2023 Annual Report to shareholders
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Improving the lives of people with
neurodevelopmental disabilities
Neuren Pharmaceuticals Limited
ANNUAL REPORT 2023
Neuren Pharmaceuticals is developing
new therapies for debilitating
neurodevelopmental disorders that
emerge in early childhood and are
characterised by impaired connections
and signalling between brain cells.
Incorporated in New Zealand and based
in Melbourne, Australia, Neuren is listed
on the ASX under the code NEU.
Contents
1 Neuren’s value proposition
2 Chair and CEO message
4 Operating Review
22 Board
23 Executive Team
24 Corporate Governance
30 Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income
31 Consolidated Statement of Financial Position
32 Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
33 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
34 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
51 Independent Auditor’s Report
53 Additional Information
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N E U R E N ’ S V A LU E P R O P O S I T I O N
Key achievements in 2023
A$157 million profit after tax for 2023
Approval and successful launch of DAYBUE™ (trofinetide) in the US as the first approved treatment
for Rett syndrome, with net sales for 2023 since launch in April of US$177 million
Expansion of DAYBUE™ (trofinetide) partnership with Acadia to include ex-North America,
delivering A$146 million up-front plus attractive future royalties and milestone payments
Highly encouraging positive results in Phase 2 trial of NNZ-2591 for Phelan-McDermid syndrome
Completion of enrolment in Phase 2 trials of NNZ-2591 for Pitt Hopkins and Angelman syndromes
Leading pipeline in neurodevelopmental disorders
Indication
Rett
Compound
Geography
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
Registration
Commercial
rights
US
Trofinetide
RoW
NNZ-2591
World
Trofinetide
World
NNZ-2591
World
PhelanMcDermid
NNZ-2591
World
Pitt
Hopkins
NNZ-2591
World
Angelman
NNZ-2591
World
PraderWilli
NNZ-2591
World
Fragile X
Preclinical
pharmaceuticals
Three key drivers transforming near term value
1
3
Realise Neuren’s share of trofinetide
value in the US through Acadia’s
successful commercialization of
Confirm efficacy of NNZ-2591 in Phase 2 trials
for four valuable indications, with global
rights retained by Neuren
2
Positive top-line results for Phelan-McDermid
syndrome
• Top-line results for Pitt Hopkins and Angelman
syndromes in Q2 and Q3 2024
Realise Neuren’s share of trofinetide
ex-US value through expanded global
partnership with Acadia
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CHAIR AND CEO MESSAGE
P AT R I C K D A V I E S & J O N P I L C H E R
Jon Pilcher
CEO
Patrick Davies
Chair
2023 was a transformational year for Neuren.
In all three areas of the business, we achieved
the key planned milestones that generated
very significant value for all stakeholders.
In December 2023 we announced highly encouraging
results from our Phase 2 clinical trial of NNZ-2591 in
Phelan-McDermid syndrome. These results exceeded our
expectations, both in the consistency of the findings and
the magnitude of improvements seen across clinically
important aspects of Phelan-McDermid syndrome,
including communication, behaviour, cognition/learning
and socialisation. Neuren is currently leading the way in
striving to achieve the first approved treatment for PhelanMcDermid syndrome and the team is very excited by
that prospect.
The approval of DAYBUE™ by the US Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) in March 2023 as the first ever
treatment for Rett syndrome was a proud moment for the
Neuren team. Our partner Acadia launched DAYBUE a month
later. In our message to you last year, we stated that we
were confident Acadia was very well placed for successful
commercialisation. The launch was indeed highly successful
and 2023 net sales of US$177 million in less than 9 months,
with Acadia’s guidance for net sales to more than double in
2024, is an outstanding outcome. We are very encouraged
by testimonials from families about the impact of treatment.
We have noted before that Neuren has no cost attached
to the royalty and milestone revenue we receive from
Acadia, which therefore flows straight into pre-tax profit.
The impact of this was evident in our financial results for
2023, the highlight of which was profit after tax of $157
million. This reflected revenue from Acadia of A$232 million,
comprising royalty of A$27 million, a milestone payment
of A$59 million and A$146 million from the expanded
worldwide agreement.
In July 2023 we expanded our partnership with Acadia
for DAYBUE from North America to worldwide, following
a competitive partnering process. Acadia is in a unique
position of being able to leverage knowledge of all aspects
of the development, marketing and distribution of DAYBUE.
