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Aramchol ™ – Phase 3 Compound for NASH First-in-class , Effects in Expected short High safety Fast Track Experienced orally active, liver animal models Designation for term catalyst: pharma margin and Aramchol ™ granted targeted SCD-1 translated in a leadership team B/R ratio ARMOR Last by FDA modulator, an global large Ph2b Patient In established target clinical trial ~500 subjects Q2/21 for metabolic exposed across protection in 9 clinical trials NASH 3
Aramchol ™ – Liver Targeted SCD 1 Modulator • FABAC- fatty acid Bile acid conjugate • MW = 702.12 Cholic acid • BCS Class IV • T1/2 ss = 72.4 hrs • Aramchol ™ in pre clinical models: Arachidic acid • Down regulation of liver FA in multiple dietary models • Down regulation of collagen in TAA animal models for liver fibrosis • Target directly HSC to down regulate collagen and a SMA production (Friedman S et al. Poster 2060 AASLD 2018) • Aramchol ™ in Phase 2a showed significant reduction in liver fat: relative change in MRS 1. Aramchol Reduces Established Fibrosis in MCD Diet Animal Model, EASL 2017 poster 2. Role of Aramchol in steatohepatitis and fibrosis in mice. Mato et al. Accepted to Hepatology Communications. 2017. 3. R. Golan-Gerstl1, M. Valitsky1, R. Oren1, E. Brazovski2, L. Hayardeny1, S. Shimon Reif. "The anti-fibrotic effect of Aramchol on liver fibrosis in TAA animal model" (2017); The international liver congress (EASL), Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
5 Multiple Hits Along the Pathogenic Pathway SCD1 Vitamin E CCR2-CCR5 PPARs GLP-1 Metabolism FXR (Steatosis) FGF21 TR b Galectin Fibrogenic Cell stress Metabolism remodeling Apoptosis (Steatosis) Inflammation De-compensated Cirrhosis/ HCC Aramchol ™ ASK1 Pathophysiology of NASH 5
Aramchol ™ improves Liver Stress Food Consumption Serum FA P ACC ARAMCHOL In Hepatocytes Fatty Acid NASH + Fibrosis NASH NAFLD (Steatohepatitis) (Steatosis) SCD1 AMPK MUFA Malonyl-Co A De-compensated DG Cirrhosis/ HCC SPT 1 TG FA Oxidation Fibrosis & Liver Damage Lipid Droplets VLDL Pathophysiology of NASH 1. Aramchol Reduces Established Fibrosis in MCD Diet Animal Model, EASL 2017 poster 2. Role of Aramchol in steatohepatitis and fibrosis in mice. Mato et al. Hepatology Communications, 2017 Nov 1 (9):911-927
Aramchol ™ Up Regulates GSH GCLM Glutamate + Cysteine g -glutamyl - Cysteine GSH g -glutamyl – Cysteine + Glycine GSH Synthetase NADP NADPH GR FA Oxidation GSH GSSG GPX SOD O 2 - H 2 O 2 H 2 O Superoxide ion CAT GR = GSH Reductase OH - GPX4 = GSH Peroxidase GCLM = Glutamate Cysteine Ligase Liver Injury 7
Aramchol ™ Reduces Liver Steatosis & Inflammation in MCD Diet Model MCD 0.1% Diet + Aramchol ™ MCD 0.1% Diet 5mg/kg 52.6% 86.4% 79% Mato et al. Role of Aramchol ™ in steatohepatitis and fibrosis in mice. Hepatology Communications, October 2017 8
Direct Effect of Aramchol ™ on Hepatic Stellate Cells to Reduce Fibrosis 2 SCD 1 in Hepatic Relative Gene Expression Wnt TGF- β I Stellate Cells 1.6 TGF-RI/II 1.2 Fz 0.8 P P ** 0.4 P P LRPs 0 ARAMCHOL 12 PPAR γ SCD 1 PPAR γ *** Relative Gene Expression In Hepatic Stellate cells 10 p38 8 p 6 4 2 GSK3 β p Ser9 0 APC 2 Relative Gene Expression CK1 αSMA β -cat 1.5 AXIN 1 0.5 *** β -cat 0 β -cat 2 Collagen 1a1 Relative Gene Expression 1.5 COL1 Vehicle 1 Aramchol 10µM FN α -SMA 0.5 *** Nucleus 0 48h 1. Aramchol Downregulates SCD1 and Induces PPARg in Hepatic Stellate Cells to Attenuate Cellular Activation and Fibrogenesis, AASLD 2018 2. Role of Aramchol in steatohepatitis and fibrosis in mice. Mato et al. Accepted to Hepatology Communications. 2017. 3. R. Golan-Gerstl1, M. Valitsky1, R. Oren1, E. Brazovski2, L. Hayardeny1, S. Shimon Reif. "The anti-fibrotic effect of Aramchol on liver fibrosis in TAA animal model" ( EASL 2017).
Direct Effect on Prevention & Reversal of Liver Fibrosis Aramchol ™ effect in the TAA model is considered to best predict efficacy in human. TAA No Treatment TAA + Aramchol ™ 5mg/kg Prevention 40% Fibrosis Score (Masson & Goldner staining) Treatment 61.5% 10 The Anti-Fibrotic Effect of Aramchol on Liver Fibrosis in TAA Animal Model, EASL 2017 poster
Phase 2b ARREST Results NASH Resolution without Fibrosis improvement Progression to cirrhosis Worsening of Fibrosis without worsening of NASH Aramchol 600 vs. Pbo p=0.2110 8% Aramchol 600 vs. Pbo p=0.0514 35% 20% OR 1.88 (95% CI: 0.70-5.04) OR 4.74 (95% CI: 0.99-22.7) 7% 18% 30% 16% 6% Proportion of patients Proportion of patients Proportion of patients 25% 14% 5% 12% 20% 4% 10% 3/40 6/80 15% 16.7% 29.5% 8% 3% (7.5%) (7.5%) 6% 21.3% 10% 2% 17.5% 4% 7.5% 5% 1% 1/78 5.0% 2% (1.3%) 0% 0% 0% Placebo Aramchol 400 Aramchol 600 Placebo (N=40) Aramchol 400 Aramchol 600 Placebo (N=40) Aramchol 400 Aramchol 600 (N=40) (N=80) (N=78) (N=80) (N=78) (N=80) (N=78) 11
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