20.7)23 (79.3)
22.8 (6.51)
18 (62.1)11 (37.9)
1 (3.4)1 (3.4)
029 (100.0)
5 (17.2)23 (79.3)
All subjects*N=87
22.6 (6.95)
53 (60.9)34 (39.1)
2 (2.3)3 (3.4)2 (2.3)
86 (98.9)
14 (16.1)72 (82.8)
Demographic
Screening
Assessment Point (Week)-2 0 6 12
Placebo (placebo morning, placebo night)
OV101 QD (placebo morning, 15 mg night)
OV101 BID (10 mg morning, 15 mg night)
Baseline &Randomize
(1:1:1)
Irritability, Agitation, and Crying
Lethargy, Social Withdrawal
Stereotypic Behavior
Hyperactivity
Inappropriate Laughter or Hyperexcitability
Anxiety
-0.03 (0.198) -0.19 (0.196)
0.04 (0.156) -0.02 (0.155)
-0.11 (0.099) -0.03 (0.098)
-0.22 (0.168) -0.10 (0.167)
-0.22 (0.142) -0.14 (0.141)
-0.77 (0.307)* -0.45 (0.305)†
-0.26 (0.180) 0.19 (0.178)
-0.07 (0.173) 0.16 (0.172)
-0.04 (0.174) -0.10 (0.173)
OV101 QD (n=27)vs Placebo (n=27)
OV101 BID (n=28)vs Placebo (n=27)LS mean difference (SE)
Sleep
Gross Motor Ability
Fine Motor Ability
Sleep
Global Function
MotorBSID-III
PEDI-CATCHAQ
Zeno™ Walkway
ActigraphyClinical
Impression: Sleep
CGI-I
1
2
3
4†
5
6
7
Mea
n CG
I-I S
core
Placebo (n=27) OV101 QD (n=27) OV101 BID (n=28)
3.58
P=0.3446
3.00
P=0.00063.79
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100 P
ropo
rtion
of R
espo
nder
s (%
)
Placebo (n=28) Combined OV101 (n=57)
27.4% difference
P=0.0206
66.7%
39.3%
10.7
29.6
7.4
32.1
37.0
14.8
50.0
33.3
70.4
3.6
7.4
3.6
0 20 40 60 80 100
OV101 BID (n=28)
OV101 QD (n=27)
Placebo (n=27) 1 - Very Much Improved
2 - Much Improved
3 - Minimally Improved
4 - No Change
5 - Minimally Worse
6 - Much Worse
7 - Very Much Worse
Subjects in each CGI-I score category (%)
22.2
66.6
42.8
GABA transporter (GAT1)
GABA
Presynaptic Neuron
GABA Production
Angelman syndrome
Extrasynaptic
Synaptic
Postsynaptic Neuron
ABNORMALHEALTHY
OV101
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ααβ
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Lynne M. BirdDisclosure:• Consultant: Ovid Therapeutics• Research Support: Ovid Therapeutics
Rebecca D. BurdineNo conflicts of interest to disclose.
