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AWKN-001
About AWKN-001
AWKN-001
AWKN-001 is a first-of-its-kind combination therapy combining IV ketamine (an NMDA receptor antagonist) with copyrighted manualized relapse prevention cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) targeting both the biological and psychosocial aspects of AUD.
Clinical evidence:
Phase 2 results demonstrated a 50% reduction in Heavy Drinking Days (HDD) vs to placebo
Long-Term Impact: 86% abstinence on average sustained for 6 months post-treatment, compared to just 2% pre-trial
Clinical Development & Regulatory Pathway:
AWKN-001 is in phase 3. The phase 3 trial (“More Kare”) is an n=280 two armed active placebo controlled trial. It is co-funded by the UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation Programme (NIHR150193) and Awakn. It is being run by the University of Exeter Clinical Trials Unit.
Targeting a Regulation 52b hybrid application in the UK for approval as a new indication – provide 8 years data exclusivity and 2 additional years market protection
AWKN-001
AWKN-001 TIMELINE
AWKN-001 Ph3 Trial Design
AWKN-001 Phase III Trial Design
Ph2 results
Anhedonia which is the inability to experience pleasure, is common across a number of mental health problems. Ketamine helped to increase the ability to experience pleasure. The impact of ketamine on anhedonia shows how the treatment goes beyond reducing alcohol consumption.
The trial met its primary success criteria by achieving a prolonged and statistically significantly increase in rates of abstinence in the six months post treatment. With 86% abstinence observed in the KARE therapy arm compared to 70% in the placebo and alcohol education arm.
With 86% abstinence observed in the KARE therapy arm, this is more than double the 38% abstinence observed in a similar group of patients receiving industry standard treatment as usual in the US. The KARE therapy produced a statistically significant increase in percentage days abstinent in comparison to the placebo and education group.
* Treatment as usual specialist outpatient alcohol care in US taken from a trial (Oslin et al. 2013) was chosen as a descriptive comparator as KARE will likely be delivered in outpatient settings.
The KARE group were 2.7 more likely than the placebo education group and 2.5 times more likely than those in the industry standard treatment as usual study to have no Heavy Drinking Days in the 6 months after treatment. Heavy Drinking Days, defined as 65g of alcohol for men, 52g for women in a single day, is an FDA and EMA regulatory endpoint guideline.
* Treatment as usual specialist outpatient alcohol care in US taken from a trial (Oslin et al. 2013) as KARE will likely be delivered in outpatient settings.
While not one of the trials primary endpoints, we saw a statistically significant reduction in ‘Heavy Drinking Days’ when comparing KARE to placebo and education group. When comparing KARE to the industry standard treatment as usual in the US, we can see 77% reduction in Heavy Drinking Days. Heavy Drinking Days is a primary endpoint used by EMA and FDA when assessing marketing authorization/ regulatory approval.
* Treatment as usual specialist outpatient alcohol care in US taken from a trial (Oslin et al. 2013) as KARE will likely be delivered in outpatient settings.
We excluded people who were taking anti-depressant medication at the time of the trial. This resulted in a minimally depressed sample with lower depression than a typical group of patients with Alcohol Use Disorder. There was a statistically significantly reduction in depression in the ketamine groups vs placebo groups at 3 months. This shows that ketamine is an effective antidepressant in patients with Alcohol Use Disorder.
There was a statistically significantly improvement in liver function at 6 months post trial. This was measured across 4 different validated biomarkers of liver function. Our data indicates that ketamine is not only safe for the treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder, but is also associated with an improvement in liver function. Liver disease is the now second most common cause of preventable death in the UK.
Anhedonia which is the inability to experience pleasure, is common across a number of mental health problems. Ketamine helped to increase the ability to experience pleasure. The impact of ketamine on anhedonia shows how the treatment goes beyond reducing alcohol consumption.
The trial met its primary success criteria by achieving a prolonged and statistically significantly increase in rates of abstinence in the six months post treatment. With 86% abstinence observed in the KARE therapy arm compared to 70% in the placebo and alcohol education arm.
With 86% abstinence observed in the KARE therapy arm, this is more than double the 38% abstinence observed in a similar group of patients receiving industry standard treatment as usual in the US. The KARE therapy produced a statistically significant increase in percentage days abstinent in comparison to the placebo and education group.
* Treatment as usual specialist outpatient alcohol care in US taken from a trial (Oslin et al. 2013) was chosen as a descriptive comparator as KARE will likely be delivered in outpatient settings.
The KARE group were 2.7 more likely than the placebo education group and 2.5 times more likely than those in the industry standard treatment as usual study to have no Heavy Drinking Days in the 6 months after treatment. Heavy Drinking Days, defined as 65g of alcohol for men, 52g for women in a single day, is an FDA and EMA regulatory endpoint guideline.
* Treatment as usual specialist outpatient alcohol care in US taken from a trial (Oslin et al. 2013) as KARE will likely be delivered in outpatient settings.
While not one of the trials primary endpoints, we saw a statistically significant reduction in ‘Heavy Drinking Days’ when comparing KARE to placebo and education group. When comparing KARE to the industry standard treatment as usual in the US, we can see 77% reduction in Heavy Drinking Days. Heavy Drinking Days is a primary endpoint used by EMA and FDA when assessing marketing authorization/ regulatory approval.
* Treatment as usual specialist outpatient alcohol care in US taken from a trial (Oslin et al. 2013) as KARE will likely be delivered in outpatient settings.
We excluded people who were taking anti-depressant medication at the time of the trial. This resulted in a minimally depressed sample with lower depression than a typical group of patients with Alcohol Use Disorder. There was a statistically significantly reduction in depression in the ketamine groups vs placebo groups at 3 months. This shows that ketamine is an effective antidepressant in patients with Alcohol Use Disorder.
There was a statistically significantly improvement in liver function at 6 months post trial. This was measured across 4 different validated biomarkers of liver function. Our data indicates that ketamine is not only safe for the treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder, but is also associated with an improvement in liver function. Liver disease is the now second most common cause of preventable death in the UK.
Anhedonia which is the inability to experience pleasure, is common across a number of mental health problems. Ketamine helped to increase the ability to experience pleasure. The impact of ketamine on anhedonia shows how the treatment goes beyond reducing alcohol consumption.
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