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Alzamend Neuro Announces Positive Topline Data
from Phase 1 First-in-Human Clinical Trial for AL001 Treatment of Dementia Related to Alzheimer's
Data show that AL001 is bioequivalent to
the marketed lithium carbonate product and the shapes of the lithium plasma concentration versus time curves are similar
TAMPA, FL, December 17, 2021 -- Alzamend Neuro,
Inc. (Nasdaq: ALZN) ("Alzamend"), an early clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel products
for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases and psychiatric disorders, today announced that it has received positive topline data
from its Phase 1 clinical trial for AL001. The purpose of the Phase 1 first-in-human study was to determine the pharmacokinetics, safety
and tolerability of AL001 so as to target doses for a planned Phase 2 multiple ascending dose study in Alzheimer's patients. AL001
is a lithium-delivery system; it is a lithium-salicylate-L-proline engineered ionic co-crystal under development as an oral treatment
for patients with dementia related to mild, moderate, and severe cognitive impairment associated with Alzheimer's disease.
During this Phase 1 first-in-human trial, participants
received a single dose of AL001 containing lithium in an amount equivalent to 150 mg lithium carbonate; this is the dose proposed by the
inventors as likely appropriate for Alzheimer's treatment when given three times daily. Currently, marketed immediate-release lithium
carbonate 300 mg are given three times daily; for example, lithium carbonate 300 mg three times daily is a dose commonly used for bipolar
affective disorders. It can be difficult to set the appropriate dose of lithium carbonate and other lithium products due to the small
margin between effective and toxic blood levels and to avoid side effects or inadequate treatment outcomes.
"This is amazing news," said Stephan
Jackman, Chief Executive Officer of Alzamend. "We see the possibility of providing the benefits from lithium at up to 50% of the
currently approved lithium carbonate dosage, with the potential for better outcomes and with elimination of the need for lithium therapeutic
drug monitoring. Moreover, the data confirms AL001's potential as a replacement of the current lithium-based treatments and may
provide a treatment to the over 40 million Americans suffering from Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases and psychiatric
Dose-adjusted relative bioavailability analyses
of the rate and extent of lithium absorption indicate that AL001 is bioequivalent to the marketed 300 mg lithium carbonate product and
the shapes of the lithium plasma concentration versus time curves are similar. AL001 salicylate plasma concentrations were observed to
be well tolerated and consistently within safe limits and the safety profiles of both AL001 and the marketed lithium carbonate capsule
Such findings may allow the Company to reduce
or eliminate the need for Phase 2 and 3 studies of efficacy and/or safety of AL001 in such indications as bipolar/affective disorders
in which lithium efficacy has been established. Bioequivalence may have utility for AL001 when seeking approval for the indications of
currently marketed lithium products, and for new indications as a benchmark for safety. Given the systemic pharmacokinetic similarity
to marketed immediate-release lithium carbonate products, AL001 may be dosed three times daily in the planned Phase 2 study, a multiple
ascending dose safety study in Alzheimer's patients.
Mr. Jackman added, "We look forward to swiftly
initiating a Phase 2 multiple ascending dose study involving Alzheimer's patients in the second quarter of 2022. Additionally, we
look forward to pursuing investigational new drug applications with the United States Food and Drug Administration during 2022 for bipolar
disorder, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder indication, and given the major unfilled public health need in these indications,
we intend to seek expedited regulatory interaction."
AL001 is a patented ionic cocrystal technology
delivering lithium via a therapeutic crystal-engineered combination of lithium, L-proline and salicylate, known as AL001 or LiProSal,
through two royalty-bearing exclusive worldwide licenses from the University of South Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
Based on preclinical data, AL001 treatment prevents
cognitive deficits, depression, and irritability in APPSWE/PS1dE9 mice, and has shown an improvement of associative learning and memory
and irritability compared with lithium carbonate treatments, supporting the potential of this lithium formulation for the treatment of
Alzheimer's disease and psychiatric disorders. Lithium has been marketed for more than 35 years and human toxicology regarding lithium
use has been well-characterized, potentially allowing Alzamend to rely upon this existing data, potentially reducing the regulatory burden
About Alzamend Neuro
Alzamend Neuro is an early clinical-stage biopharmaceutical
company focused on developing novel products for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases and psychiatric disorders, including Alzheimer's.
Our mission is to rapidly develop and market safe and effective treatments. Our current pipeline consists of two novel therapeutic drug
candidates, AL001 - a patented ionic cocrystal technology delivering lithium via a therapeutic combination of lithium, proline and salicylate,
and AL002 - a patented method using a mutant-peptide sensitized cell as a cell-based therapeutic vaccine that seeks to restore the ability
of a patient's immunological system to combat Alzheimer's. Both of our product candidates are licensed from the University
of South Florida Research Foundation, Inc. pursuant to royalty-bearing exclusive worldwide licenses.
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