The expanded agreement delivered to Neuren US$100
million up-front and very attractive future economics
linked to launches and sales in key territories.
Neuren was promoted into the S&P/ASX 200 index in
September 2023 and was the best performing ASX 200
stock in 2023, with a share price increase of 214%. We
now have many more institutional shareholders and a
high level of interest and engagement from the financial
markets community. We continue to seek higher interest
and investment, both in Australia and overseas, assisted by
a wide range of intermediaries. In October 2023, Neuren was
presented with the 2023 Australian Growth Company of the
Year Award for Health and Life Sciences.
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CHAIR AND CEO MESSAGE
CONTINUED
We are passionate about making a difference
to the lives of patients and their families
We aim to earn the respect of everyone
we deal with
NEUREN’S
VALUES
We are determined and creative to break
through barriers
We harness the power of collaboration and
different perspectives
We recognise the importance of all
stakeholders and endeavour to use
financial resources efficiently
The Neuren team is far from complacent following the
success of the last two years. We are acutely aware that
it follows, and has been built on, a ten-year journey since
our first clinical trial in Rett syndrome and that many loyal
and committed shareholders have accompanied us on that
journey. The experience we have gained on the ten-year
journey is extremely valuable. Everything we have learnt
from the development of trofinetide in Rett syndrome is
directly relevant to our development of NNZ-2591 in other
neurodevelopmental disorders, led by Phelan-McDermid
syndrome. We believe that this and the connection of both
drugs to IGF-1 enhances the risk profile of the NNZ-2591
programs.
Neuren is in a very strong financial position, with cash
and short-term investments of more than A$200 million
and the ongoing revenues from DAYBUE. This supports
our commitment to achieving the best outcome for
shareholders by pursuing value-adding opportunities to
their fullest potential. For NNZ-2591, we will continue to
evaluate all options to achieve this as the events of this
year unfold.
We are grateful to our shareholders, both longstanding
and new, and all the patient communities for the support
that is so critical for our success. We commend and thank
the Neuren team for their achievements and dedication,
assisted by a range of development partners.
There is so much more to achieve and 2024 is another very
important year for the business. We look forward to the
continued progress of DAYBUE, both in the US and in other
territories. We await the results of the Phase 2 trials of NNZ2591 for Pitt Hopkins syndrome in Q2 2024 and for Angelman
syndrome in Q3 2024. In the meantime, the team is highly
focused on advancing the Phelan-McDermid syndrome
program. We are diligently preparing for an End of Phase
2 Meeting with the FDA and are commencing manufacture
of the drug supplies that will be required for a Phase 3
program. We are also actively exploring further potential
indications for NNZ-2591 and will say more about this as our
assessment progresses.
Patrick Davies
Chair
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Jon Pilcher
CEO
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O P E R AT I N G R E V I E W
Treating neurodevelopmental disorders
Rett
Fragile X
PhelanMcDermid
Angelman
Pitt Hopkins
Prader-Willi
MECP2
FMR1
SHANK3
UBE3A
TCF4
15q11-q13
Impaired communication between
neurons, abnormal formation/pruning
of dendrites & chronic inflammation
Neuren’s drugs
target the critical
role of IGF-1
in this upstream
process, using
analogs of peptides
that can be taken
orally as liquids
Severe impact on nearly every aspect of life
walking and balance issues
anxiety and hyperactivity
seizures
impaired communication
intellectual disability
impaired social interaction
impaired hand use
sleep disturbance
gastrointestinal problems
NEUREN’S GROUND -BREAKING THER APIES
THE IMPORTANCE OF ORPHAN DRUG
DESIGNATION
Neuren focuses on developing treatments for debilitating
neurodevelopmental disorders that emerge in early
childhood and stem from problems in brain development
which lead to a wide range of serious issues affecting nearly
every aspect of life. These neurodevelopmental disorders
have severe life-long impact on the patients and their
families. Each neurodevelopmental disorder is caused
by a different genetic mutation, but in many cases, they
share similar symptoms and the common characteristic
of impaired connections and signalling between brain cells.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European
Medicines Agency (EMA) have both granted Orphan Drug
designation for trofinetide in Rett syndrome and Fragile X
syndrome and for NNZ-2591 in each of Phelan-McDermid,
Angelman and Pitt Hopkins syndromes. The FDA has also
granted orphan drug designation for NNZ-2591 in PraderWilli syndrome.
