10th Annual SVB Leerink Global Healthcare Conference
Andrew Miller, Ph.D., COO & Founder
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Emerging leader in neuropsychiatry
Building therapies that can make a meaningful difference for patients
Powered by great science
• Advancing our understanding of muscarinic cholinergic receptor signaling in the brain
• Target-directed and target-agnostic approaches to drug discovery
Developing differentiated and more effective treatments
• Novel mechanisms of action with broad therapeutic applications
• "Pipeline-in-a-product" - maximizing value-per-asset and enabling near- and long-term opportunities in schizophrenia and dementia-related psychosis
Advancing late-stage clinical program
• Executing a comprehensive Phase 3 program in schizophrenia
• Pre-commercial activities
Leadership team uniquely steeped in neuroscience
• Successful track record in neuroscience drug discovery, clinical development and commercialization
• Building an organization to effectively develop and commercialize KarXT and the pipeline
Well-capitalized to execute on key programs
• Supports all R&D activities, including progressing KarXT to NDA submission
Significant need for treatments that deliver more meaningful results
Profound burden of disease exists despite widely available therapies
In the U.S., ~2.7M and ~1.2M individuals, respectively, have schizophrenia and dementia-related psychosis
Psychotic disorders are usually treated chronically with antipsychotic drugs which mechanistically act via dopaminergic or serotonergic pathways - sizeable opportunity for improved therapies with novel mechanisms of action
Available medications have varying levels of efficacy against positive symptoms, and most are accompanied by common and serious side effects that force patients and prescribers to consider trade-offs, resulting in patients cycling through multiple drugs and/or discontinuing use altogether
Physicians currently prescribe antipsychotic therapies to treat dementia-related psychosis, despite black box warnings for increased mortality in the elderly
KarXT: Proprietary lead product candidate
Leveraging our deep knowledge of the biology of muscarinic receptors
xanomeline
(muscarinic agonist)
trospium chloride
(muscarinic antagonist)
• Human proof-of-concept in double- blind, placebo-controlled trials in schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease
• Does not meaningfully cross the blood-brain barrier, limiting effects to peripheral tissues
• Trials enrolled >800 patients including 68 elderly patients for ≥ 1 year
• No known metabolic overlap with xanomeline
• Exclusively licensed from Eli Lilly
• Generic drug for overactive bladder used since the 1960s
Strong IP protection covering methods and compositions of KarXT, as well as co-formulation compositions, dose levels, and PK to 2039
Selective activation of muscarinic receptors in the brain
SystemPotential Impact on SymptomsCommentary
xanomeline + trospium = KarXT
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Pipeline with broad therapeutic potential
PRODUCT CANDIDATE | INDICATION | PRECLINICAL | PHASE 1 | PHASE 2 | PHASE 3 |
KarXT M1/M4 muscarinic agonist | Schizophrenia Psychosis | ||||
Schizophrenia Psychosis in adults with an inadequate response to standard of care | |||||
Schizophrenia Negative and cognitive symptoms* | |||||
Dementia-related Psychosis | |||||
KAR-201 Muscarinic-targeted drug candidate | Undisclosed | ||||
KAR-301 Muscarinic-targeted drug candidate | Undisclosed | ||||
KAR-401 Muscarinic-targeted drug candidate | Undisclosed | ||||
KAR-501 Target-agnostic drug candidate^ | Undisclosed |
^In collaboration with PsychoGenics; *Planning stage, ongoing collection of data in EMERGENT program & inadequate response trial
Significant progress in 1Q '21 with multiple milestones ahead
