Intellia Announces Positive Two-Year Follow-Up Data from Ongoing Phase 1 Study of Nexiguran Ziclumeran (nex-z), in Patients with Hereditary Transthyretin (ATTR) Amyloidosis with Polyneuropathy at Peripheral Nerve Society Annual Meeting
May 18 2025 - 7:25AM
Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTLA), a leading clinical-stage
gene editing company focused on revolutionizing medicine with
CRISPR-based therapies, today announced positive two-year follow-up
data from the ongoing Phase 1 trial of investigational nexiguran
ziclumeran (nex-z) for the treatment of hereditary ATTR amyloidosis
with polyneuropathy (ATTRv-PN). Results were shared in an oral
presentation on Sunday, May 18 at the 2025 Peripheral Nerve Society
(PNS) Annual Meeting in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. The Phase 3
MAGNITUDE-2 trial design of nex-z in ATTRv-PN was also exhibited in
a poster presentation.
“We are pleased to share new findings at PNS, which continue to
support our growing body of evidence that a single dose of nex-z
leads to deep, durable and consistent reductions in serum TTRs,
with evidence of disease stability or clinically meaningful
improvements in neuropathic impairment measures through two years,”
said Intellia President and Chief Executive Officer John Leonard,
M.D. “These data are also the first to show improvement in patients
who had previously progressed on patisiran, further validating the
hypothesis that increasingly deep reductions in TTR levels may lead
to improved outcomes in ATTR amyloidosis.”
ATTRv-PN Results
- Rapid, Deep and Durable
Serum TTR Reduction: Across patients who received a
one-time dose of 0.3 mg/kg or higher (n=33), the mean serum TTR
reduction by Day 28 was 90% (corresponding mean absolute serum TTR
level of 23.8 µg/mL), with levels remaining virtually unchanged for
at least 24 months.
- Evidence of Disease
Modification on Clinical and Biomarker Measures: Favorable
trends indicating stability or improvement were observed in
patients with ATTRv-PN, including six patients previously on
patisiran for a mean(sd) of 5.5(1.7) years, who had evidence of
disease progression prior to entering the study. Stability or
improvement was based on evaluation of multiple clinical and
biomarker measures, including Neuropathy Impairment Score (NIS),
modified Neuropathy Impairment Score +7 (mNIS+7), modified BMI
(mBMI), Norfolk Quality of Life-Diabetic Neuropathy (QoL-DN)
questionnaire and neurofilament light chain (NfL). Among the 18
patients in whom a mNIS+7 assessment was completed at 24 months, 14
out of 18 demonstrated a clinically meaningful improvement of ≥4
points as of the April 11, 2025 data cutoff, including 5 of the 6
patients who were previously progressing on patisiran. The clinical
and biomarker measure results are detailed in the table below.
Clinical and Biomarker Measures |
Change from Baseline at Month 12 |
Change from Baseline at Month 24 |
Part 1: Dose-escalation portion N=15* |
NIS, mean (SD) |
-2.0 (5.3) |
-4.5 (7.4) |
Part 2: Dose expansion portion N=21* |
NIS, mean (SD) |
-2.1 (10.2) |
-5.2 (10.7) |
mNIS+7, mean (SD) (overall) |
-0.6 (11.1) |
-8.5 (9.6) |
mNIS+7, mean (SD) (patients previously on patisiran) † |
-6.3 (11.6) |
-6.5 (9.8) |
Full cohort N=36‡ |
Norfolk QoL-DN, mean (SD)** |
-3.5 (21.0) |
-8.5 (19.3) |
NfL (% change from baseline)*** |
-8.6 (41.7) |
N/A |
mBMI, mean (SD)** |
13.4 (93.2) |
39.0 (87.1) |
* Data cutoff April 11, 2025; ** Data cutoff August 21, 2024;
*** Data cutoff April 12, 2024; † N=6; ‡ 24-month data in 19
patients; N/A: Data not available at Month 24 Negative change
reflects improvement in the following results: NIS, mNIS+7, Norfolk
QoL-DN and NfL Positive change reflects improvement in mBMI Study
is ongoing and reported results reflect the available data as of
the data cutoff
- Safety: Nex-z has been generally well
tolerated as of the data cutoff date across all patients and at all
dose levels tested. The most commonly reported treatment-related
adverse events were infusion-related reactions, which were mild or
moderate, and did not result in any discontinuations. Observed
liver enzyme abnormalities were not considered serious, were
asymptomatic and resolved spontaneously without medical
intervention or sequela.
The presentation will be available on the Scientific
Publications & Presentations section of intelliatx.com.
About the Nexiguran Ziclumeran (nex-z, also known as
NTLA-2001) Clinical ProgramThe global Phase 1 trial is an
ongoing open-label, multi-center, two-part study of NTLA-2001 in
adults with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis with
polyneuropathy (ATTRv-PN) or transthyretin amyloidosis with
cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM). Part 1 of the ATTRv-PN arm of the study
is an open-label, single-ascending dose escalation cohort and Part
2 is an open-label, single-dose expansion cohort. Visit
clinicaltrials.gov (NCT04601051) for more details.
