Currently Enrolling Patients in Phase 3 LEVEL Study with 24 Investigative Sites Initiated
Recently Hosted KOL Event, “LEVEL Setting,” Featuring Four Experts in Heart Failure Discussing the Unmet Medical Need in PH-HFpEF and Potential of Levosimendan to Address Disease
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“The first quarter of 2024 was a productive and historically important period for
“As we approach the midpoint of 2024, we continue initiating trial sites and enrolling patients in LEVEL. We are excited to see the cardiology community enthusiastically embracing this Phase 3 study. We plan to provide updates on the TNX-103 program later this year.”
Recent Corporate and Clinical Highlights
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April 2024 , the Company announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) granted the Company a patent,U.S. Patent No. 11,969,424, covering the use of TNX-103 (oral levosimendan), TNX-102 (subcutaneous levosimendan), TNX-101 (IV levosimendan), the active metabolites of levosimendan (OR1896 and OR18955) and various combinations of cardiovascular drugs with levosimendan when used to improve exercise performance in patients with pulmonary hypertension from heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (PH-HFpEF). The ‘424 patient also expressly provides IP protection for levosimendan at all therapeutic doses, and for levosimendan in combination with various cardiovascular drugs, for use in PH-HFpEF. - In
April 2024 , the Company hosted “LEVEL Setting” – a scientific roundtable exploring the rationale for TNX-103 (oral levosimendan) in the treatment of PH-HFpEF. Presentations were made by four globally recognized experts in the field who then answered questions from attendees (LINK TO EVENT):- Understanding the setting of PH-HFpEF –
Sanjiv Shah , M.D. (Northwestern University ) - Mechanism of Action of Levosimendan –
Daniel Burkhoff , M.D., Ph.D. (Columbia ) - Review of data from the Phase 2 HELP Study –
Barry Borlaug , M.D. (Mayo Clinic ) - Current treatment landscape in PH-HFpEF –
Javed Butler , M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A. (Baylor Scott & White )
- Understanding the setting of PH-HFpEF –
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February 2024 , Dr.Sanjiv Shah , Stone Professor of Medicine, Director of Research for theBluhm Cardiovascular Institute , and Director of the HFpEF Program atNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine , presented data and reviewed the scientific basis for the use of levosimendan in PH-HFpEF. Dr Shah’s presentation capped off a scientific session focused on the treatment of PH in patients with heart failure at Cardiovascular Research Foundation’s Technology and Heart Failure Therapeutics (THT) 2024 Conference inBoston . - In
February 2024 , the Company announced that it secured global IP, development, and commercial rights to oral and subcutaneous levosimendan for the treatment of PH-HFpEF. The agreement expands the rights ofTenax Therapeutics to engage potential global strategic pharmaceutical partners and improves net sales royalty rate structure, now ranging from high single-digit to low-teen percentages, and lowers maximum cost of goods. - In
February 2024 , the Company closed a registered public offering of its common stock, pre-funded warrants and warrants. The Company intends to use the net proceeds to advance the initiation of sites and the enrollment and treatment of patients in its LEVEL study, as well as for working capital and other general corporate purposes. - In
February 2024 ,Tenax Therapeutics announced that the first patient had enrolled in the Phase 3 LEVEL Study (LEVosimendan to Improve Exercise Limitation in PH-HFpEF Patients) (NCT05983250). Over 50 sites (U.S. andCanada ) have agreed to participate in the LEVEL study, a randomized, controlled Phase 3 trial of 152 patients. The Company is thrilled to have the support of leading research centers with large PH-HFpEF populations. The Company forecasts topline LEVEL data will be available second half 2025. - In
February 2024 , the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) informedTenax Therapeutics it has allowed claims within the Company’s patent application covering the use of TNX-103 (oral levosimendan), TNX-102 (subcutaneous levosimendan), TNX-101 (IV levosimendan), the active metabolites of levosimendan (OR1896 and OR18955) and various combinations of cardiovascular drugs with levosimendan when used to improve exercise performance in PH-HFpEF patients titled: “LEVOSIMENDAN FOR TREATING PULMONARY HYPERTENSION WITH HEART FAILURE WITH PRESERVED EJECTION FRACTION (PH-HFpEF).”
First Quarter 2024 Financial Results
Research and Development expenses for the first quarter of 2024 were $2.7 million, compared to $265 thousand for the first quarter of 2023. The
General and administrative expenses for the first quarter of 2024 were $1.2 million which were comparable to the first quarter of 2023.
Tenax Therapeutics reported a net loss for the first quarter of 2024 of $3.8 million, compared to a net loss of $1.4 million the first quarter of 2023.
About the Phase 3 LEVEL Study (NCT05983250)
The LEVEL Study is a Phase 3, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study of levosimendan in patients with PH-HFpEF. Approximately 152 subjects will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive an oral dose of levosimendan (2 mg/day) or placebo for Weeks 1 to 4 and 3 mg/day or placebo for Weeks 5 to 12. The primary outcome measure for the study is change in six-minute walk distance from Baseline to Week 12. All randomized subjects will have the option to enter the 92-week OLE following the completion of all study events at Week 12.
About Levosimendan (TNX-101, TNX-102, TNX-103)
Levosimendan is a unique, potassium ATP channel activator and calcium sensitizer that affects the heart and vascular system through multiple mechanisms of action. Initially discovered and developed by Orion Corporation in
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for the Periods Ended | |||||||
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ASSETS | |||||||
Current assets | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 12,549,475 | $ | 9,792,130 | |||
Prepaid expenses | 1,843,047 | 1,639,797 | |||||
Other current assets | 66,625 | 251,583 | |||||
Total current assets | 14,459,147 | 11,683,510 | |||||
Other assets | 1,117 | 1,117 | |||||
Total assets | $ | 14,460,264 | $ | 11,684,627 | |||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | |||||||
Current liabilities | |||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 1,080,962 | $ | 2,073,149 | |||
Accrued liabilities | 536,443 | 1,012,468 | |||||
Note Payable | 413,174 | 500,903 | |||||
Total current liabilities | 2,030,579 | 3,586,520 | |||||
Total liabilities | 2,030,579 | 3,586,520 | |||||
Commitments and contingencies; | |||||||
Stockholders' equity | |||||||
Preferred stock, undesignated, authorized 4,818,654 shares; | |||||||
Series A Preferred stock, par value | - | - | |||||
Common stock, par value | 196 | 30 | |||||
Additional paid-in capital | 313,481,082 | 305,350,830 | |||||
Accumulated deficit | (301,051,593 | ) | (297,252,753 | ) | |||
Total stockholders’ equity | 12,429,685 | 8,098,107 | |||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 14,460,264 | $ | 11,684,627 |
for the Periods Ended | ||||||||
Three months ended | ||||||||
2024 | 2023 | |||||||
Operating expenses | ||||||||
General and administrative | $ | 1,232,674 | $ | 1,273,730 | ||||
Research and development | 2,675,652 | 265,735 | ||||||
Total operating expenses | 3,908,326 | 1,539,465 | ||||||
Net operating loss | 3,908,326 | 1,539,465 | ||||||
Interest expense | 7,963 | 7,350 | ||||||
Interest income | - | |||||||
Other expense (income), net | (117,449 | ) | (140,055 | ) | ||||
Net loss | $ | (3,798,840 | ) | $ | (1,406,760 | ) | ||
Net loss per share, basic and diluted | $ | (3.12 | ) | $ | (12.10 | ) | ||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic and diluted | 1,219,139 | 116,259 |
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