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OR27-03 Oral Infigratinib Treatment Is Well Tolerated And Significantly Increases Height Velocity In Children With Achondroplasia: Month 6 Results From The PROPEL 2 Dose-finding Study

Abstract Disclosure: R. Savarirayan: Advisory Board Member; Self; Ascendis Pharma, BioMarin, QED Therapeutics, Sanofi. Consulting Fee; Self; BioMarin. Grant Recipient; Self; Ascendis Pharma, BioMarin, QED Therapeutics, Theracon. Research Investigator; Self; Ascendis Pharma, BioMarin, QED Therapeutics, Theracon. J. De Bergua: None. P. Arundel: None. J. Salles: None. V. Saraff: None. B. Delgado: None. A. Leiva-Gea: None. H. McDevitt: None. M.P. Nicolino: None. M. Rossi: Advisory Board Member; Self; BioMarin. M. Salcedo: None. V. Cormier-Daire: Advisory Board Member; Self; BioMarin. M. Skae: None. P. Kannu: Advisory Board Member; Self; Novartis, Ipsen. Grant Recipient; Self; CIHR. M.B. Bober: Advisory Board Member; Self; Biomarin. Consulting Fee; Self; Ascendis Pharma, BioMarin, Pfizer, QED Therapeutics. Grant Recipient; Self; Ascendis Pharma, BioMarin, Pfizer, QED Therapeutics. Research Investigator; Self; Ascendis Pharma, BioMarin, Pfizer, QED Therapeutics. J. Phillips: None. H. Saal: Advisory Board Member; Self; Alexion. Grant Recipient; Self; Alexion, BioMarin, Pfizer, QED Therapeutics. Research Investigator; Self; Alexion, BioMarin, Pfizer, QED Therapeutics. P. Harmatz: Consulting Fee; Self; Audentes, Aeglea, Homology, JCR, Denali, Inventiva, Paradigm, Capsida, Chiesi, Avrobio. Grant Recipient; Self; BioMarin, Inventiva. Research Investigator; Self; BioMarin, Shire/Takeda, QED, RegenXbio, Denali, Ascendis, Amicus, Allievex, JCR, Orphazyme, Idorsia, Sangamo. C.P. Burren: Grant Recipient; Self; Amgen, Pfizer, QED Therapeutics. Research Investigator; Self; Amgen, Pfizer, QED Therapeutics. T. Candler: None. T. Cho: Employee; Self; QED Therapeutics. Stock Owner; Self; QED Therapeutics. E. Muslimova: Employee; Self; QED Therapeutics. Stock Owner; Self; QED Therapeutics. R. Weng: Employee; Self; QED Therapeutics. Stock Owner; Self; QED Therapeutics. S. Raj: None. J. Hoover-Fong: Consulting Fee; Self; Pfizer/Therachon, BioMarin, QED Therapeutics, Sanofi, Ascendis Pharma. Grant Recipient; Self; Pfizer/Therachon, BioMarin, Ascendis Pharma. Research Investigator; Self; Pfizer/Therachon, BioMarin, Ascendis Pharma. M. Irving: Advisory Board Member; Self; Ascendis Pharma, BioMarin, QED Therapeutics, Sanofi, Therachon/Pfizer. Speaker; Self; BioMarin, QED Therapeutics. D. Rogoff: Employee; Self; QED Therapeutics. Stock Owner; Self; QED Therapeutics. Background: Achondroplasia (ACH), the most common short-limbed skeletal dysplasia, is characterized by impaired endochondral ossification resulting from gain-of-function pathogenic variants in the fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) gene, a negative regulator of endochondral bone growth. People with ACH are at risk for several significant co-morbidities, including compression of the brainstem due to foramen magnum stenosis, sleep-disordered breathing, chronic otitis media with conductive hearing loss, and symptomatic spinal stenosis. Infigratinib is an oral, selective FGFR1-3 tyrosine kinase inhibitor being investigated for the treatment of children with ACH in a phase 2 interventional study (PROPEL 2). Methods: PROPEL 2 (NCT04265651) is a phase 2 dose-finding, open-label study of infigratinib in children 3−11 years of age with ACH who participated for ≥6 months in PROPEL (NCT04035811), a non-interventional clinical assessment study. The PROPEL 2 dose-escalation (DE) phase comprises 5 ascending dose cohorts ranging from 0.016 mg/kg/day to 0.25 mg/kg/day. The primary endpoints are safety; change from baseline (BL) in annualized height velocity (AHV); and infigratinib pharmacokinetics in this population. Secondary endpoints include changes from BL in body proportions, and changes in quality of life. Other parameters of disease burden are evaluated as exploratory endpoints. Summary: Children enrolled in the PROPEL 2 DE phase completed ≥6 months of treatment at the assigned cohort dose. Cohorts 1-3 (n=37; doses 0.016, 0.032, and 0.064 mg/kg/day) did not show a significant increase in AHV and these doses were assessed as non-efficacious. Treatment at the cohort 4 dose (0.128 mg/kg/day) resulted in an increase in AHV from BL of 1.52 cm/year in children ≥5 years old (n=11; p=0.02). Infigratinib at the cohort 5 dose (n=10 with month 6 data, 0.25 mg/kg/day) resulted in a significant mean increase from BL of 3.03 cm/year (p=0.0022). In children considered responders (Δ in AHV ≥25% from BL, n=8/10), the mean change in AHV at the cohort 5 dose was +3.81±1.8 cm/year, with a median of +4.14 cm/year. Infigratinib was well tolerated with no serious AEs or AEs that led to study discontinuation, with most AEs mild or moderate in severity. At the cohort 5 dose level, no grade 3 AEs or treatment-related AEs were reported. Conclusion: Oral infigratinib in children with ACH, up to a dose of 0.25 mg/kg/day, was well tolerated and showed dose-dependent increases in AHV, with a significant mean change from BL of +3.03cm/year at the cohort 5 dose. The safety and efficacy of this oral, once-daily dose of infigratinib at 0.25 mg/kg/day will be further explored in a phase 3 randomized controlled study. If these phase 2 data are confirmed, infigratinib could potentially offer children with ACH the first safe and effective oral therapy to improve growth, enhance functionality and decrease medical complications. Presentation: Saturday, June 17, 2023