2020
2021 Year-to-Date
✓ Enrolling Phase 3 EMERGENT-2 and EMERGENT-4 ✓
✓ ✓ $322.3 million in cash, cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments*
✓
New England Journal of Medicine publication of data from EMERGENT-1
Preliminary results from first two cohorts in ongoing Phase 1b trial in healthy elderly volunteers
2021
• Initiate Phase 3 EMERGENT-3 trial in U.S. & EU in 1H '21
Issued patent with expiration date in 2039
✓ End-of-Phase 2 meeting with FDA confirming only one additional efficacy trial needed to support NDA
✓ Initiated Phase 3 EMERGENT-2 trial
✓ Expansion of organization and Board
• Initiate Phase 3 EMERGENT-5 trial in the U.S. in 1H '21
• Data from Cohort 3 in Phase 1b healthy elderly expected in 2Q '21
• Initiate Phase 2 trial evaluating KarXT in adults with an inadequate response to standard of care in 2H '21
• Advance new formulation of KarXT into the clinic
*As of December 31, 2020
KarXT in schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
• Schizophrenia is a chronic and often disabling brain condition affecting how a person thinks, feels and behaves
• Complex psychiatric syndrome defined by three major sets of symptoms
• Positive: delusions, hallucinations, thought disorder, agitation and disorganized behavior
• Negative: diminished emotional expression, avolition, reduced speaking, reduced feelings of pleasure and lack of motivation
• Cognitive: deficits in memory, concentration and executive functions, which have a major impact on daily functioning
• >21M patients with schizophrenia worldwide, with ~2.7M in the U.S.
• The life expectancy of people with schizophrenia is reduced by 10-20 years compared with the general population
• An estimated 4.9% of people with schizophrenia die by suicide - a rate that is far greater than the general population
• One of the top 15 leading causes of disability worldwide
Sources: Charlson 2018; Laursen 2014; Palmer 2005
Despite number of available treatments, there is a great need for more effective and safe treatments
10% to 30% of patients show little symptomatic improvement after multiple trials of first-generation antipsychotics | an additional 30% to 60% experience partial or inadequate improvement or unacceptable side effects during antipsychotic therapy |
• All current antipsychotics' MOAs inhibit dopaminergic and serotonergic signaling in the brain
• Up to 74% of patients cycle through multiple drugs within 18 months, many failing to find an effective therapy
• In some cases, efficacy is limited by side effects from current agents
• Patients discontinue due to side effect burden
• Side effects limit ability to titrate to an effective dose
Sources: Patel et al. 2014; Young et al. 2015; Lieberman et al. 2005; additional insights based on
Karuna-sponsored market research with psychiatrists and neurologists (n=36)
A new treatment paradigm for schizophrenia
KarXT Phase 3 program underway, with first trial initiated in December 2020
• Novel mechanism of action mediated via muscarinic cholinergic receptors, no blockade of dopamine or serotonin receptors
• Potential to address positive, negative and cognitive symptoms as monotherapy or in conjunction with standard of care
• EMERGENT-1 demonstrated robust efficacy across positive and negative symptoms, and improvements in cognition in exploratory endpoint analysis
• Generally well tolerated and not associated with the most common problematic adverse events of current antipsychotic medications in trials conducted to date - no sedation, EPS or weight gain vs. placebo
Greater rates of treatment response observed in KarXT vs. placebo for PANSS-Total and CGI-S
Robust antipsychotic effect in Phase 2 EMERGENT-1 trial
Clinically meaningful improvements at primary and secondary endpoint measures with KarXT
