- FORCE Delivers to CNS in Non-Human Primates -
- FORCE Achieves Robust Reduction of Toxic Nuclear DMPK RNA and Foci in Brain of a DM1 Disease Model -
WALTHAM, Mass., May 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dyne Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: DYN), a clinical-stage muscle disease company focused on advancing innovative life-transforming therapeutics for people living with genetically driven diseases, today announced that new preclinical data demonstrating the FORCE™ platform achieved delivery to the central nervous system (CNS) and robust pharmacological effects in the brain will be featured in an oral presentation at the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT) 26th Annual Meeting, being held May 16-20, 2023 in Los Angeles.
The FORCE platform was designed to overcome the limitations of delivering oligonucleotide therapeutics to muscle tissue by leveraging transferrin receptor 1 (TfR1). TfR1-mediated delivery has also been shown by the field to facilitate uptake of therapeutics by the CNS. Many people living with rare muscle diseases also experience CNS symptoms that contribute to the burden of disease, including cognitive deficits and dysregulated sleep, which affect individuals with myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1).
In data to be presented at ASGCT, intravenous (IV) administration of FORCE conjugate achieved delivery to the CNS via TfR1 in both non-human primates (NHPs) and the innovative hTfR1/DMSXL mouse model. The hTfR1/DMSXL model, developed by Dyne, expresses the human TfR1 and carries a human DMPK gene with more than 1,000 CTG repeats that represents a severe DM1 phenotype.
In NHPs, FORCE conjugate, a TfR1-binding Fab antibody conjugated to an antisense oligonucleotide (ASO), demonstrated broad distribution throughout the brain compared to an unconjugated ASO delivered either via intrathecal (IT) or IV administration. Similarly, FORCE conjugate delivered to the brain of hTfR1/DMSXL mice and demonstrated robust reduction of toxic nuclear DMPK RNA and foci. In the hTfR1/DMSXL model and NHPs, FORCE conjugate was well tolerated.
“Our initial focus at Dyne has been to harness the power of the FORCE platform to deliver oligonucleotide therapeutics to muscle. These new data show that FORCE can also deliver to the CNS which is critically important for the treatment of neuromuscular disorders, including DM1,” said Oxana Beskrovnaya, Ph.D., chief scientific officer of Dyne. “We have now shown that FORCE enables delivery to skeletal, smooth and cardiac muscle, as well as the CNS in multiple preclinical studies, demonstrating the exciting potential of TfR1 as a delivery mechanism. We look forward to presenting these data at ASGCT and continuing to explore this application of FORCE as part of our commitment to comprehensively address neuromuscular diseases and bring potentially life-transforming therapies to patients.”
ASGCT meeting abstracts are available on the meeting website, and the following are details on Dyne’s presentation:
Oral Presentation: FORCE™ Platform Delivers Oligonucleotides to the Brain in a DM1 Mouse Model and in NHPs (abstract #82)
Session: Nucleic Acid Therapeutics
Date/Time: Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. PT
Presenter: Stefano Zanotti, Ph.D., Executive Director, Head of Neuromuscular Research, Dyne
The presentation will be available in the Scientific Publications & Presentations section of Dyne’s website following the session.
About Dyne Therapeutics
Dyne Therapeutics is a clinical-stage muscle disease company focused on advancing innovative life-transforming therapeutics for people living with genetically driven diseases. With its proprietary FORCE™ platform, Dyne is developing modern oligonucleotide therapeutics that are designed to overcome limitations in delivery to muscle tissue. Dyne has a broad pipeline for serious muscle diseases, including clinical programs for myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) and Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and a preclinical program for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). For more information, please visit https://www.dyne-tx.com/, and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.
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