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• Swedish Biotechnology Company
• Core competence in Autoimmune/Inflammatory
diseases and Cancer
• Spin out from Pharmacia 1998
• Listed company NASDAQ OMX Nordic: ACTI
• Share price SEK 38.60 (5.85 USD), market cap
SEK 2.9 B (438 MUSD) as of February 24, 2014 • A total of 59 employees
Company overview
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Ref:Compston A, Coles A. Lancet. 2002;359:1221-1231.
MS pathology and disease progression
Frequent inflammation, demyelination, axonal transection, plasticity, and remyelination Infrequent inflammation, chronic axonal degeneration, gliosis
Relapsing-Remitting Secondary Progression
Clinical Disability Clinical Threshold Brain Volume Inflammation Axonal Loss Continuing inflammation, persistent demyelination 5
Current Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Landscape
Injectable Oral Immunosuppressant • Lemtrada • Daclizumab (PIII) • Tysabri • Gilenya • Aubagio (Teriflunomide) Immunomodulator • Copaxone • Interferons • Plegridy (PEG-interferon) • Nerventra (laquinimod, PIII) • Tecfidera (BG-12)Drugs on the market and in Phase III development
Laquinimod for the treatment of MS
• Oral, once-daily CNS-active disease-modifying treatment for MS
• Delaying disability progression (34.2%*), reducing flares (21.4%*) and brain atrophy (30%*)
• Good safety profile in a large patient population
-7,490 patient years - Some patients exposed for more than seven years
• A committed and established partner in Teva
• An ongoing clinical development program
• EU market application (MAA) for the treatment of RRMS: negative opinion
from the CHMP January 2014; re-examination requested * Data from an integrated analysis of two Phase III studies (Allegro and Bravo).
Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS)
• CONCERTO - a third Phase III study ongoing under a SPA
- Two doses (0.6mg and 1.2mg) in approx. 1,800 RRMS patients for up to 24 months will be evaluated
- Primary endpoint confirmed disability progression as measured by the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS)
Laquinimod clinical development
Other indications
• Clinical studies in Huntington’s disease and Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (PPMS) to be initiated 2014
• Further clinical development in Crohn’s disease on hold until a clearer clinical strategy has been defined
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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
• Teva has global exclusive rights to develop, register, manufacture and commercialize laquinimod since 2004
• Teva conducts and funds further clinical development of drug
• Expected to generate USD 92 million in overall milestones whereof
USD 22 million received so far
• Active Biotech to receive tiered double digit royalties on future sales - 15 year royalty period on country-by-country basis
- Higher royalty level in the Nordic/Baltic territory
Laquinimod Commercial Development and
Marketing Agreement
Prostate cancer
Increasing disease progression
2-4 years Median survival 25-30 months
• Over 400,000 new prostate cancer patients diagnosed annually
• Prostate cancer market 2013E; 7 BUSD1)
1) Credit Suisse Oct 2013
Surgery/radiation
Diagnosis Hormonal treatment
(approx. 50% of patients) Wait for progression Pre-chemo Taxotere + Pred. Post-chemo Local PC Metastatic CRPC Injectable Oral Targeting AR • Zytiga • Xtandi • Orteronel (PIII) Non-AR • Prostvac (PIII)
• Yervoy (PIII) • Provenge • Custirsen (PIII) • Jevtana • Xofigo (alpharadin) • Tasquinimod (PIII) • Cabozantinib (PIII)
Tasquinimod - a new first-in-class oral
anti-cancer therapy
Tasquinimod, potentially a new therapeutic option for chemo naïve patients with metastatic CRPC
A unique MoA targeting the tumor’s microenvironment, mainly by binding the S100A9 protein
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Results
• 69 % of tasquinimod patients vs 34 % of placebo patients
had not progressed at 6 months (p<0.0001)1).
• Median Progression Free Survival 7.6 vs 3.3 months (p=0.0042) • OS data2) supports that the
observed increase in PFS will translate into an increased OS in a trial with sufficient statistical power
Tasquinimod: Treating castrate resistant
prostate cancer (CRPC)
Placebo switch on tasquinimod Phase II
• Disease progression: bone scan or CT scan, cancer pain, pathological event • 206 asymptomatic metastatic CRPC patients in the US, Canada and Sweden • 2:1 randomization 1.0 mg tasquinimod vs placebo
1) Pili et al, JCO Oct 20, 2011:4022-4028.
