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| And as we said in the call, our safety and efficacy studies in non-human primates thus far suggest a favorable safety and efficacy profile, even when we have Fc engagements |
| We are making meaningful strides in progressing our research portfolio to fuel our development pipeline and set the stage for our long-term growth |
| And with our advanced pipeline, strong cash position, we are well equipped for meaningful value creation in the next phase of our growth |
| As summarized in our fourth quarter and full year 2023 financial results, which we made available after the market closed today, we are in a strong cash position to deliver against our strategic objectives |
| We achieved significant milestones in our late-stage programs, reinforcing Alector’s standing as a pioneer in immuno-neurology |
| Furthermore, in February 2024, the FDA granted Breakthrough Therapy designation to latozinemab for FTD-GRN marking another significant achievement |
| As we reflect on the past year, I am pleased to highlight that 2023 was marked by successful clinical execution and clarity around timelines for our advanced clinical development programs |
| The broad disease fighting mechanisms that our drugs activate as well as the potential synergy between our immuno-neurology candidates and therapies directed against misfolded proteins has the potential to elicit a more potent therapeutic benefit with longer durability and better efficacy at multiple disease stages compared to current therapies against misfolded proteins |
| Our drug discovery engine is fine-tuned through a decade of deep biological exploration and expertise in neuroscience as well as strong expertise and experience in antibody, protein engineering and preclinical development |
| We have been able to achieve greater than tenfold increase in vein concentrations of multiple cargoes and demonstrated deep brain penetration to cell types of interest like neurons and microglia |
| The system further improves predictions through machine learning-based target identification, multidimensional functional validation and data integration with AI-based analysis |
| But most – if you hear 90% or so are rolling over and staying in the long-term extension, which we interpret positively in terms of tolerability and potentially other effects of the drug |
| Binding of AL002 to the TREM2 receptor triggers microglial signaling pathways, which increase microglial proliferation, survival and function, enhancing the effectiveness of microglia to protect the brain against insults, including age-related neurodegenerative disease |
| Our Phase 1 study in healthy volunteers demonstrated that AL101 was well tolerated and increased progranulin levels in plasma and CSF in a dose-dependent manner |
| Based on the translatability of preclinical safety and efficacy studies, our technology appears to exhibit a favorable safety profile even when actively engaging with Fc |
| In January, we also further strengthened our balance sheet with the completion of $75 million follow-on financing, which Marc will touch on further |
| We continue to focus on fiscal management and program prioritization and as of December 31, 2023, our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments totaled $548.9 million, strengthening our financial position, we completed a follow-on financing in January of this year, raising $75 million in gross proceeds |
| In the trial, AL002 is also shown to be well tolerated |
| We are pleased to share that in February, FDA granted latozinemab breakthrough therapy designation for FTD granulin based on our INFRONT-2 Phase 2 clinical trial data |
| So, we feel confident that we are going to, through this totality of this data, be able to determine whether we’re slowing the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, which is what the original design was intended to do |
| So that’s one advantage |
| By harnessing microglia, our candidates aim to comprehensively address the complex pathology of neurodegenerative diseases, potentially providing long-lasting clinical benefits across multiple disease stages |
| Unidentified Analyst Excellent |
| Given the multiple mechanisms by which healthy microglia protect the brain against neurodegenerative disease, we hypothesized that by the end of development, AL002 may ultimately display stronger efficacy than current therapies that target individual misfolded proteins |
| So, the cash runway guidance as noted is now through 2026, and that’s 2 years post the anticipated TREM2 data and also approximately a full year beyond the anticipated FTD-GRN Phase 3 data and also allows us to accelerate our investment in our blood-brain barrier technology platform and also prior to our earlier-stage pipeline |
| While our late-stage clinical candidates show brain penetration and target engagement, we are developing a proprietary versatile blood-brain barrier technology called Alector Brain Carrier, or ABC, to strive to lower efficacious doses with favorable safety and efficacy and enable delivery of additional novel drugs into the CNS |
| Further, we are now also in a position to selectively accelerate investment in our innovative proprietary portfolio, including programs enhanced by our proprietary Alector Brain Carrier Technology platform |
| It’s distinct pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties have potential to enable dosing regimens that maybe more suitable for use in the treatment of larger indications, such as Alzheimer’s disease |
| Great |
| The trial will also deliver a robust biomarker package, reflecting target engagement as well as treatment effects on microglial activity and Alzheimer’s pathophysiology |
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| Given the biology of TREM2 and from your own ARIA data, I think there is little doubt that experts believe – there is little doubt on the fact that the TREM2 might be involved in plaque removal |
| Our commitment to addressing neurodegeneration remains unwavering |
| And so, all of those mechanisms to be meaningful, have to add up to a slowing in the progression of disease |
| So, to try to draw inferences from those percentages would be difficult |
| We did not do – we are not doing that |
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