Cantargia

“We are extremely happy with the outcome of the single dose part of the phase 1 clinical trial. CAN10 show good safety and potent effects on biomarkers. Additional results of high importance will be generated in the ongoing multiple dosing part ahead of phase 2 clinical trials, planned to start H2 2025,” said Göran Forsberg, CEO of Cantargia.

CAN10 is one of two clinical projects in the Cantargia pipeline. The CAN10 antibody has been designed for treatment of several autoimmune/inflammatory diseases stimulated by IL-1, IL-33 and/or IL-36. The ongoing phase 1 clinical trial initially investigates increasing levels of CAN10 as single intravenous administration in healthy subjects followed by studies of subcutaneous multiple dosing in participants with psoriasis. The primary endpoint relates to safety. Details on the trial can be found at https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06143371. The first phase 2 clinical study is planned to start in H2 2025 to investigate CAN10 therapy in e.g. hidradenitis suppurativa or systemic sclerosis.

All nine dose groups investigating a single infusion in healthy subjects have passed the protocol stipulated safety review after 2 weeks follow up. No safety concerns were reported and the next part of the trial, multiple dosing in participants with psoriasis, is ongoing. As previously communicated, biomarker samples taken during the study show a potent dose dependent blockade of IL1RAP function, which was measured as inhibition of IL-36 signaling in immune cells. The study also investigates blockade of IL-1 signaling in immune cells. Those analyses have now been finalized and as predicted, CAN10 completely blocks IL-1 signaling in immune cells even a week after a single dose of CAN10. The ability to block both IL-1 and IL-36 signaling is a unique feature of IL1RAP-blockade that is not recapitulated by drugs targeting the individual pathways.