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Indication: Metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC)
pre-chemo
Primary endpoint: Radiographic Progression Free Survival (rPFS) Key secondary endpoint: Overall survival (OS)
Study design: Randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled
Regions: Global including US/Canada, Europe & China
No. of patients: 1,245
Study status: Patient recruitment completed Dec 2012
Estimated filing: 2015
Coordinating
investigator: Michael A. Carducci, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, US
Ongoing Tasquinimod Phase III Trial
Surgery/radiation
Diagnosis Hormonal treatment
(approx. 50% of patients) Wait for progression Pre-chemo Taxotere + Pred. Post-chemo Local PC Metastatic CRPC 13
Tasquinimod Phase III Analysis plan
•
Primary radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS) analysis 2014
- at the same time as the first interim overall survival (OS) analysis
•
Time point for the OS interim analysis will be driven by the number
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Prostate cancer
• Phase II proof of concept clinical study (“Switch maintenance”) of tasquinimod as maintenance therapy in patients with mCRPC who have not progressed after a first line docetaxel based chemotherapy (Ipsen)
• Phase I investigator sponsored clinical trial, led by Dr. Andrew
Armstrong at Duke University Hospital, US ( Tasquinimod and Jevtana)
Other cancers
• Phase IIa study with tasquinimod in metastatic renal, hepatic, ovarian and gastric cancer (Ipsen)
Tasquinimod Further Clinical Development
Surgery/radiation
Diagnosis Hormonal treatment
(approx. 50% of patients) Wait for progression Pre-chemo Taxotere + Pred. Post-chemo Local PC Metastatic CRPC Ph III Ph II Ph I 15
Tasquinimod Co-development with Ipsen
• Partnership announced April 18, 2011
• Up to 200 M€, including 25 M€ upfront and 32 M€ milestones received so
far, and additional payments (upon achievement of clinical, regulatory and commercial milestones)
• Ipsen will pay Active Biotech progressive double-digit royalties on its net sales
• Active Biotech will be responsible for and finance the ongoing phase III trial • Active Biotech granted Ipsen exclusive rights to commercialize tasquinimod
worldwide, except for North and South America and Japan where Active Biotech retains all commercial and marketing rights
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)
•
180,000 new cases annually
1)•
RCC market 2011 – USD 2.7 billion
2)1) Cowen Therapeutic Categories Outlook March 2010 2) EvaluatePharma March 2012 Diagnosis Surgery Approx. 50% cured Therapy Disease progression Metastases approx. 50% of patients 5-year survival 5-15 % 17
ANYARA
• Selective drug retention in tumor tissue • Activation and targeting of effector T cells • Direct and indirect tumor cell killing
Therapeutic principle: SEA/E-120 CL VL5T4(V18) CH VH5T4(V14) SEA/E-120 CL VL5T4(V18) CH VH5T4(V14) ANYARA
Superantigen Anti-5T4 Fab
T lymphocyte Tumor cell
TCR 5T4 ANYARA TNF-α IFN-γ Direct killing by CTL
T lymphocyte Tumor cell
TCR 5T4 ANYARA TNF-α IFN-γ Direct killing by CTL
Number of patients 513
Randomization IFNα vs ANYARA+IFNα
Countries UK, Ru, Uk, Bu, Ro (50 sites) Primary endpoint Overall survival
• From Phase I to Phase II/III powered for OS analysis in RCC • Primary endpoint not reached
• Subgroup analysis demonstrated proof of concept • Doubling of PFS and OS in 25% of patients
• Good safety profile, in line with previous observations; most common adverse events were grade 1-2 fever, nausea or vomiting
ANYARA: Phase II/III trial in RCC
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Phase II/III Subgroup Analysis
• The 25 % of patients with low/normal levels of the biomarker IL-6 at baseline and expected anti-superantigen antibody levels, showed a statistically significant treatment advantage on both OS and PFS
IL-6normal/low Anti-SAgexpected Baseline Anti-SAg B as el ine IL -6 Median M edi an
• OS for the ANYARA group 63.3 months vs
31.1 months for interferon-α, (p=0.02, HR=0.59) • PFS 13.7 vs 5.8 months (p=0.016, HR=0.62) •The subgroup accounts for 40-50% of the total
number of advanced RCC patients in North America and Western Europe
• Future development strategies discussed with regulatory authorities
• Next step a pivotal trial to treat a biomarker-defined group of renal cancer patients in second-line therapy – to start only when an out-licensing
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• Orphan indication - 1 to 3 per 10,000 in the US & EU • Chronic autoimmune disease of unknown cause
• Fibrosis and vascular abnormalities affecting the skin, subcutaneous tissue,
muscles and internal organs such as gastrointestinal tract, lungs, heart and kidneys • Clinically heterogeneous; autoantibody production, fibrosis and vascular damage • Current treatment aimed at controlling symptoms and preventing complications
Systemic sclerosis (SSc)
Paquinimod (57-57): Oral Treatment of SSc
• Quinoline molecule previously in clinical development for treatment of SLE • Orphan Medicinal Product status for the treatment of SSc granted in the EU • Exploratory clinical study in SSc concluded:
- 9 patients - safety
- evaluate effects on disease related biomarkers
• Next step a Phase II study in systemic sclerosis - will commence only when an out-licensing agreement has been reached with a partner
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The ISI (
“
Inhibition of S100 Interactions
”
)
Project
Background
• Quinolines bind S100A9 (PLoS Biology April 2009)
• S100A9 interacts with the pro-inflammatory RAGE and TLR4 receptors
• Inhibition of S100A9/TLR4 interactions delays tumor growth (PLoS ONE March 2012)
The ISI Project
• First indication oncology
• Development of NCE’s that target S100 protein interactions • Patent applications filed
• First CD selection Q4 2014 = compound OFF ON = RAGE = TLR4 = S100
Financials January – December 2013
2013
2012
2013
2012
Net sales
116,0
227,9
17,8
35,1
Operating loss
-209,0
-163,2
-32,2
-25,1
Loss after tax
-212,1
-175,0
-32,6
-26,9
Jan - Dec
Jan - Dec
MSEK
MUSD
Cash on hand at December 31, 2013: MSEK 376,2 (57,9 MUSD)
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Share information
Active Biotech market cap(Feb 24, 2014) SEK 2.9 billion
USD 438 million
Number of shares: 74.9 million
Major shareholders (January 31, 2014) MGA Holding 19 392 963 25.9% Nordstjernan 9 850 829 13.2% Investor 6 000 000 8.0% 3rd AP fund 2 582 967 3.4% Avanza Pension 2 044 569 2.7% EFG Bank 1 232 658 1.6% JPM Chase 1 180 296 1.6% All other 32 639 300 43.6% Total 74 923 582 100.0% Ownership categories Swedish owners 83.9% Foreign owners 16.1% Number of shareholders 11 293 whereof 10 largest 60.6% whereof 20 largest 68.0% 25