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OR21-05 Low-dose Infigratinib, An Oral Selective Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor (FGFR) Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor, Demonstrates Activity In Murine Models Of Achondroplasia And Hypochondroplasia

Abstract Disclosure: E. Muslimova: Employee; Self; QED Therapeutics. Stock Owner; Self; QED Therapeutics. B. Demuynck: None. L. Loisay: None. M. Paull: Employee; Self; QED Therapeutics. Stock Owner; Self; QED Therapeutics. L. Legeai-Mallet: None. Background: FGFR3 is a negative regulator of bone growth and gain-of-function mutations in the FGFR3 gene result in different skeletal osteochondrodysplasias, including achondroplasia (ACH) and hypochondroplasia (HCH). ACH is the most common form of rhizomelic short stature, affecting between 1 in 15,000 and 1 in 30,000 live births worldwide. The incidence of HCH is thought to be approximately the same as ACH. Currently, there is only one approved therapy for ACH and no approved therapies for HCH. Previously we demonstrated that the oral, selective FGFR 1-3 tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) infigratinib has preclinical activity in a mouse model mimicking ACH (Fgfr3Y367C/+). We hypothesized that infigratinib could improve defective endochondral ossification and ameliorate the phenotype in a mouse model of HCH (Fgfr3N534K/+), which is the first and only HCH mouse model that expresses the most frequent human heterozygous mutation p.Asn540Lys.Methods:Fgfr3N534K/+ mice were given subcutaneous injections of infigratinib or vehicle control every 3 days (1 mg/kg) or daily (1 mg/kg) for 15 days (post-natal day [PND] 4-19) or 21 days (PND 3-24), respectively. Results:Fgfr3N534K/+ mice treated with 1 mg/kg infigratinib daily for a total of 21 days showed a statistically significant increase in appendicular and axial skeleton (tibia +3.18%, femur +3.16%, humerus +3.04%, ulna +2.94%, radius +3.01%). Treatment with infigratinib modified skull shape, length of the mandible, and foramen magnum length (+3.72%). Cartilage growth plate organization, in particular the hypertrophic chondrocyte area, was modified, indicating that chondrocyte differentiation is improved. These results, although of a lower magnitude, are in line with those previously reported from the Fgfr3Y367C/+ mouse model of ACH, which showed a statistically significant improvement in upper limbs (humerus +7.3%, ulna +11.1%, radius +14.2 %), lower limbs (femur +10.4%, tibia +16.8%), and foramen magnum length (+3.76%), when infigratinib was administered at a dose of 0.5 mg/kg. Conclusions: Low-dose treatment with infigratinib in the Fgfr3N534K/+ HCH mouse model ameliorated the clinical hallmarks of human pathology and significantly lengthened the axial skeleton, the appendicular skeleton and improved foramen magnum length. Development of infigratinib in ACH is currently ongoing. These latest findings with infigratinib in this mouse model of HCH support the rationale for targeting FGFR3 with a specific TKI such as infigratinib for the treatment of children with HCH. Presentation: Saturday, June 17, 2023