Clinically meaningful and statistically significant improvement in primary endpoint, PANSS total score (medical scale used for measuring symptom severity in patients living with schizophrenia)
KarXT demonstrated statistically significant improvements in key secondary endpoints, including PANSS-positive and PANSS-negative symptoms
Early (2 weeks) and sustained (entire 5 weeks) separation from placebo on primary and key secondary outcome measures
All efficacy analyses performed using the modified intent-to-treat (mITT) analysis set, defined as all randomized participants who received at least one dose of study medication and had a baseline and at least one post-baseline
PANSS assessment
Statistically significant improvement on primary endpoint
11.6-point improvement in PANSS total score at week 5 (effect size of 0.75)
PANSSChangefromBaseline
0
(LS mean change ± SEM)
-5
-10
-15
-20
Baseline mITT population
Week 2
Week 4
11.6-point improvement in PANSS total score at Week 5, p<0.0001 (-17.4 KarXT vs. -5.9 placebo)
Week 5
Favorable Cohen's d effect size
EMERGENT-1 effect size compares favorably with meta-analysis of trials of market leading antipsychotics
THERAPY | COHEN'S d | NUMBER OF STUDIES | NUMBER OF PATIENTS | PEAK SALES | YEAR APPROVED |
KarXT | 0.75 | 1 | 182 | - | - |
Risperidone | 0.58 | 15 | 3,036 | >$3B | 1993 |
Olanzapine | 0.55 | 19 | 3,298 | >$5B | 1996 |
Quetiapine | 0.43 | 8 | 2,140 | >$6B | 1997 |
Aripiprazole | 0.39 | 9 | 1,761 | >$9B | 2002 |
Lurasidone | 0.35 | 7 | 2,043 | >$3B | 2010 |
Source: Leucht et al. 2017 Am J Psych
Clinically meaningful improvement on key secondary endpoints
In hierarchical testing of five secondary endpoints, KarXT demonstrated statistically significant superior efficacy on prespecified endpoints 1-4 (all p<0.001)
• PANSS-positive subscale
• PANSS-negative subscale
• PANSS Marder negative factor
• CGI-S frequency counts
Prespecified secondary endpoint 5 was responder analysis, defined as % of CGI-S responders (endpoint CGI-S score of 1 or 2)
• Percentage of responders for KarXT compared with placebo: 5.6% vs. 1.4%, p=0.151
Exploratory analyses show trends toward improvements in cognitive battery
Larger benefits seen in patients with greater cognitive impairment at baseline in post-hoc analysisPlans to further evaluate cognition in the EMERGENT program trials via prespecified subgroup of patients with high baseline cognitive impairmentAssessments in longer-term studies or patients with stable psychosis needed to further evaluate cognitive symptoms
• Previous xanomeline trial in Alzheimer's disease showed peak cognitive benefit, similar to donepezil, after 2-3 months of treatment in trial completers (Bodick et al.)
Cognitive Test | Statistic (KarXT vs. placebo) | Value |
Composite Score* | p-value 0.11 | |
Cohen's d 0.24 |
*Composite score of five cognitive battery tests, including: Detection, Pediatric Groton Maze Learning, Identification, International Shopping List, One-Back
Cognitive performance resultsComposite score analysis stratification by baseline impairment
Statistic
(KarXT vs. placebo)
p-value
Cohen's d
High
Impairment | Impairment |
Median Split | Tertile Split* |
Middle | Lowest |
0.52 | 0.87 |
0.19 | 0.04 |
LowHighest
0.03 0.56
0.53 0.13
0.02 0.83
KarXT was well-tolerated and demonstrated favorable safety/tolerability in EMERGENT-1
Overall discontinuation rate (20% vs. 21%) and discontinuation rate due to TEAE (2.2% vs. 2.2%) for KarXT similar to placebo
Most common AEs (>5%) were mild to moderate in severity and did not lead to any discontinuations
Not associated with common problematic AEs of current antipsychotic medications
A majority of key cholinergic AEs appeared in the first week of treatment and were transient in nature
KarXT completion and AE rates similar to placebo
Adverse Events and Safety During the Treatment Period | |
KarXT (n=89) number (%) | Placebo (n=90) number (%) |