Orphan Drug designation is a special status that the
regulators may grant to a drug to treat a rare disease
or condition. Amongst other incentives, Orphan Drug
designation qualifies the sponsor of the drug for exclusivity
periods during which the regulators will not approve a
generic competitor product. These marketing exclusivity
periods are extremely valuable for the commercialisation
of Orphan Drugs. They provide additional protection, along
with patents, against generic competitors and potentially
can continue to provide protection after patent expiry.
The exclusivity periods after marketing authorisation of
products approved for pediatric use are 7.5 years in the
United States and 12 years in the EMA region. Japan, South
Korea and Taiwan also have Orphan Drug programs.
Neuren currently has two novel patented drugs, trofinetide
and NNZ-2591, which potentially have broad utility in
the treatment of neurological disorders. Both drugs are
synthetic analogues of important molecules that occur
naturally in the brain, aiming to improve the impaired
connections and signalling, meaning that the drug’s target
is to have a broad impact on the disorder rather than aiming
to treat one symptom. Both drugs can be administered
orally in a patient-friendly liquid dose.
A critical feature of Neuren’s work to develop therapies
for each of these disorders is close collaboration with the
leading specialist physicians and with the well-organised
patient advocacy organisations.
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authorisation for each drug, the term of one patent
may potentially be extended by up to 5 years in many
countries, including the United States, Europe and Japan.
As well as the exclusivity periods, Orphan Drugs have many
other commercial advantages compared with existing
markets that have apparently attractive large sales in which
established products and companies have to be displaced.
The serious and urgent unmet need results in a more
supportive regulatory and pricing environment and strong
engagement from the patient community and leading
physicians. Historical data indicates a higher probability
of achieving regulatory approval and the potential
for immediate access to known patients means that a large
sales organisation is less important.
TROFINETIDE FOR RETT SYNDROME
Successful launch of DAYBUE™ (trofinetide)
in the United States
In March 2023, Neuren’s partner for trofinetide, Acadia
Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ACAD), received US Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of DAYBUETM
(trofinetide) for the treatment of Rett syndrome in
adult and pediatric patients two years of age and older.
On 17 April 2023, Acadia Pharmaceuticals launched
DAYBUE™ (trofinetide) in the United States as the first
approved treatment for Rett syndrome.
In short, the Orphan Drug business model targets a
leadership position in markets with urgent need, at an
attractive price and with a higher probability of getting
to market.
The neurodevelopmental disorders that Neuren is aiming
to treat are “rare diseases”, however they are not “ultrarare”, and in each disorder there are tens of thousands of
potential patients.
Adoption of DAYBUE in the diagnosed Rett syndrome
population has been faster than expected, with
approximately 860 patients on DAYBUE at the end of
February 2024. Caregivers and physicians have continued
to report meaningful improvements in patients and the
high demand has been well supported by access from
Medicaid and private health insurance payors. In the
United States there are approximately 5,000 diagnosed
Rett syndrome patients and prevalence studies suggest
the total number of patients may be 6,000 to 9,000.
COMMERCIAL EXCLUSIVIT Y
In addition to the primary protection of the important
exclusivity periods from Orphan Drug designation explained
above, Neuren has additional commercial protection from
issued patents and pending patent applications, which
extend as far as 2041. Since trofinetide and NNZ-2591
are new chemical entities, following the first marketing
Acadia reported net sales of US$177 million for 2023 and
has provided guidance for net sales in 2024 of between
US$370 million and US$420 million.
DAYBUE Net Sales (US$m)
420
370
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Guidance
Historical Acadia guidance
2023 net sales of US$177m
2024E net sales of US$370 – 420m
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A characteristic of all long-term medicines is that not all patients who commence treatment will persist with treatment.
Furthermore, for patients and caregivers, adjusting to a novel treatment regimen can take time, especially when it is the first
treatment ever to become available. The number of patients commencing treatment and the proportion that persist with
treatment long-term are key factors in the sales outcome. Acadia has provided detailed metrics for real world persistency since
launch, which continues to outperform the clinical trial experience and has improved as new patient cohorts are added. The
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Growing sustainable income to Neuren
In June 2023, Neuren received from Acadia a milestone payment of US$40 million earned following the first commercial sale of
DAYBUE (trofinetide).