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THU181 Evaluation Of Bone Mineral Density In A Cohort Of Children With ACH Participating In The PROPEL 2 Study Of Infigratinib

Abstract Disclosure: R. Savarirayan: Advisory Board Member; Self; Ascendis Pharma, BioMarin, QED Therapeutics, Sanofi, Sanofi. Consulting Fee; Self; BioMarin. Grant Recipient; Self; Ascendis Pharma, BioMarin, QED Therapeutics, Therachon. Research Investigator; Self; Ascendis Pharma, BioMarin, QED Therapeutics, Therachon. J. De Bergua: None. P. Arundel: None. J. Salles: None. A. Leiva-Gea: None. M. Irving: Advisory Board Member; Self; Ascendis Pharma, BioMarin, QED Therapeutics, Sanofi, Therachon/Pfizer. Speaker; Self; BioMarin, QED Therapeutics. V. Saraff: None. H. McDevitt: None. M. Salcedo: None. M.P. Nicolino: None. V. Cormier-Daire: Advisory Board Member; Self; BioMarin. P. Kannu: Advisory Board Member; Self; Novartis, Ipsen. Grant Recipient; Self; CIHR. M. Skae: None. M. Bober: Advisory Board Member; Self; Biomarin. Consulting Fee; Self; Ascendis Pharma, Biomarin, Pfizer, QED Therapeutics. Grant Recipient; Self; Ascendis Pharma, BioMarin, Pfizer, QED Therapeutics. Research Investigator; Self; Ascendis Pharma, BioMarin, Pfizer, QED Therapeutics. J. Phillips III: None. T. Candler: None. P. Harmatz: Consulting Fee; Self; Audentes, Aeglea, Homology, JCR, Denali, Inventiva, Paradigm, Capsida, Chiesi, Avrobio. Grant Recipient; Self; BioMarin, Inventiva. Research Investigator; Self; BioMarin, Shire/Takeda, QED Therapeutics, RegenXbio, Denali, Ascendis, Amicus, Allievex, JCR, Orphazyme, Idorsia, Sangamo. H. Saal: Advisory Board Member; Self; Alexion. Grant Recipient; Self; Alexion, BioMarin, Pfizer, QED Therapeutics. Research Investigator; Self; Alexion, BioMarin, Pfizer, QED Therapeutics. J. Hoover-Fong: Consulting Fee; Self; Pfizer/Therachon, BioMarin, QED Therapeutics, Sanofi, Ascendis Pharma. Grant Recipient; Self; Pfizer/Therachon, BioMarin, Ascendis Pharma. Research Investigator; Self; Pfizer/Therachon, BioMarin, Ascendis Pharma. E. Muslimova: Employee; Self; QED Therapeutics. Stock Owner; Self; QED Therapeutics. T. Cho: Employee; Self; QED Therapeutics. Stock Owner; Self; QED Therapeutics. R. Weng: Employee; Self; QED Therapeutics. Stock Owner; Self; QED Therapeutics. D. Rogoff: Employee; Self; QED Therapeutics. Stock Owner; Self; QED Therapeutics. Background: Achondroplasia (ACH) is the most common form of short-limbed skeletal dysplasias and is caused by an activating pathogenic variant of the fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) gene. People with ACH are at risk for several significant co-morbidities, including foramen magnum stenosis, obstructive sleep apnea, chronic otitis media with conductive hearing loss, spinal stenosis, and a propensity towards obesity. Decreased bone mass has been observed previously in gain-of-function mutation Fgfr3 mice, and adults with ACH can have a decrease in bone mineral density (BMD). Here we describe baseline BMD of a cohort of children with ACH participating in PROPEL 2, a proof-of-concept study evaluating preliminary efficacy and safety of infigratinib, an oral FGFR-1-3 tyrosine kinase inhibitor in development for ACH. Methods: Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans of the spine (L1-4) were collected at baseline in children participating in PROPEL 2 using a Hologic or GE Lunar scanner following a pre-specified image acquisition procedure. Images were evaluated by a single reviewer. Results are expressed as z-score for age and sex based on average-height children. Results: 52 children (mean±SD age: 7.97±1.9 years; 29 female; mean±SD height z-score: -5.4±1) were included in this analysis. BMD of the lumbar spine was -0.96±0.9 SDS (min -4.1; max 0.7 SDS). No statistical difference was found between males and females. 85% of children (n=44) had a BMD <0 SDS, from which 21 (40%) had a BMD between -2 and < -1 SDS, 18 (35%) presented a BMD between -1 and 0, and 5 (10%) presented a BMD < -2 SDS. Eight children (15%) had a BMD >0 SDS. No correlations were observed between BMD and age, height z-score or BMI. Conclusion: Our findings show that lumbar spine BMD is lower in children with ACH compared with normative data from children of average height. Low BMD in the context of short stature is difficult to interpret, raising the question of the degree to which low bone status can be attributed to smaller bone size relative to age. Even though our findings do not take into account children’s height, no correlation between BMD and baseline height z-score was identified in this cohort, suggesting that the findings may not be solely attributable to overall height. These findings reinforce the need to better understand how to circumvent this limitation in children with skeletal dysplasias in order to improve DXA interpretation and avoid misdiagnoses. Presentation: Thursday, June 15, 2023