Matthew During, Ovid TherapeuticsDisclosure:• Employee: Ovid Therapeutics• Stock or Equity: Ovid Therapeutics
Joseph GriecoDisclosure:• Formerly employed by Ovid Therapeutics• Stock or Equity: Ovid Therapeutics
Alexander Kolevzon, MDDisclosure:• Advisory Board: Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation• Consultant: 5AM Ventures, Coronis, Ovid Therapeutics, sema4• Grant Support: AMO Pharma• Stock or Equity: Therapy Lab
Clarice Lee, Ovid TherapeuticsDisclosure:• Employee: Ovid Therapeutics• Stock or Equity: Ovid Therapeutics
Ronald ThibertDisclosure:• Advisory Board: Roche Pharmaceuticals• Consultant: Ovid Therapeutics
Jeannie Visootsak, Ovid TherapeuticsDisclosure:• Employee: Ovid Therapeutics• Stock or Equity: Ovid Therapeutics
Sponsored by Ovid Therapeutics
INTRODUCTION
Background• Angelman syndrome (AS) is a complex, chronic disorder with high unmet medical need and
no approved therapies1
- Estimated prevalence: ≈1 in 12,000–1 in 20,0001
- No current AS-specific scales or assessment tools• Features of AS include global impairments in motor, sleep, behavior, and other
neurological domains2
- Main characteristics include global developmental delays, intellectual disability, severe speech impairment, and ataxia
• The condition is associated with impaired expression of the ubiquitin protein ligase E3A gene (UBE3A) causing aberrant increases in the uptake of ɣ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), which results in reduced extrasynaptic GABA (Figure 1)3-6 - Reduced extrasynaptic GABAergic neurotransmission results in decreased tonic
inhibition and is thought to contribute to the development of AS
• OV101 (gaboxadol) is a highly selective extrasynaptic GABA receptor agonist7-10
- Binds to the δ-subunit–containing extrasynaptic GABA receptors as an orthosteric agonist (Figure 2)
- Restores deficits in tonic inhibition as noted in mouse models of AS
Objectives• Primary: To evaluate the safety and tolerability of two different doses of OV101 in adult and
adolescent subjects with AS after 12 weeks of treatment• Exploratory: To explore the efficacy of OV101 in subjects with AS
Primary Endpoint: Safety and Tolerability• A total of 25/29 (86.2%) subjects in the placebo group experienced at least 1 adverse event; rates in the OV101
every day (QD) and twice a day (BID) groups were 27/29 (93.1%) and 25/29 (86.2%), respectively - The majority of AEs were mild; the most common AEs are summarized in Table 3 - AEs occurring more frequently in either OV101 arm vs placebo are summarized in Table 4• Four subjects discontinued treatment due to AEs - Placebo, n=1 (irritability) - OV101 QD, no discontinuations - OV101 BID, n=3 (myoclonus [n=1], seizure [n=1], irritability/anxiety/sleep disorder [n=1])• SAEs of seizure were reported in 2 subjects: - OV101 QD, 1 event of seizure in 1 subject (not related) - OV101 BID, 2 events of seizure in 1 subject (possibly related)
Subjects• 88 individuals (adults and adolescents) with AS• Study design shown in Figure 3
Key Inclusion criteria• Age 13–49 years, inclusive• Molecular confirmation of AS• Receiving a stable regimen of concomitant medications for
at least 4 weeks prior to baseline
Key Exclusion criteria• Poorly controlled seizure activity• Concomitant use of minocycline, levodopa, zolpidem, zaleplon,
eszopiclone, ramelteon, or benzodiazepines for sleep as well as cannabinoid derivatives or any other investigational agent, device, and/or procedure within 4 weeks prior to study baseline
• Non-ambulatory
Assessments• Safety and tolerability - Frequency and severity of adverse events (AEs) and serious
adverse events (SAEs)• Efficacy (Table 1)
Table 1: Efficacy Assessments
Figure 3: Study Design
Figure 4: Response Based on CGI-I and Clinical Impression of 9 Domains of OV101 Combined vs Placebo at Week 12 (Fisher’s Exact Test)
Figure 6: CGI-I at Week 12
Figure 5: Mean CGI-I at Week 12 (MMRM)*
METHODS
RESULTS
Demographics and Baseline Clinical Characteristics• Of 88 subjects randomized (Table 2), 78 completed the study• >90% of subjects had a prior history of seizure• OV101 was used as adjunctive therapy to commonly used medications in AS, including benzodiazepines
