Q32 Bio: 40% reach 80% coverage in 36-week alopecia trial
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Q32 Bio Inc. reported 36-week topline results from Part B of its SIGNAL-AA Phase 2a trial of bempikibart in severe and very severe alopecia areata. In 33 treated patients, the prespecified modified intent-to-treat analysis showed a 35.3% mean reduction in SALT score from baseline, with 40.0% of patients achieving a SALT-20 response at Week 36 in the mITT set and 30.3% in the ITT set of all enrolled patients.
Bempikibart was observed to have a generally well-tolerated safety profile, with no treatment-related serious adverse events or Grade 3 or higher events and mild injection site reactions in 36.3% of patients, corresponding to a 4% incidence across all dose administrations. Pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic and anti-drug antibody data were favorable, with the loading regimen achieving steady-state about 10 weeks earlier than in Part A and negligible ADA formation.
The Part A open-label extension in eight patients also supported longer-term tolerability and suggested durable or further hair growth for those maintaining hair at entry, reinforcing the importance of maintenance dosing. The company plans to advance bempikibart into a registration-directed program in the first half of 2027 and recently repaid the remaining approximately $6.8 million outstanding under its loan agreement with Silicon Valley Bank, which has now been terminated.
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modified intent-to-treat (mITT) medical
SALT-20 medical
open-label extension (OLE) medical
pharmacokinetic (PK) medical
anti-drug antibody (ADA) medical
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