Patients with any TEAE 48 (53.9%) | 39 (43.3%) |
Patients with a serious TEAE 1 (1.1%) | 0 (0%) |
Patient with a severe TEAE 1 (1.1%) | 1 (1.1%) |
Patients with a TEAE leading to withdrawal 2 (2.2%) | 2 (2.2%) |
AEs ≥ 5% | |
Constipation 15 (16.9%) | 3 (3.3%) |
Nausea 15 (16.9%) | 4 (4.4%) |
Dry mouth 8 (9.0%) | 1 (1.1%) |
Dyspepsia 8 (9.0%) | 4 (4.4%) |
Vomiting 8 (9.0%) | 4 (4.4%) |
Headache 6 (6.7%) | 5 (5.6%) |
Somnolence 5 (5.6%) | 4 (4.4%) |
• The number of discontinuations due to TEAEs was equal in each treatment group (KarXT n=2; placebo n=2)
• All TEAEs were mild or moderate, with the exception of one serious AE: one patient on KarXT discontinued treatment, subsequently sought hospital care for worsening psychosis
• Most common AEs (>5%) were all mild or moderate in severity and did not lead to any discontinuations
KarXT was not associated with common problematic adverse events of current antipsychotics
Weight Related Observations | |
KarXT (n=89) | Placebo (n=90) |
Reported AE of weight increased - number (%) 3 (3.4%) | 4 (4.4%) |
Weight change from baseline to Week 5 - kg ± SD 1.5 ± 2.8 | 1.1 ± 3.5 |
Patients >7% weight increase at Week 5 - number (%) 2 (2.2%) | 5 (5.6%) |
BMI change from baseline to Week 5 - kg/m2 ± SD 0.5 ± 1.0 | 0.4 ± 1.2 |
Extrapyramidal Symptoms | |
Akathisia - number (%) 3 (3.4%)* | 0 (0%) |
Restlessness - number (%) 0 (0%) | 1 (1.1%) |
Simpson-Angus score mean change from baseline to Week 5 -0.1 ± 0.7 | -0.1 ± 0.6 |
Barnes akathisia mean change from baseline to Week 5 0.0 ± 0.2 | 0.0 ± 0.4 |
*3 patients who reported Akathisia in the KarXT arm all resolved spontaneously without changes in study drug and all patients scored a 0 at all time points on the Barnes akathisia scale
AE = adverse event
Phase 3 program currently enrolling
Robust program to support NDA filing requirements
EMERGENT-1 NCT03697252 | EMERGENT-2 NCT04659161 | EMERGENT-3 NCT04738123 | EMERGENT-4 NCT04659174 | EMERGENT-5 |
Phase 2 | Phase 3 | Phase 3 | Phase 3 | Phase 3 |
Efficacy and safety of KarXT vs. placebo | Efficacy and safety of KarXT vs. placebo Long-term safety & tolerability of KarXT | |||
5-week, 1:1 randomized, flexible-dose, double-blind, placebo-controlled inpatient trial | 5-week, 1:1 randomized, flexible-dose, double-blind, placebo-controlled inpatient trial 52-week, open-label, outpatient extension of EMERGENT-2 & 3 52-week, open-label, outpatient trial | |||
Complete | Enrolling Initiation 1H 2021 Enrolling Initiation 1H 2021 |
EMERGENT-1, one successful Phase 3 efficacy and safety trial, and additional safety data to meet regulatory requirements would be acceptable to support NDA filing in schizophrenia
NDA = New Drug Application
EMERGENT-2 & 3 trial design mirrors successful EMERGENT-1 trial
Screening Period
Washout of prior oral lithium and/or antipsychotics > 2 weeks
50/20^ KarXT BID Days 1-2 | 100/20^ KarXT BID Days 3-7 | Flexible Dosing 100/20^ KarXT BID Optional increase to 125/30^ KarXT BID* Days 8-35 |
KEY
^
xanomeline/trospium (mg/mg)
* Titration based only on tolerability
Start of trial
Treatment Period
Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled inpatient phase
Days 1-35
End of trial (Week 5) R Patients randomized
EMERGENT-2 & 3 maintain key attributes of EMERGENT-1
EMERGENT-1 NCT03697252 | EMERGENT-2 NCT04659161 | EMERGENT-3 NCT04738123 |
Site location U.S. U.S. U.S. & EU | ||
Enrollment size 180 adults with schizophrenia 246 adults with schizophrenia | ||
Primary endpoint Change from baseline in Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) total score (Week 5) | ||
Randomization & dosing 1:1 randomization to either placebo or flexible dose of KarXT (100/20 or 125/30 KarXT BID) | ||
Baseline symptom severity PANSS total score between 80 and 120 |
Potential to change the standard of care in schizophrenia