for non-sleep problems, antiepileptics, melatonin, antidepressants, and gastrointestinal (GI) therapies
Exploratory Endpoints: Efficacy CGI-I • Global improvement was observed at Week 12 based on CGI-I compared with placebo (Figure 4)
CGI-I and Clinical Impression of 9 Domains • CGI-I was analyzed as a continuous variable (MMRM, Figure 5, Figure 6)• Each domain of the Clinical Impression of 9 Domains was individually analyzed as a continuous variable (MMRM, Table 5) - Improvement in the clinical impression of sleep domain at Week 12 was found in the OV101 QD (Diff=-0.77, P=0.0141)
group compared with the placebo group. The OV101 BID group did not separate from placebo (Diff=-0.45, P=0.1407)• Clinical Global Impressions–Severity (CGI-S) was assessed at baseline, Week 6, and Week 12. Changes in the CGI-S were
minimal and not statistically significant
Table 5: Clinical Impression of 9 Domains at Week 12 (MMRM)
Table 2: Subject Demographics
Statistical Analysis• Safety analyses were performed using the Safety Analysis Set, which included all subjects who were randomized and received ≥1 dose of study drug • Efficacy analyses used a modified Intention-To-Treat (mITT) Set, which included all randomized subjects who received ≥1 dose of study drug and had ≥1 efficacy evaluation after receiving
study drug, unless otherwise noted• Response based on Clinical Global Impressions–Improvement (CGI-I) was defined by a score of ≤3 at Week 12 on any domain of the Clinical Impression of 9 Domains or the CGI-I• Response based on CGI-I was compared between combined OV101 and placebo using Fisher’s exact test - If Week 12 responses were not available, then response was evaluated using Week 6 scores as a method of imputation - If both Week 6 and Week 12 responses were missing, the subject was not included in the analysis• CGI-I was analyzed as a continuous variable, as was each domain of the Clinical Impression of 9 Domains, using the mixed model for repeated measures (MMRM) method• A fixed-sequence testing approach was used to account for multiplicity
*Excludes 1 randomized subject who did not receive treatment. † In each treatment group, several individuals identified with multiple race groups. BID, twice a day; QD, every day; SD, standard deviation.
*Response defined as improvement of ≥3 points in motor skills. †PEDI-CAT Per Protocol Analysis, Mobility: Placebo, n=24, mean change from baseline=0.08, SE=0.294; OV101 QD, n=23, mean change from baseline=0.91, SE=0.281, P=0.0475. ‡PEDI-CAT Per Protocol Analysis, Daily Activity: Placebo, n=25, mean change from baseline=0.00, SE=0.300; OV101 QD, n=24, mean change from baseline=0.79, SE=0.340, P=0.0869. §T-test, excluding outliers, defined as subjects whose mobility score changed from screening to baseline by ≥3 points. ||T-test. BID, twice a day; BSID-III, Bayley Scale of Infant and Toddler Development, Third Edition; CHAQ, Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire; LS, least squares; PEDI-CAT, Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory Computer Adaptive Test; QD, every day; SE, standard error.
BID, twice a day; LS, least squares; MMRM, mixed model for repeated measures; QD, every day; SE, standard error.
BSID-III, Bayley Scale of Infant and Toddler Development, Third Edition; CGI-I, Clinical Global Impressions–Improvement; CHAQ, Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire; PEDI-CAT, Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory Computer Adaptive Test; QD, every day.
*LS mean difference, drug–placebo (95% CI), was -0.78 (-1.22, -0.35) with OV101 QD and -0.21 (-0.64, 0.22) with OV101 BID. †Value of 4 represents no change on CGI-I. BID, twice a day; CGI-I, Clinical Global Impressions–Improvement; CI, confidence interval; LS, least squares; MMRM, mixed model for repeated measures; QD, every day.
CGI-I, Clinical Global Impressions–Improvement.
*P=0.0141. †P=0.1407.BID, twice a day; LS, least squares; MMRM, mixed model for repeated measures; QD, every day; SE, standard error.
AE, adverse event; BID, twice a day; QD, every day.
AE, adverse event; BID, twice a day; QD, every day.
