CAMP4 Therapeutics to Present New Preclinical Data Demonstrating CMP-002 Improves Seizure Threshold and Severity in a Model of SYNGAP1-Related Disorder
Rhea-AI Summary
CAMP4 Therapeutics (Nasdaq:CAMP) reported new preclinical data for CMP-002, its lead antisense oligonucleotide for SYNGAP1-related disorder (SRD). In a SYNGAP1 haploinsufficient mouse model using pentylenetetrazol-induced seizures, CMP-002 administration produced statistically significant improvements in seizure threshold and tonic-clonic seizure severity. CAMP4 plans to advance CMP-002 into a Phase 1/2 trial in SRD in the second half of 2026.
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Positive
- CMP-002 showed statistically significant improvement in seizure threshold in SYNGAP1 haploinsufficient mice
- CMP-002 led to statistically significant reductions in tonic-clonic seizure severity after PTZ induction
- Data build on earlier preclinical evidence of motor and behavioral benefit with CMP-002
- Results support potential broad disease-modifying benefit in SYNGAP1-related disorder
- Company expects to start a Phase 1/2 CMP-002 trial in SRD in 2H 2026
Negative
- Evidence is limited to preclinical mouse models; no human CMP-002 data yet
- CMP-002 remains investigational, with first Phase 1/2 trial only expected in 2H 2026
News Market Reaction – CAMP
On the day this news was published, CAMP declined 2.67%, reflecting a moderate negative market reaction. This price movement removed approximately $7M from the company's valuation, bringing the market cap to $246.65M at that time.
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Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 07 | Earnings and pipeline | Neutral | +2.8% | Q1 2026 results, CMP-002 filing in Australia, orphan status, cash runway. |
| Apr 28 | Platform preprint | Positive | -3.8% | Preprint on regRNA profiling and identification of CMP-002 lead ASO. |
| Apr 17 | Inducement grants | Neutral | +0.5% | Stock option grants to new hires under Nasdaq inducement rule. |
| Mar 24 | Board appointment | Positive | -3.4% | Appointment of experienced biotech finance leader to board. |
| Mar 06 | Investor conferences | Positive | +49.4% | Participation in multiple healthcare investor conferences with updates. |
Recent news has often produced modest, sometimes contrarian moves, with both positive and neutral events followed by mixed price reactions.
Over the last six months, CAMP4 has focused on advancing CMP-002 and building corporate infrastructure. Earnings on May 7, 2026 highlighted regulatory progress and cash runway into 2028. An April preprint detailed the regRNA platform and identified CMP-002 as the SYNGAP1 lead. Management and board additions, stock option inducements, and investor conference participation rounded out the story. Today’s preclinical seizure data further extends the CMP-002 narrative toward the planned Phase 1/2 trial in 2H 2026.
Regulatory & Risk Context
An effective Form S-3 shelf filed on November 10, 2025 registers up to $300,000,000 of securities and includes an ATM program for up to $100,000,000 of common stock via Leerink Partners with up to 3.0% commission, providing flexibility for future capital raises as CMP-002 progresses.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement reinforces the CMP-002 story by adding seizure-threshold and severity improvements in a SYNGAP1 haploinsufficient mouse model, complementing prior neurodevelopmental data. It supports CAMP4’s plan to enter a Phase 1/2 trial in 2H 2026. Historically, CMP-002 and platform updates have produced mixed price reactions, so investors may track upcoming clinical filings, cash usage relative to the $300,000,000 shelf and $100,000,000 ATM, and additional data readouts as key markers of execution.
Key Terms
antisense oligonucleotide medical
aso medical
tonic-clonic seizures medical
gaba receptor antagonist medical
pentylenetetrazol medical
phase 1/2 clinical trial regulatory
haploinsufficient medical
seizure induction model medical
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CMP-002 administration resulted in a statistically significant improvement in seizure phenotypes and parameters in a SYNGAP1 haploinsufficient mouse model
Results build upon prior preclinical evidence of neurodevelopmental benefit and suggest the potential for broader therapeutic impact
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CAMP4 Therapeutics Corporation ("CAMP4" or "the Company") (Nasdaq: CAMP), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a pipeline of regulatory RNA-targeting therapeutics designed to upregulate gene expression with the goal of restoring healthy protein levels to treat a broad range of genetic diseases, today announced the presentation of new preclinical data for CMP-002, the Company's lead investigational antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) therapeutic candidate for SYNGAP1-related disorder (SRD), at the TIDES Oligonucleotide & Peptide Therapeutics conference on May 14, 2026.