First-in-class features, best-in-class attributes
KarXT in Dementia-related Psychosis
Dementia-related Psychosis
Dementia-related psychosis (DRP) affects the elderly population suffering from Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's and other underlying dementias
• Neuropsychiatric symptoms are observed in ~60% to 90% of all patients with dementia (e.g., psychosis, agitation, aggression, paranoia)
• Symptoms become more prevalent with increased disease severity
Psychosis in patients with dementia is treated off-label with antipsychotics
• Antipsychotics associated with a black box warnings for increased mortality in elderly dementia patients
• Targeting the dopaminergic pathway is associated with side effects that can cause further harm to patients with DRP, such as EPS and sedation
Potential therapeutic benefit of KarXT in DRP
Ongoing Phase 1b trial in healthy elderly volunteers to inform potential Phase 2 trial in DRP
• Potential therapeutic benefit in DRP supported by robust antipsychotic effect demonstrated in double-blind, placebo- controlled 6-month Phase 2 trial evaluating xanomeline in patients with Alzheimer's disease (n=343)
• Xanomeline demonstrated dose-dependent remission of multiple psychotic symptoms vs. placebo
• Xanomeline was also observed to reduce the emergence of psychotic symptoms over the course of the 6-month trial in patients who did not have psychotic symptoms at trial initiation
• Potential applicability to address behavioral, psychiatric and cognitive symptoms
• Cognitive benefit on ADAS-cog similar to donepezil (Aricept®) in completers analysis
ADAS-cog = Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive Subscale
Ongoing Phase 1b trial in healthy elderly volunteers
Dose-ranging trial to select optimal KarXT dose for Phase 2 trial in DRP
Multi-cohort, placebo-controlled Phase 1b dose-ranging trial evaluating the safety and tolerability of KarXT in healthy elderly volunteers
• Evaluating different doses and ratios of xanomeline and trospium in healthy elderly volunteers to determine highest tolerated dose on an individual basis
• Utilizing flexible dosing protocol over 2-3 weeks
• Dose increased in healthy elderly volunteers based on tolerability as determined by the clinician
• 16 subjects per cohort; 3:1 randomization (KarXT or placebo)
Similar design to previous Phase 1 dose-ranging trial in healthy adult volunteers; insights from trial informed dosing and titration in EMERGENT-1
• Four cohort trial evaluating doses and ratios of xanomeline and trospium to determine highest tolerated dose in adult volunteers
• KarXT co-formulation with 200 mg xanomeline total daily dose provided equivalent exposures to xanomeline-only 225 mg dose (co-formulation increased exposure by ~10%)
Leveraging insights from completed cohorts in Phase 1b trial
Insights from completed KarXT and xanomeline trials help inform next steps in DRP
Preliminary results from Cohorts 1 and 2
• Majority of healthy elderly volunteers were titrated to xanomeline doses of 150-200 mg when dosed with KarXT three times per day
• Achieved xanomeline blood levels comparable, or slightly higher than, EMERGENT-1 trial
• Pro- and anti-cholinergic AEs observed were similar to those seen in prior trials of KarXT
• Majority of AEs (>80%) rated as mild
• No syncopal events observed
• Cohort 1: one SAE of urinary retention was reported, likely related to the higher dose of trospium compared to Cohort 2
• Cohort 2: no SAEs; all AEs rated mild or moderate
Insights from trial inform next steps
• Data suggest that a lower dose ratio of trospium to xanomeline was better tolerated by healthy elderly volunteers compared to ratios used in Phase 1 trials in healthy adult volunteers and EMERGENT program
• Cohort 3 will serve to further refine the dose range of xanomeline and trospium and titration protocol for the planned Phase 2 trial in DRP