• AS is an area of high unmet medical need with no approved therapies and no specific scales or assessment tools
• The Phase 2 STARS study is the first industry-sponsored, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial in AS
- Study groups in STARS were well-balanced with a high study completion rate• STARS achieved its primary endpoint of safety and tolerability - OV101 was well-tolerated with an overall favorable safety profile - The majority of AEs were mild and similar across all study groups • STARS implemented currently available as well as innovative tools to assess multiple, relevant domains in AS,
demonstrating a positive clinical improvement in overall AS symptoms (Figure 7) - Global function - There was a robust improvement in CGI-I in the OV101 QD treatment group - Sleep - There was an improvement in sleep onset latency as measured by actigraphy and improvement in
overall sleep as measured by clinical impression of sleep domain in the OV101 QD treatment group - Reduction of latency to sleep onset is clinically relevant to the sleep dysfunction in AS and may be
indicative of target engagement - Motor - Motor domain improvement was noted in the BSID-III, consistent with observed treatment effects in
PEDI-CAT, CHAQ Disability Index, and the Zeno™ Walkway - Behavior - PGI reported improvements in communication, challenging behavior, and anxiety among subjects
who showed clinically meaningful improvement in CGI-I• These results suggest that the improvement in CGI-I observed in OV101 QD treatment group may be driven
by improvements in sleep and motor function• Taken together, the results indicate that OV101 seems to positively impact several relevant clinical features
of AS (global functioning, sleep, motor disruption) and therefore support further clinical development of OV101 in AS
Behavior • Among subjects who showed improvement on the CGI-I, Parent Global Impression (PGI) reported
improvements in communication, challenging behavior, and anxiety. However, no significant differences were found on the Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC) or Anxiety, Depression and Mood Scale (ADAMS)
Quality of Life • No differences were found between groups on EuroQoL 5-Dimension 5-Level (EQ-5D-5L),
36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), or PGI
Disclosures
Sleep• Actigraphy data were collected in subjects who tolerated the device - Latency to sleep onset was improved in OV101 QD group compared with placebo
(Diff=-25.7 minutes, P=0.0147) (Table 6)• Reduction in mean total sleep time during day (≈50 minutes) and improvement in sleep efficiency
(3.65%) were seen in OV101 QD group compared with placebo• Sleep as reported by caregiver diary showed no changes
Motor• Improvement (≥3 points) in Bayley Scale of Infant and Toddler Development, Third Edition (BSID-III)
Overall Motor Response was observed in the OV101 QD group compared with placebo (Table 7) - Improvement was seen in Gross Motor Response - No improvement was seen in Fine Motor Response (not shown) - Changes in motor skills were assessed using responder analysis • Signal of improvement was observed in the Disability Index of the Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire
(CHAQ) as well as the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory Computer Adaptive Test (PEDI-CAT) Mobility and Daily Activity Summary Scores in OV101 QD group compared with placebo (Table 7)
• Zeno™ Walkway showed a reduction in mean cadence and stride velocity compared with placebo• No difference was reported between OV101 treatment groups and placebo for Modified Performance-
Oriented Mobility Assessment–Gait (mPOMA-G)
DISCUSSION/CONCLUSIONS
STARS: Results From a Phase 2 Adult and Adolescent Angelman Syndrome Clinical Trial: A Randomized, Double-blind, Safety and Efficacy Study of OV101
Lynne M. Bird,1 Rebecca D. Burdine,2 Matthew During,3 Joseph Grieco,3 Jeannie Visootsak,3 Clarice Lee,3 Alexander Kolevzon,4 Ronald Thibert5 on behalf of the STARS clinical investigators 1University of California, San Diego, and Rady Children’s Hospital, San Diego, CA, United States; 2Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, United States; 3Ovid Therapeutics, New York, NY, United States; 4Seaver Autism Center for Research & Treatment, Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States;
5Angelman Syndrome Program, MassGeneral Hospital for Children, Boston, MA, United States. Clinical Trials Registration Number: NCT02996305.
Table 3: Most Common AEs in Any Treatment Group
Table 6: Change From Baseline in Sleep Parameters as Assessed by Subject Actigraphy Watch at Week 12 (MMRM)
Figure 7: Domains With Observed Changes With 15 mg OV101 QD
Table 7: Change From Baseline in Motor Efficacy at Week 12
Table 4: AEs Occurring More Frequently in Either OV101 Treatment Group vs Placebo
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Figure 1: GABA Signaling in Physiologic Condition vs Angelman Syndrome Figure 2: OV101 Binding to δ-Subunit–Containing Extrasynaptic GABA Receptor
BID, twice a day; QD, every day.
BID, twice a day; CGI-I, Clinical Global Impressions–Improvement; QD, every day.