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 Biora Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIOR), the biotech company that is reimagining therapeutics, today announced topline results from its recently completed study PM-611: Safety and Functionality Assessment of the Drug Delivery System (DDS) Capsule in humans. The study assessed whether the autonomous location functionality of the ingestible devices was impacted by a fed state as compared to a fasted state.
 

The study demonstrated that all capsules were safely ingested and exited the body naturally, with no serious adverse events reported. Of the 39 analyzed capsules, all devices indicated entry to the colon, activation, and deployment, regardless of fasted or fed schedule, with no failure modes observed in the analyzed devices.

"To our knowledge, there is no currently available ingestible medical device for delivering drug that is designed to be taken with food," said Adi Mohanty, Chief Executive Officer of Biora Therapeutics. "These data suggest that the DDS capsule could be the first ingestible therapeutic delivery device that does not require fasting or other food restriction for use. This could be an important consideration for patients who need frequent administration of dosing in chronic diseases like ulcerative colitis."

"Having now completed two successful studies in humans, we are expecting to report on our third human study, the PM-602 clinical device performance study in active ulcerative colitis patients, during the third quarter of this year," continued Mr. Mohanty. "This is another step toward our previously stated goal of initiating a phase 1 trial by year end."

The PM-611 study included multiple dosage events. Participants were required to ingest a total of four capsules each, with administration occurring following excretion of the previous capsule, as per study protocol. A total of 46 capsules were ingested by 12 participants, with one participant ingesting only two capsules. Forty-three capsules were recovered for analysis and performance was measured by retrieving data from the recovered devices. Data was successfully retrieved from 39 capsules.

No drug was administered during the study. The primary safety endpoints were the number, severity, expectedness, and type of device-related adverse events throughout the ingestion period. Effectiveness endpoints included evaluation of localization and delivery functions, such as autonomous identification of entry to the colon and subsequent deployment in both fasted and fed states. More information on the PM-611 study will be released as analysis is completed and submitted for publication.