About the MAGNITUDE-2 StudyThe pivotal Phase 3
MAGNITUDE-2 clinical trial is a randomized, double-blind,
placebo-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of
nexiguran ziclumeran (nex-z) in approximately 50 patients with
hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis with polyneuropathy
(ATTRv-PN). The primary endpoints of the study are a change in
modified neuropathy impairment score and a change in serum TTR
levels. Adult patients with ATTRv-PN will be randomized 1:1 to
receive a single 55 mg infusion of nex-z or placebo. For more
information on MAGNITUDE-2 (NCT06672237), please
visit clinicaltrials.gov.
About Nex-zBased on Nobel Prize-winning
CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology, nex-z has the potential to
become the first one-time treatment for transthyretin (ATTR)
amyloidosis. Nex-z is designed to inactivate the TTR gene that
encodes for the transthyretin (TTR) protein. Interim Phase 1
clinical data showed the administration of nex-z led to consistent,
deep and long-lasting TTR reduction. Intellia leads development and
commercialization of nex-z as part of a multi-target discovery,
development and commercialization collaboration with Regeneron
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
About Transthyretin (ATTR)
AmyloidosisTransthyretin amyloidosis, or ATTR amyloidosis,
is a rare, progressive and fatal disease. Hereditary ATTR (ATTRv)
amyloidosis occurs when a person is born with mutations in the TTR
gene, which causes the liver to produce structurally abnormal
transthyretin (TTR) protein with a propensity to misfold. These
damaged proteins build up as amyloid in the body, causing serious
complications in multiple tissues, including the heart, nerves and
digestive system. ATTRv amyloidosis predominantly manifests as
polyneuropathy (ATTRv-PN), which can lead to nerve damage, or
cardiomyopathy (ATTRv-CM), which can lead to heart failure. Some
individuals without the genetic mutation produce non-mutated, or
wild-type TTR proteins that become unstable over time, misfolding
and aggregating in disease-causing amyloid deposits. This
condition, called wild-type ATTR (ATTRwt) amyloidosis, primarily
affects the heart. There are an estimated 50,000 people worldwide
living with ATTRv amyloidosis and between 200,000 and 500,000
people with ATTRwt amyloidosis. There is no known cure for ATTR
amyloidosis and currently available medications are limited to
slowing accumulation of misfolded TTR protein.
About Intellia TherapeuticsIntellia
Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTLA) is a leading clinical-stage
gene editing company focused on revolutionizing medicine with
CRISPR-based therapies. Since its inception, Intellia has focused
on leveraging gene editing technology to develop novel,
first-in-class medicines that address important unmet medical needs
and advance the treatment paradigm for patients. Intellia’s deep
scientific, technical and clinical development experience, along
with its people, is helping set the standard for a new class of
medicine. To harness the full potential of gene editing, Intellia
continues to expand the capabilities of its CRISPR-based platform
with novel editing and delivery technologies. Learn more
at intelliatx.com and follow
us @intelliatx.
Forward-Looking Statements This press release
contains “forward-looking statements” of Intellia Therapeutics,
Inc. (“Intellia” or the “Company”) within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, express
or implied statements regarding Intellia’s beliefs and expectations
regarding: the safety, tolerability, efficacy, success and
advancement of its clinical programs for nexiguran ziclumeran or
“nex-z” (also known as NTLA-2001) for transthyretin (“ATTR”)
amyloidosis, including the ability to successfully complete its
global Phase 3 MAGNITUDE-2 study for hereditary ATTR amyloidosis
with polyneuropathy (“ATTRv-PN”) pursuant to its clinical trial
applications and investigational new drug submissions; its belief
that enrollment continues to progress well in the MAGNITUDE-2
study; its belief that a single dose of nex-z leads to deep,
durable and consistent reductions in serum TTR and that
increasingly deep reductions in TTR levels leads to improved
outcomes; and its expectation to be able to support the submission
of a biologics license application for nex-z for the treatment of
ATTRv-PN by 2028.Any forward-looking statements in this press
release are based on management’s current expectations and beliefs
of future events and are subject to a number of risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
and adversely from those set forth in or implied by such
forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include,
but are not limited to: risks related to Intellia’s ability to
protect and maintain its intellectual property position; risks
related to valid third party intellectual property; risks related
to Intellia’s relationship with third parties, including its
licensors and licensees; risks related to the ability of its
licensors to protect and maintain their intellectual property
position; uncertainties related to regulatory agencies’ evaluation
of regulatory filings and other information related to our product
candidates, including nex-z; uncertainties related to the
authorization, initiation and conduct of studies and other
development requirements for our product candidates, including
uncertainties related to regulatory approvals to conduct clinical
trials, including our ability to enroll the Phase 3 MAGNITUDE-2
study for ATTRv-PN; the risk that any one or more of Intellia’s
product candidates, including nex-z, will not be successfully
developed and commercialized; the risk that the results of
preclinical studies or clinical studies will not be predictive of
future results in connection with future studies for the same
product candidate or Intellia’s other product candidates; and risks
related to Intellia’s reliance on collaborations, including that
its collaboration with Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. will not
continue or will not be successful. For a discussion of these and
other risks and uncertainties, and other important factors, any of
which could cause Intellia’s actual results to differ from those
contained in the forward-looking statements, see the section
entitled “Risk Factors” in Intellia’s most recent annual report on
Form 10-K and quarterly report on Form 10-Q, as well as discussions
of potential risks, uncertainties, and other important factors in
Intellia’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. All information in this press release is as of the date
of the release, and Intellia undertakes no duty to update this
information unless required by law.
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