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THU165 PROPEL, PROPEL 2 And PROPEL OLE Studies Of Infigratinib In Children With Achondroplasia: Design And Status Of 3 Ongoing Trials

Abstract Disclosure: R. Savarirayan: Advisory Board Member; Self; Ascendis Pharma, BioMarin, QED Therapeutics, Sanofi. Consulting Fee; Self; BioMarin. Grant Recipient; Self; Ascendis Pharma, BioMarin, QED Therapeutics, Therachon. Research Investigator; Self; Ascendis Pharma, BioMarin, QED Therapeutics, Therachon. J. De Bergua: None. P. Arundel: None. H. McDevitt: None. V. Cormier-Daire: Advisory Board Member; Self; BioMarin. V. Saraff: None. M. Skae: None. B. Delgado: None. A. Leiva-Gea: None. M. Salcedo: None. J. Salles: None. M.P. Nicolino: None. M. Rossi: Advisory Board Member; Self; BioMarin. P. Kannu: Advisory Board Member; Self; Novartis, Ipsen. Grant Recipient; Self; CIHR. M. Bober: Advisory Board Member; Self; Biomarin. Consulting Fee; Self; Ascendis Pharma, BioMarin, Pfizer, QED Therapeutics. Grant Recipient; Self; Ascendis Pharma, BioMarin, Pfizer, QED Therapeutics. Research Investigator; Self; Ascendis Pharma, BioMarin, Pfizer, QED Therapeutics. J. Phillips III: None. H. Saal: Advisory Board Member; Self; Alexion. Grant Recipient; Self; Alexion, BioMarin, Pfizer, QED Therapeutics. Research Investigator; Self; Alexion, BioMarin, Pfizer, QED Therapeutics. P. Harmatz: Consulting Fee; Self; Audentes, Aeglea, Homology, JCR, Denali, Inventiva, Paradigm, Capsida, Chiesi, Avrobio. Grant Recipient; Self; BioMarin, Inventiva. Research Investigator; Self; BioMarin, Shire/Takeda, QED Therapeutics, RegenXbio, Denali, Ascendis, Amicus, Allievex, JCR, Orphazyme, Idorsia, Sangamo. C. Burren: Grant Recipient; Self; Amgen, Pfizer, QED Therapeutics. Research Investigator; Self; Amgen, Pfizer, QED Therapeutics. T. Candler: None. T. Cho: Employee; Self; QED Therapeutics. Stock Owner; Self; QED Therapeutics. E. Muslimova: Employee; Self; QED Therapeutics. Stock Owner; Self; QED Therapeutics. R. Weng: Employee; Self; QED Therapeutics. Stock Owner; Self; QED Therapeutics. D. Rogoff: Employee; Self; QED Therapeutics. Stock Owner; Self; QED Therapeutics. J. Hoover-Fong: Consulting Fee; Self; Pfizer/Therachon, BioMarin, QED Therapeutics, Sanofi, Ascendis Pharma. Grant Recipient; Self; Pfizer/Therachon, BioMarin, Ascendis Pharma. Research Investigator; Self; Pfizer/Therachon, BioMarin, Ascendis Pharma. M. Irving: Advisory Board Member; Self; Ascendis Pharma, BioMarin, QED Therapeutics, Sanofi, Therachon/Pfizer. Speaker; Self; BioMarin, QED Therapeutics. Background: Achondroplasia (ACH), the most common short-limbed skeletal dysplasia, is characterized by defective endochondral ossification resulting from gain-of-function mutations in the fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) gene, a negative regulator of endochondral bone formation. Infigratinib is a selective, orally bioavailable FGFR1-3 tyrosine kinase inhibitor being investigated for the treatment of ACH in the observational and 2 interventional studies, as detailed below. Methods: PROPEL (NCT04035811) is a non-interventional clinical assessment study designed to characterize the natural history of ∼250 children 2.5 to <17 years of age with ACH over a 6−24-month period. Primary objective: collect baseline height velocity measurements in children who may participate in an interventional study with infigratinib. Primary endpoint: annualized growth velocity (AGV). Further objectives: collect