Avalo Therapeutics says AVTX-002 did not meet primary endpoint in Phase 2 trial

Avalo Therapeutics announced topline results from the Phase 2 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial evaluating AVTX-002 in patients with poorly controlled non-eosinophilic asthma. The trial did not meet its primary endpoint, measured by the reduction in asthma-related events. AVTX-002 demonstrated a favorable safety and tolerability profile. AVTX-002 significantly reduced LIGHT levels for the study duration indicating target engagement. Additionally, an exploratory analysis revealed a positive trend in reduction of asthma related events in patients treated with AVTX-002 as compared to placebo within a substantial sub-population of patients with elevated baseline LIGHT levels. Dr. Michael Wechsler, Professor of Medicine, Director of Asthma Program at National Jewish Health and the PEAK Trial’s Principal Investigator, said: “Although this study did not reach its primary endpoint in this patient population, we have identified a positive trend in a sub-population of patients with high baseline LIGHT levels. This is exciting because it gives us a potential novel biomarker for treatment in patients with severe non-eosinophilic asthma, for whom new therapies are urgently needed. Further analyses to better characterize the patients that responded to this novel treatment are ongoing and should inform future studies in asthma where regulation of LIGHT could be beneficial for these patients.”