- Proof-of-Concept Phase 2 SHINE Trial Demonstrates ~40% Mean Improvement in ADAS-Cog 11 vs Placebo and Consistent Positive Changes Across Multiple Cognitive and Functional Measures -

- On Track to Report Topline Results from SHIMMER Study in Mild-to-Moderate DLB by YE 2024 -

- Company to Host Investor Conference Call at 8:30 a.m. -

PURCHASE, N.Y., Aug. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cognition Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CGTX), a clinical stage company developing product candidates that treat neurodegenerative disorders, (the “Company” or “Cognition”), today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024, and provided a business update.

“We announced favorable results from the Phase 2 ‘SHINE’ Study that provided proof-of-concept that CT1812 has potential to slow the progression of mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease after just six months of treatment,” said Lisa Ricciardi, Cognition’s president and CEO. “In terms of next steps, we are looking forward to reading out results from our ‘SHIMMER’ study in mild-to-moderate dementia with Lewy bodies by year-end 2024 and are now planning the next phase of development in our Alzheimer's disease program.”

Business and Corporate Highlights

• Phase 2 proof-of-concept SHINE study (NCT03507790) of CT1812 in 153 participants with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease demonstrated consistent positive changes slowing cognitive decline, a biomarker signal of neuroprotection, and a favorable safety and tolerability profile
  • Participants treated with once daily oral CT1812 (pooled 100 and 300mg) experienced a 39% slowing of decline compared to placebo-treated as measured with ADAS-Cog 11*
  • Consistent trends favoring CT1812 were observed in other cognitive measures: ADAS-Cog 13, cognitive composite, MMSE; and in functional measures: ADCS-ADL and ADCS-CGIC
  • A significant reduction in neurofilament light chain (NfL), a biomarker of neurodegeneration, in participants treated with 300mg CT1812 compared to placebo
  • No discontinuations due to AEs in the 100mg CT1812 group; all elevated liver enzymes occurring in the 300 mg dose group; serious adverse events (SAE) similar in placebo and treated arms
  • Results presented at the 2024 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC)
• Investor webcast held to discuss SHINE results, an archive of which is available here.
• Published three manuscripts that demonstrate CT1812 impact on pathways related to amyloid biology, synapse and neuroinflammation, hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease pathology:
  • Proteomic analyses from the first cohort of the Phase 2 COG0201 ‘SHINE’ study (SHINE-A) in the journal, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Clinical findings from the Phase 1b COG0105 ‘SPARC’ study in Alzheimer's Research & Therapy and the Phase 2 COG0202 ‘SEQUEL’ study in The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease
• Continued progress in Phase 2 START study (NCT05531656) of CT1812 in early Alzheimer’s disease
• Continued enrollment in Phase 2 MAGNIFY study (NCT05893537) of CT1812 in geographic atrophy secondary to dry age-related macular degeneration

Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results
Cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, 2024 were approximately $28.5 million and total grant funds remaining from the NIA were $57.3 million. The Company estimates that it has sufficient cash to fund operations and capital expenditures into the second quarter of 2025.

Research and development expenses were $11.6 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024, compared to $8.5 million for the comparable period in 2023. The increase was primarily related to higher costs associated with advancing our clinical programs, including Phase 2 trial activities with contract research organizations and personnel cost.

General and administrative expenses were $3.1 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024, compared to $3.3 million for the comparable period in 2023. The decrease was primarily related to lower professional services.

The Company reported a net loss of $7.0 million, or $(0.18) per basic and diluted share for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024, compared to a net loss of $4.7 million, or $(0.16) per basic and diluted share for the same period in 2023.

Conference Call

* CT1812 did not achieve statistical significance on ADAS-Cog 11, the first of the ordered secondary efficacy endpoints, in the pooled 100mg and 300mg dose group compared to placebo

About Cognition Therapeutics:
Cognition Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of innovative, small molecule therapeutics targeting age-related degenerative disorders of the central nervous system and retina. We are currently investigating our lead candidate CT1812 in clinical programs in Alzheimer’s disease, dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and dry age-related macular degeneration (dry AMD). We believe CT1812 and our pipeline of σ-2 receptor modulators can regulate pathways that are impaired in these diseases. We believe that targeting the σ-2 receptor with CT1812 represents a mechanism functionally distinct from other current approaches in clinical development for the treatment of degenerative diseases. More about Cognition Therapeutics and its pipeline can be found at https://cogrx.com/.

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