Following Type C meeting feedback from the
Taysha will pursue external strategic options for the TSHA-120 program to potentially enable further program development
Strategic program prioritization will reduce operating expenses and is anticipated to extend cash runway into the fourth quarter of 2025 to support the continued development of TSHA-102 in evaluation for Rett syndrome
“We believe we have made significant progress in demonstrating the therapeutic potential of TSHA-120 and identifying a potential registrational path. Following FDA feedback, we have made the decision to discontinue further development of the program due to challenges related to the feasibility of the study designs to support a potential BLA submission in this ultra-rare neurodegenerative disease,” said
“This strategic program prioritization is expected to extend our cash runway into the fourth quarter of 2025 to support the continued clinical development of TSHA-102 in Rett syndrome, a rare neurodevelopmental disorder with no approved treatments that target the genetic root cause of the disease. We remain focused on continuing to evaluate the therapeutic potential of TSHA-102 in our ongoing REVEAL Phase 1/2 trial in adults and our planned pediatric trial,” concluded
In 2022, Taysha submitted and reviewed with the FDA in a Type B end-of-Phase 2 meeting, a subset of available evidence from a Phase 1/2 clinical trial investigating TSHA-120 for the treatment of GAN, which was initiated by the
FDA Type C meeting feedback indicated that the FDA continues to recommend a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial as the optimal path to demonstrate efficacy in TSHA-120. Among other areas of feedback, the FDA also provided a potential path for a single-arm trial with an external control group matched with to-be treated patients by multiple prognostic factors and recommended longer term follow up to account for potential bias.
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