other baseline growth measurements; evaluate exploratory biomarker indicators of growth; assess ACH-related medical events reported as medical history, or non-treatment adverse events (AEs), health-related quality of life, body pain, functional abilities and cognitive functions in children with ACH. PROPEL 2 (NCT04265651) is a phase 2, open-label study of infigratinib in children 3−11 years of age with ACH who completed ≥6 months of observation in PROPEL. This study includes dose-escalation (extended dose-finding treatment phase, n≥40), a pharmacokinetics sub-study (n≥18), and a dose-expansion phase (n≈20) to confirm the selected dose and provide evidence of efficacy. Primary endpoints: AEs; change from baseline in AGV; and infigratinib pharmacokinetics. Secondary endpoints: safety/tolerability of infigratinib; changes from baseline in anthropometric parameters. Exploratory outcomes: changes in quality of life (QoL) and other parameters of disease burden. PROPEL OLE (NCT05145010) is a phase 2, open-label extension study in ∼230 children who completed an interventional study with infigratinib and, potentially, in ≤50 infigratinib-naïve children. Primary objectives: safety, tolerability; and efficacy of long-term daily doses of infigratinib. Secondary objectives: changes in other indicators of growth/development, skeletal abnormalities, QoL/disease burden, and cognitive functions. Children may receive infigratinib until they reach final height. Summary: The PROPEL, PROPEL 2, and PROPEL OLE studies are ongoing. Together, they are intended to contribute to the understanding of the natural history of ACH, provide key evidence on the safety and efficacy of oral infigratinib, including QoL and skeletal changes in children with ACH, and inform the design of future studies in this setting. Presentation: Thursday, June 15, 2023

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Infigratinib, a selective FGFR1-3 tyrosine kinase inhibitor, alters dentoalveolar development at high doses.

Fibroblast growth factor receptor-3 (FGFR3) gain-of-function mutations are linked to achondroplasia. Infigratinib, a FGFR1-3 tyrosine kinase inhibitor, improves skeletal growth in an achondroplasia mouse model. FGFs and their receptors have critical roles in developing teeth, yet effects of infigratinib on tooth development have not been assessed. Dentoalveolar and craniofacial phenotype of Wistar rats dosed with low (0.1 mg/kg) and high (1.0 mg/kg) dose infigratinib were evaluated using micro-computed tomography, histology, and immunohistochemistry. Mandibular third molars were reduced in size and exhibited aberrant crown and root morphology in 100% of female rats and 80% of male rats at high doses. FGFR3 and FGF18 immunolocalization and extracellular matrix protein expression were unaffected, but cathepsin K (CTSK) was altered by infigratinib. Cranial vault bones exhibited alterations in dimension, volume, and density that were more pronounced in females. In both sexes, interfrontal sutures were significantly more patent with high dose vs vehicle. High dose infigratinib administered to rats during early stages affects dental and craniofacial development. Changes in CTSK from infigratinib in female rats suggest FGFR roles in bone homeostasis. While dental and craniofacial disruptions are not expected at therapeutic doses, our findings confirm the importance of dental monitoring in clinical studies.

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