AIM ImmunoTech Announces that Analysis of AMP-518 Complete Clinical Patient Data Underscores Ampligen’s Potential to Improve the Post-COVID Condition of Fatigue
11 September 2024 - 11:00PM
AIM ImmunoTech Inc. (NYSE American:
AIM) (“AIM”) today announced that an analysis of the
complete clinical patient data from the AMP-518 clinical trial
supported the Company’s belief in Ampligen as a potential
therapeutic for people with the moderate-to-severe Post-COVID
condition of fatigue, and that this would be the likely subject
population for AIM’s planned follow-up clinical trial.
AIM had previously reported positive topline
results from its AMP-518 Phase 2 clinical trial. In further
analyzing the results of AMP-518, AIM determined that, in this
study, patients with Long COVID were, on average, able to walk
farther in a Six-Minute Walk Test (“6MWT”) when compared to
subjects who received a placebo. The 6MWT measured the distance a
subject was able to walk in six minutes as a baseline and then
again at 13 weeks. A clear signal of significant potential (p
<0.02, two-tailed T-test) was observed in Ampligen-treated
subjects with a baseline 6MWT less than 205 meters, who saw a mean
improvement of 139 meters, compared to a mean improvement of 91
meters in the corresponding part of the group who received the
placebo. AIM therefore believes that any future trial design should
focus on Ampligen’s therapeutic potential for subjects whose Long
COVID-related fatigue can be categorized as moderate or worse.
AIM Medical Officer Charles Lapp, MD, stated:
“Approximately two hundred meters in six minutes is generally
agreed upon as the difference between a person being “home
ambulatory” or “community ambulatory.” To put that simply, this
tells us that a person who can make that walk is someone who is
healthy and active enough to go out in their community, but people
who cannot make that distance are far more likely to be homebound.
For this reason, we believe that Ampligen also has the greatest
potential value for Long COVID subjects whose fatigue is moderate
to severe.”
Dr. Lapp was recently appointed AIM’s lead
Medical Officer, having joined the Company in April 2024 to help
lead development efforts for Ampligen as a potential treatment for
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and
Long COVID. David Strayer, MD, will continue to serve as a Medical
Officer of AIM on a part-time basis. Christopher F. Nicodemus, MD,
FACP, who is a nationally renowned immuno-oncologist, will also be
joining AIM as a consultant on September 15, 2024; Dr. Nicodemus is
a member of AIM’s Scientific Advisory Board.
In related news, AIM Scientific Officer
Christopher McAleer, PhD, was invited to be a panelist on Study
Design at the National Institutes of Health’s “RECOVER Treating
Long COVID – Navigating the Pathway Forward” meeting, being held
September 23-25, 2024.
For more information about AMP-518, please visit
ClinicalTrials.gov and reference identifier NCT05592418.
About AIM ImmunoTech Inc.
AIM ImmunoTech Inc. is an immuno-pharma company
focused on the research and development of therapeutics to treat
multiple types of cancers, immune disorders and viral diseases,
including COVID-19. The Company’s lead product is a first-in-class
investigational drug called Ampligen® (rintatolimod), a dsRNA and
highly selective TLR3 agonist immuno-modulator with broad spectrum
activity in clinical trials for globally important cancers, viral
diseases and disorders of the immune system.
For more information, please
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Many of these forward-looking statements involve a number of risks
and uncertainties. Data, pre-clinical success and clinical success
seen to date does not guarantee that Ampligen will be approved for
the commercial treatment of Long COVID or Myalgic
encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). The Company
urges investors to consider specifically the various risk factors
identified in its most recent Form 10-K, and any risk factors or
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