MIV-711

About osteoarthritis

Up to 40 percent of the population over 65 suffer from osteoarthritis (OA), characterized by pain and varying degrees of inflammation in one or more joints, mainly knees, hips and hands. Osteoarthritis in weight-bearing joints, like knees and hips, induces an increasing level of pain and decreased mobility for the patient, and may eventually result in joint replacement surgery.

Drugs capable of slowing, stopping or even reversing the progression of the disease are referred to as Disease Modifying Osteoarthritis Drugs. There is currently no such therapy approved for osteoarthritis and current treatments affect only day to day symptoms without affecting degenerative changes in the diseased joint.¹⁾ Standard of care is based on changes in life style and the use of analgesics. The long-term use of analgesics by osteoarthritis patients is associated with an increased risk of side effects such as gastrointestinal bleeding and opioid dependency.

Recent scientific work suggests that two processes – increased bone turnover and cartilage degradation – are involved in the development and progression of OA. Treatments that target both bone resorption and cartilage degradation may have an improved chance to demonstrate a clinical effect.

Through its targeting of both bone resorption and cartilage degradation MIV-711 has a unique potential to be the first disease-modifying treatment for OA. It is administered orally once daily, making it convenient for patients.

1. https://www.oarsi.org/sites/default/files/docs/2016/oarsi_white_paper_oa_serious_disease_121416_1.pdf

Benefits on both bone and cartilage

In September 2017, Medivir presented topline data after six months of treatment with two doses of MIV-711 in patients with moderate knee osteoarthritis. The results showed positive effects on both bone and cartilage. A further six months of treatment in a phase II extension study demonstrated an acceptable safety and tolerability profile, which was the primary objective of the study.

In addition, the patient group treated with 200 mg of MIV-711 for 6 + 6 months retained the response level of the positive signals for self-reported pain as well as other clinical symptoms identified in the initial phase II study. Treatment with MIV-711 for a total of 12 months provided ongoing treatment effects on the joint bone area growth and prevention of cartilage degradation in the affected knee.

Additional data showing disease-modifying properties in joint structures in patients with moderate knee arthritis already after 6 months, were presented at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) in October 2018. In May 2019 new data from the six months’ open label extension study of MIV-711 in patients with osteoarthritis were presented as a poster during the Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) world Congress.

Publications

Analgesic effects of the cathepsin K inhibitor L-006235 in the monosodium iodoacetate model of osteoarthritis pain

Safety and Efficacy of Six Months´ Open Label Extension Post-RCT Using the Novel Cathepsin K Inhibitor MIV-711 in Patients with Osteoarthritis

The-potential-clinical-relevance-of-imaging-biomarker-data-from-short-term-interventional-trials-in-osteoarthritis

The selective cathepsin K inhibitor MIV‑711 attenuates joint pathology in experimental animal models of osteoarthritis

MIV-711, a novel cathepsin K inhibitor demonstrates evidence of osteoarthritis structure modification