Neuren is eligible to receive ongoing royalties on net sales of trofinetide in North America, plus milestone payments of up to
US$350m on achievement of a series of four thresholds of total annual net sales, plus one third of the market value of the Rare
Pediatric Disease Priority Review Voucher that was awarded to Acadia by the FDA upon approval of the New Drug Application
(NDA)”, to be paid when Acadia sells or uses the voucher. Neuren estimates the value of its one third share as US$33 million.
No royalties or similar costs are payable by Neuren to third parties, which means Neuren’s revenue from Acadia will flow
through to pre-tax profit. The royalty rates and sales milestone payments are related to the total amount of annual net sales of
trofinetide in all indications in North America, as set out in the following tables:
Tiered royalty rates (% of net sales)1
Sales milestone payments1
Annual Net Sales
Rates
Net Sales in one calendar year
US$m
≤US$250m
10%
≥US$250m
50
>US$250m, ≤US$500m
12%
≥US$500m
50
>US$500m, ≤US$750m
14%
≥US$750m
100
>US$750m
15%
≥US$1bn
150
1 Royalty rates payable on the portion of annual net sales that fall within the applicable range. Each sales milestone payment is payable
once only.
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Royalty and Sales Milestone to Neuren (A$m)
of US$177
DAYBUENet
Netsales
Sales
(US$m)million in 2023
delivered royalties of A$27 million
to
420
Neuren. Assuming Acadia’s guidance
for 2024 is met and an exchange
rate of 0.65, Neuren anticipates370
royalties of A$61-70 million (US$3945 million), plus A$77 million (US$50
million)
87 from the first
177 sales milestone
80-87.5
payment due for the first calendar
year in which net sales exceed
67
US$250 million. The milestone
45-55
3
payment would be earned as revenue
in 2024
and received
in Q1CY2024
2025. Acadia
2023
Q3 2023
Q4 2023
CY2023
Guidance
Acadia anticipates potential approval
of a New Drug Submission (NDS) filing
Historical Acadia guidance
for trofinetide in Canada around
year-end 2024. There are currently
2023 net600
sales
of US$177m
to 900 Rett patients in Canada.
2024E net sales
of
US$370
– 420m
Any net sales
in Canada
will be
included in the North America net
sales for the purpose of calculating
royalties and sales milestone
payments to Neuren.
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138
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10
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Q2 2023
Q3 2023
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Q4 2023
CY2023
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2023E royalty of A$27m
2024E royalty of A$61 – 70m, plus A$77m sales milestone
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on 10% ofUS$250m
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sales
up to US$250m
and 12% of
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assumes AUDUSD of 0.65
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US$250m;
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of 0.65
1
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Development and commercialisation outside North America
In July 2023 Neuren and Acadia expanded their partnership for trofinetide from North America to worldwide. Neuren
received US$100 million up-front and is eligible to receive milestone payments and royalties related to development and
commercialization of trofinetide outside North America as set out in the table below.
Trofinetide
Payment
Upon 1st commercial sale for Rett in Europe
US$35m
Upon 1 commercial sale for Rett in Japan
US$15m
Upon 1st commercial sale for second indication in Europe
US$10m
Upon 1st commercial sale for second indication in Japan
US$4m
Total development milestones
US$64m
st
Europe
Up to US$170m
Japan
Up to $110m
Rest of World
Up to US$83m
Total sales milestones on achievement of escalating annual net sales thresholds
Up to US$363m
Mid-teen to low
twenties per cent
Tiered royalties on net sales
A redacted version of the expanded licence agreement between Neuren and Acadia was filed with the US Securities and
Exchange Commission as a material contract exhibit to Acadia’s 2023 10-K Annual Report, which is available to view via the
SEC Filings section of Acadia’s website.
Following the expansion of the partnership with Acadia for trofinetide to worldwide, Acadia is now advancing in key markets
outside North America.
For Europe, Acadia is engaging with the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in Q1 2024, with a potential Marketing Authorisation
Application filing in H1 2025. For Japan, Acadia is engaging with the regulator, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency
(PMDA) in 2024.