The new data demonstrate that CMP-002 administration produced a statistically significant improvement in both seizure threshold and severity of chemically-induced tonic-clonic seizures in mice haploinsufficient for SYNGAP1.
"SYNGAP1-related disorder is characterized by a constellation of neurological symptoms, of which seizures are among the most common, resulting in a devastating burden on patients and their families," said Daniel Tardiff, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer of CAMP4. "Our prior work established that CMP-002 can meaningfully restore motor and behavioral function in preclinical models, and these new seizure data are an important extension of that story. Given this evidence, we believe that by restoring SYNGAP1 protein towards healthy levels, CMP-002 may address a broad range of symptoms that define this disease. We look forward to sharing these findings with the broader oligonucleotide therapeutics community at TIDES."
Because SYNGAP1 haploinsufficient mice do not exhibit spontaneous and readily countable seizures, the study employed a seizure induction model using pentylenetetrazol (PTZ). PTZ is a GABA receptor antagonist that increases excitatory signaling and induces seizures. In the new study, PTZ was administered to induce tonic-clonic seizures one month after administration of CMP-002 to juvenile mice. SYNGAP1 haploinsufficient mice experienced a greater seizure burden compared to wild-type mice, while intervention with a single dose of CMP-002 led to a statistically significant resistance to the onset of tonic-clonic seizures following repeated PTZ administration, as well as a statistically significant decrease in seizure severity.
Together, these data suggest that restoring SYNGAP1 protein toward healthy levels with CMP-002 may improve both the neurodevelopmental and seizure phenotypes that define SRD, supporting the potential of CMP-002 to provide broad disease-modifying benefit.
CAMP4 expects to advance CMP-002 into a Phase 1/2 clinical trial in individuals with SYNGAP1-related disorder in the second half of 2026.
About CAMP4 Therapeutics
CAMP4 is developing disease-modifying treatments for a broad range of genetic diseases where amplifying healthy protein may offer therapeutic benefits. Our approach amplifies mRNA by harnessing a fundamental mechanism of how genes are controlled. To amplify mRNA, our therapeutic ASO drug candidates target regulatory RNAs (regRNAs), which act locally on transcription factors and are the master regulators of gene expression. CAMP4's proprietary RAP Platform® enables the mapping of regRNAs and generation of therapeutic candidates designed to target the regRNAs associated with genes underlying haploinsufficient and recessive partial loss-of-function disorders, of which there are more than 1,200, in which a modest increase in protein expression may have the potential to be clinically meaningful. For more information, visit camp4tx.com.
About SYNGAP1-Related Disorder
SYNGAP1-related disorder (also referred to as SYNGAP1) is a rare, haploinsufficient CNS disorder caused by mutations in the SYNGAP1 gene, resulting in approximately
About CMP-002
CMP-002 is CAMP4's lead investigational ASO therapeutic candidate designed to bind to a SYNGAP1-specific regRNA to increase SYNGAP1 gene expression and restore SYNGAP protein toward near wild-type levels. Administered intrathecally, CMP-002 has demonstrated dose-dependent increases in SYNGAP protein expression in patient-derived neurons, reversal of disease-relevant behavioral phenotypes in a humanized haploinsufficient mouse model, statistically significant improvement of seizure phenotypes and parameters in a chemically induced seizure mouse model, and broad brain distribution with significant SYNGAP protein upregulation in non-human primates. The Company expects to initiate a global Phase 1/2 clinical trial in SYNGAP1 patients in 2H 2026.
About TIDES Oligonucleotide & Peptide Therapeutics
TIDES is a leading annual conference focused on the development, manufacturing, and clinical advancement of oligonucleotide and peptide therapeutics. The conference convenes scientists, clinicians, and industry leaders to accelerate the translation of these modalities from discovery to the clinic.
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