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Qalsody: genotox, carcinogenicity and repro: done or skipped?

tofersen · SOD1 (ASO)
Genotoxicity
Conducted; negative (Ames, CHL chromosomal aberration, mouse micronucleus)
“Tofersen was negative in a complete battery of genetic toxicology studies.”
✓ VerifiedFDA integrated review, p. 84Source ↗
Carcinogenicity
Not conducted pre-approval (severity of indication); to be assessed post-approval
“Due to the severity of the indication, the carcinogenic potential of tofersen is to be conducted post-approval.”
✓ VerifiedFDA integrated review, p. 180Source ↗
Reproductive & developmental
Mouse fertility (seminiferous tubule degeneration, NOAEL 10 mg/kg), mouse/rabbit EFD and mouse PPND negative; pharmacologically non-relevant species
“There were no effects on embryofetal development in CD1 mouse or NZW rabbit, or on pre- and postnatal development in CD1 mouse.”
✓ VerifiedFDA integrated review, p. 84Source ↗
Safety pharmacology
Incorporated into single-dose IT rat (CNS) and 13-week IT monkey study (CNS, CV, respiratory); hERG in vitro
“Safety pharmacology assessments following IT administration of tofersen were incorporated into a single dose study in male and female SD rats (CNS) and a 13-week repeat (Q2W) dose toxicity study in cynomolgus monkeys (CNS, CV, and respiratory).”
✓ VerifiedFDA integrated review, p. 179Source ↗

Same question, other oligonucleotides

Amondys 45

casimersen · DMD exon 45 (PMO)
Conducted; negative (Ames, CHO chromosomal aberration, mouse micronucleus)

Amvuttra

vutrisiran · TTR (siRNA)
Conducted: Ames, human lymphocyte chromosome aberration, rat micronucleus; all negative

Dawnzera

donidalorsen · Prekallikrein / KLKB1 (ASO)
Conducted: in vitro Ames, CHL chromosomal aberration and in vivo mouse bone marrow micronucleus; no genotoxicity

Exondys 51

eteplirsen · DMD exon 51 (PMO)
Conducted; negative (Ames, CHO chromosomal aberration, mouse micronucleus)

Givlaari

givosiran · ALAS1 (siRNA)
Conducted: Ames, human lymphocyte chromosome aberration, rat micronucleus; all negative

Izervay

avacincaptad pegol · C5 (aptamer)
Conducted: Ames, chromosomal aberration in mammalian cells, mouse micronucleus; all negative

Kynamro

mipomersen · APOB (ASO)
Conducted; negative (Ames, mouse lymphoma, mouse micronucleus)

Leqvio

inclisiran · PCSK9 (siRNA)
Conducted: standard panel, negative

Macugen

pegaptanib · VEGF-165 (aptamer)
Conducted (GLP); pegaptanib and 2'-FU/2'-FC nucleosides negative overall

Onpattro

patisiran · TTR (siRNA)
Conducted: Ames, human lymphocyte chromosome aberration, mouse micronucleus; all negative

Oxlumo

lumasiran · HAO1 (siRNA)
Conducted: Ames, human lymphocyte chromosome aberration, rat micronucleus; all negative

Qfitlia

fitusiran · Antithrombin / SERPINC1 (siRNA)
Conducted: bacterial reverse mutation, in vitro chromosomal aberration (human lymphocytes), rat bone-marrow micronucleus; all negative

Redemplo

plozasiran · APOC3 (siRNA)
Conducted: Ames, in vitro chromosomal aberration (TK6), in vivo mouse micronucleus; not genotoxic

Rivfloza

nedosiran · LDHA (siRNA)
Conducted; negative (Ames, in vitro micronucleus, in vivo mouse micronucleus)

Rytelo

imetelstat · Telomerase (oligo)
Conducted; negative (Ames, in vitro micronucleus, in vivo mouse micronucleus)

Spinraza

nusinersen · SMN2 (ASO)
Conducted; negative (Ames, CHO chromosomal aberration, mouse micronucleus)

Tegsedi

inotersen · TTR (ASO)
Conducted; negative (Ames, CHL chromosomal aberration, mouse micronucleus)

Tryngolza

olezarsen · APOC3 (ASO)
Conducted; negative (Ames, chromosomal aberration, mouse micronucleus)

Viltepso

viltolarsen · DMD exon 53 (PMO)
Conducted; negative (Ames, CHL chromosomal aberration, mouse micronucleus)

Vyondys 53

golodirsen · DMD exon 53 (PMO)
Conducted; negative (Ames, CHO chromosomal aberration, mouse micronucleus)

Wainua

eplontersen · TTR (ASO)
Conducted; negative (Ames, chromosomal aberration, mouse micronucleus)

Waylivra

volanesorsen · APOC3 (ASO)
Conducted: bacterial reverse mutation, mouse lymphoma TK, mouse bone-marrow micronucleus; all negative

Zanvastro

zilganersen · GFAP (ASO)
Conducted: Ames, in vitro chromosomal aberration, mouse micronucleus; all negative

Summary across all 24 oligonucleotides →