There is urgent unmet need for a treatment for Rett syndrome around the world, evidenced by communications received from
families, patient support groups and physicians. The estimated number of potential patients and currently identified patients
is shown in the table below. Neuren expects rates of diagnosis to increase with greater awareness and accelerate with the
availability of a treatment.
Potential Rett patients
Europe
Japan
Other
9,000 – 14,0001
1,000 – 2,0001
~30,0002
~4,0002
~800 – 1,0002
~2,0002
Currently identified Rett patients
1
2
Acadia estimates
Neuren estimates based on prevalence studies and patient organisations
i About Rett syndrome
Rett syndrome is a seriously debilitating and life-threatening neurological disorder. It is first recognized in infancy and
seen predominantly in girls, but can occur very rarely in boys. At diagnosis, Rett syndrome has often been misdiagnosed as
autism, cerebral palsy, or non-specific developmental delay. Most cases of Rett syndrome are caused by mutations on the
X chromosome on a gene called MECP2. Rett syndrome strikes all racial and ethnic groups and has been estimated to occur
worldwide in 1 of every 10,000 to 15,000 female births, causing problems in brain function that are responsible for cognitive,
sensory, emotional, motor and autonomic function. These problems can include learning, speech, sensory sensations, mood,
movement, breathing, cardiac function, and even chewing, swallowing, and digestion. Rett syndrome symptoms appear after
an early period of apparently normal or near normal development until six to eighteen months of life, when there is a slowing
down or stagnation of skills. A period of regression then follows, with loss of communication skills and purposeful hand use,
loss or impairment of walking, and the onset of stereotypic hand movements. Other problems frequently include seizures and
erratic breathing patterns, an abnormal side-to-side curvature of the spine (scoliosis), and sleep disturbances.
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NNZ-2591 FOR MULTIPLE NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
Neuren is developing NNZ-2591 for four other serious neurodevelopmental disorders that emerge in early childhood and
have no or limited approved treatment options. The estimated number of potential patients being targeted across these four
disorders is more than five times larger than Rett syndrome.
Potential patients
US1
Europe1
RoW1, 2
1/8,000 to 1/15,000 males and females
24,000
31,000
104,000
TCF4
1/34,000 to 1/41,000 males and females
6,000
8,000
28,000
Angelman
UBE3A
1/10,000 to 1/20,000 males and females
19,000
24,000
81,000
Prader-Willi
15q11-q13
1/10,000 to 1/30,000 males and females
17,000
21,000
72,000
66,000
84,000
285,000
Disorder
Gene mutation
Published prevalence estimates
Phelan-McDermid
SHANK3
Pitt Hopkins
1 Estimates derived by applying the mid-point of the prevalence estimate range to the populations under 60 years
2 RoW comprises Japan, China (urban population), Brazil, Israel, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand
All four programs have been granted Orphan Drug designation by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and are being
developed under Investigational New Drug (IND) applications. In designing and executing the NNZ-2591 development program,
Neuren has been able to leverage the extensive and highly relevant experience the management team has gained from the
trofinetide Rett syndrome program across manufacturing, non-clinical, clinical and regulatory.
Phase 2 clinical trials
Phase 2 clinical trials are being conducted in all four indications. The open label trials are each enrolling up to 20 children to
examine safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and efficacy over 13 weeks of treatment with NNZ-2591. All subjects receive
NNZ-2591 as an oral liquid dose daily, with escalation in two stages up to the target dose during the first 6 weeks of treatment,
subject to independent review of safety and tolerability data. The study begins with 4 weeks of observation to thoroughly
examine baseline characteristics prior to treatment, against which safety and efficacy are assessed for each child. This is
followed by the treatment period of 13 weeks. A follow-up assessment is made 2 weeks after the end of treatment.
The overall aim of these first trials is to expedite the generation of data that will enable the subsequent trials to be designed
as registration trials. In 2023 positive results were achieved in the Phelan-McDermid syndrome trial and enrolment was
completed in both the Pitt Hopkins and Angelman syndrome trials. Top-line results are anticipated for Pitt Hopkins in Q2 2024
and for Angelman in Q3 2024.
