Neumora Therapeutics announces NMRA-266 IND clearance, initiation Phase 1 study

Neumora Therapeutics announced the initiation of a Phase 1 single ascending dose / multiple ascending dose study evaluating NMRA-266 in healthy adult participants. NMRA-266 is a highly selective positive allosteric modulator of the M4 muscarinic receptor that Neumora is developing as a treatment for schizophrenia and other neuropsychiatric disorders. “The initiation of this Phase 1 study is an important step in the development of NMRA-266. In pre-clinical studies NMRA-266 demonstrated a favorable pharmacologic profile that includes high potency and selectivity for the M4 receptor subtype, meriting its advancement into the clinic,” said Robert Lenz, M.D. Ph.D., executive vice president and head of research and development, Neumora. “With its pre-clinical profile and clinical validation of the M4 muscarinic receptor class in treating schizophrenia, we believe that NMRA-266 has strong potential as a treatment for neuropsychiatric disorders.” Neumora believes that as a selective M4 receptor-positive allosteric modulator, NMRA-266 has the potential to deliver antipsychotic efficacy, while minimizing the side effects associated with current antipsychotics and other non-selective muscarinic agonists.