We believe that potentially therapeutic doses of KarXT can be administered to elderly adults while maintaining a favorable tolerability profile, providing a path to a Phase 2 trial evaluating KarXT in DRP
SAE = serious adverse event; AE = adverse event
Corporate updates
Strong intellectual property portfolio
Regulatory exclusivity
• Xanomeline was never approved in any market, and as such, KarXT qualifies as an NCE
• 7.5 years of regulatory exclusivity in the U.S. (inclusive of 5-year NCE protection and statutory 30-month patent stay)
• Pediatric extension would add 6 months of exclusivity to regulatory exclusivity and issued patents
• Any ANDA filing would need to provide bioequivalence to both xanomeline and trospium together
• There is no generic xanomeline to potentially prescribe to be used in combination with generic trospium
Patent Family 1
• Foundational patents covering methods and compositions of KarXT
• Seven issued patents in the U.S., EU and Canada; pending applications in Japan and Hong Kong
• Expiration date in 2030 + potential multi-year PTE + potential 6-month pediatric extension
Patent Family 2
• U.S. patent covering co-formulation compositions, xanomeline and trospium dose levels, and PK with expiration date in 2039 + potential PTE + 6-month pediatric extension
NCE = new chemical entity; ANDA = abbreviated new drug application; PTE = patent term extension
Milestones and goals
2020
✓ End-of-Phase 2 meeting with FDA confirming only one additional efficacy trial needed to support NDA
✓ Initiated Phase 3 EMERGENT-2 trial
✓ Expansion of organization and board
2021
Well funded to support schizophrenia clinical development program to NDA submission
$322.3 million in cash, cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments as of December 31, 2020
✓ Enrolling Phase 3 EMERGENT-2 and EMERGENT-4 trials
✓ New England Journal of Medicine publication of data from EMERGENT-1
✓ Preliminary results from first two cohorts in ongoing Phase 1b trial in healthy elderly volunteers
✓ Issued patent with expiration date in 2039 + potential PTE + pediatric extension
• Initiate Phase 3 EMERGENT-3 trial in U.S. & EU in 1H '21
• Initiate Phase 3 EMERGENT-5 trial in the U.S. in 1H '21
• Data from Cohort 3 in Phase 1b healthy elderly expected in 2Q '21
• Initiate Phase 2 trial evaluating KarXT in adults with an inadequate response to standard of care in 2H '21
• Advance new formulation of KarXT into the clinic
NDA = new drug application; PTE = patent term extension
Appendix
Xanomeline in Alzheimer's disease
Significant remission of psychotic symptoms observed in Phase 2 trial
Percent of patients with symptom at baseline whose symptoms stopped during treatment (ITT analysis)
60%
p=0.003 (p=0.008)p=0.020 (p=0.005)p=0.063 (p=0.021)p=0.063 (p=0.028)p=0.011 (p=0.017)p=0.066 (p=0.012)p=0.003 (p=0.015)
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
HallucinationsCompullsiivneensessDelusions
Suspiciousness
Placebo
75 mg/d
150 mg/d
225 mg/d
xanomeline alone
Source: Bodick et al. 1997
Vocal OutburstsMood SwingsUnsafe Use of
Appliances
p value is 225 mg/d xanomeline vs. placebo
(p value is dose-response analysis)
Xanomeline in Alzheimer's disease
Significant prevention of psychosis observed in Phase 2 trial
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
p=0.011 (p=0.012)
Percent of patients who developed symptom during trial (ITT analysis)
p=0.001 (p=0.001)p=0.001 (p=0.003)p=0.002 (p=0.002)p=0.017 (p=0.019)p=0.001 (p<0.001)p=0.013 (p=0.004)
Hallucinations
Delusion s
Suspiciousness
Vocal Outburst
Placebo
75 mg/d
150 mg/d
225 mg/d
xanomeline alone
Source: Bodick et al. 1997
Agitation
Wandering
Fearfulness
p value is 225 mg/d xanomeline vs. placebo
(p value is dose-response analysis)
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