Phelan-McDermid
Pitt Hopkins
Angelman
Prader-Willi
n subjects
Up to 20
Up to 20
Up to 20
Up to 20
Age range
3 to 12
3 to 17
3 to 17
4 to 12
Location
US
US
Australia
US
NNZ-2591 treatment
Screening/Baseline
Follow-up
Up-titration to
12mg/kg BID
Week 0
Week 4
Week 10
Week 17
Phase 3 preparation
Non-clinical toxicity studies and optimisation of drug product and drug substance manufacturing
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Positive results in Phelan-McDermid syndrome Phase 2 trial
In December 2023, Neuren announced positive top-line results from the Phase 2 clinical trial of NNZ-2591 in children with
Phelan-McDermid syndrome.
NNZ-2591 was well tolerated and demonstrated a good safety profile. There was only one serious treatment emergent adverse
event (TEAE) of gastroenteritis, which was not related to study drug and occurred during the safety follow-up period after
end of treatment. Three subjects discontinued due to TEAEs, two testing positive for COVID-19 and one due to seizures that
were not related to study drug. No clinically significant changes in laboratory values, electrocardiogram (ECG) or other safety
parameters were observed during treatment. TEAEs occurring in two or more subjects are listed in the following table:
N=18
n (%)
Event
N=18
n (%)
Event
Constipation
2 (11.1)
Somnolence
3 (16.7)
Diarrhea
2 (11.1)
Pyrexia
3 (16.7)
Nausea
2 (11.1)
Fatigue
2 (11.1)
Vomiting
2 (11.1)
Aggression
2 (11.1)
COVID-19
3 (16.7)
Insomnia
2 (11.1)
Nasopharyngitis
2 (11.1)
Decreased Appetite
3 (16.7)
Otitis Media
2 (11.1)
Rhinorrhea
2 (11.1)
Psychomotor Hyperactivity
4 (22.2)
Significant improvement was observed by both clinicians and caregivers from treatment, across multiple efficacy
measures. Improvements were consistently seen across many of the core PMS characteristics. The results for the global
efficacy measures rated by both clinicians and caregivers showed a level of improvement typically considered clinically
meaningful. 16 out of 18 children showed improvement measured by the Clinical Global Impression of Improvement (CGI-I),
an assessment by the clinician of the child’s overall status compared with baseline. The mean CGI-I score was 2.4. 10 children
received a score of either 1 (“very much improved”) or 2 (“much improved”). 15 out of 18 children showed improvement
measured by the Caregiver Overall Impression of Change (CIC), an assessment by the caregiver of the child’s overall status
compared with baseline. The mean CIC score was 2.7. Seven children received a score of either 1 (“very much improved”)
Eorf2fi(“much
cacyimproved”).
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•
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•
•
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and Median of 2.0 with
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CIC of 2.7 and
Median of 3.0 with
p-value =0.0003
CGI-I
<0.0001
CIC
0.0003
CGI-S
0.0156
GI Health
GIHQ total frequency
0.0013
Behavior Problems
Inventory total frequency
0.0326
Vineland Adaptive Behavior
Scales Composite
0.1710
QL InventoryDisability total
0.0066
PMS Clinician Domain
Specific Rating Scale total
0.0156
Impact of Childhood
Neurologic Disability
0.1094
Caregiver Top 3 Concerns
total
0.0005
Communication
CSHQ total
1
0.0013
Symptom Specific
Quality of Life
Sleep
1
Aberrant Behavior
Checklist-2 total
0.0191
Wilcoxon signed rank test
MB-CDI Total Vocabulary
0.0647
ORCA T-Score
0.0714
Wilcoxon signed rank test
30
10
Neuren Pharmaceuticals Limited Annual Repor t 2023
Significant improvement assessed by both clinicians a
O P E R AT I N G R E V I E W
CONTINUED
Clinician and caregiver global efficacy measures showed a level of imp
considered clinically meaningful
Meanscore
CGI-I score
of 2.4
with16
16out
out of
children
Mean CGI-I
of 2.4
with
of1818
children
showing improvement
showing improvement
Mean CIC score of 2.7 with
showing impro
Waterfall Plot of CGI-I Overall Score
ITT Population
Score at Week 13 EOT (Visit 16)
1 - Very Much Improved
2- Much Improved
3 - Minimally Improved
4 - No Change
ssed by both clinicians and caregivers
5 - Minimally Worse
6 - Much Worse
7 - Very Much Worse
measures showed
a level of improvement ty
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