Prolonged blood eosinophil suppression in normal cynomolgus monkeys (39-week PK/PD study, 1 mg/kg)
“whereas the clearest effect was demonstrated following depemokimab 1 mg/kg treatment with a normalised EO ratio below 0.5 from day 2 to 155, showing a prolonged inhibition of eosinophil count.”
EMA: in vitro affinity/epitope data adequate; absence of in vivo efficacy studies agreed
“The applicant has demonstrated that the affinity of depemokimab for human IL-5 was around 2-10 fold higher than that of mepolizumab and that both antibodies share or have overlapping epitopes. No in vivo efficacy studies were conducted, what is agreed given the lack of cross reactivity with mouse, rat, rabbit and dog IL-5.”