AC Immune Presents New Data on Alpha-Synuclein PET Tracer at AD/PDTM Conference
Demonstrated high-affinity binding to human Parkinson’s disease-brain derived alpha-synuclein
Potentially first diagnostic for detecting and monitoring Parkinson’s disease
Further reinforces productivity of MorphomerTM drug discovery platform
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The data, presented by AC Immune’s
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The Morphomer a-syn PET tracer, which is entering clinical trials for the imaging of pathological a-syn in Parkinson’s disease (PD) and other synucleinopathies, was derived from AC Immune’s proprietary small molecule Morphomer discovery platform. The company also is beginning preclinical development of oral small molecule Morphomer a-syn inhibitors and SupraAntigenTM a-syn antibodies as novel therapeutic candidates to treat PD and a-syn-related NeuroOrphan diseases.
Development of a selective a-syn PET tracer would allow for earlier diagnosis and disease tracking. And it could transform drug development, offering an objective and efficient outcome measure to evaluate disease-modifying therapies, which remain the greatest unmet need of the millions living with Parkinson’s disease.
The Morphomer discovery platform has recently been validated by a global partnership agreement with
Progressive accumulation of aggregated a-syn in the form of Lewy bodies and neurites is the pathognomonic hallmark of PD.
AC Immune’s Morphomer platform enables identification of a new class of low molecular weight compounds via rational chemical design that enables generation of small molecules, called Morphomers, which bind with high specificity to misfolded proteins, working to break up neurotoxic aggregates and inhibit aggregation and seeding. Other key CNS drug features of Morphomers include brain penetration, bioavailability and metabolic stability.
The PET tracer data was one of several presentations by
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