Lysogene Awarded Innovation Passport by the UK MHRA for the GM1 Gangliosidosis Program

• First step in the recent UK MHRA initiative to accelerate the development and access to innovative medicines in the UK
• New designation acknowledges again regulator’s position on the potential of Lysogene’s LYS-GM101 program for patients with GM1 gangliosidosis

PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Regulatory News:

Lysogene (FR0013233475 – LYS) (Paris:LYS), a phase 3 gene therapy platform Company targeting central nervous system (CNS) diseases, announced today that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has awarded LYS-GM101 investigational gene therapy an ‘Innovation Passport’ for the treatment of GM1 gangliosidosis under the United Kingdom’s (UK) Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway (ILAP). The decision was made by the ILAP Steering Group, which is comprised of representatives from MHRA, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC), All Wales Therapeutics and Toxicology Centre (AWTTC) and representatives from the ILAP Patient and Public Reference Group.

The Innovation Passport is the entry point to ILAP, designed to accelerate the development and access to promising medicines in the UK, thereby facilitating and improving patient access to new medicines.

“We are very pleased to have been granted the Innovation Passport,” stated Marie Deneux, Chief Regulatory Officer & QA of Lysogene. “Ensuring LYS-GM101 reaches patients with GM1 gangliosidosis is one of Lysogene’s key priority. We will now work together with the MHRA and its partners to create a product-specific target development profile (TDP) for LYS-GM101, with the goal of facilitating early patient access to the gene therapy treatment”.

ILAP was introduced by MHRA in January 2021 and is aimed at facilitating development of and patients’ access to promising innovative medicinal products. The regulatory pathway involves close engagement with other stakeholders, including patient representatives. Other benefits of ILAP include a 150-day accelerated assessment, rolling review and a continuous benefit risk assessment.

About LYS-GM101
LYS-GM101 is currently in clinical development. P1-GM-101 (NCT04273269) is an open-label, 2 stage adaptive clinical trial with natural history data as external control, conducted at four clinical sites, including one site in the UK. Within P1-GM-101, a video outcome and parent interview sub-study is being conducted, which data will be complementary to the clinical endpoints. In addition, a collection of natural history data using interview and video assessments captured at home by parents/caregivers of their child with GM1 gangliosidosis was launched in early 2020 and is ongoing (NCT04310163). LYS-GM101 has also been granted orphan designation in the European Union (EU) and the United States (US), and rare pediatric disease designation and fast track designation in the US.

About Lysogene
Lysogene is a gene therapy Company focused on the treatment of orphan diseases of the central nervous system (CNS). The Company has built a unique capability to enable a delivery of gene therapies to the CNS to treat lysosomal diseases and other genetic disorders of the CNS. A phase 2/3 clinical trial in MPS IIIA in partnership with Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. is ongoing. An adaptive clinical trial in GM1 gangliosidosis is ongoing. In accordance with the agreements signed between Lysogene and Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc., Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. will hold exclusive commercial rights to LYS-SAF302 in the United States and markets outside Europe; and Lysogene will maintain commercial exclusivity of LYS-SAF302 in Europe. Lysogene has also entered into an exclusive worldwide license agreement with SATT Conectus for a gene therapy candidate for the treatment of the Fragile X syndrome, a genetic disease related to autism. www.lysogene.com.

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