New Data on Patient Acceptability and Genitourinary Effects of Evofem Biosciences' Amphora and its Role as a Multipurpose Vaginal pH Regulator (MVP-R) to be Presented at the 2018 American Society For Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) Annual Congress
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Evofem Biosciences, Inc., (NASDAQ: EVFM) ("Evofem" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to developing and commercializing innovative products to address unmet needs in women's sexual and reproductive health, announced today that new data from two clinical trials of Amphora®, its lead Multipurpose Vaginal pH Regulator (MVP-R) product candidate, will be presented at the 2018 American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) Annual Congress taking place in Denver, Colorado on October 9, 2018.
The two oral presentations will discuss new data from a previously completed Phase 3 clinical trial (AMP001) on Amphora's patient acceptability and assessment of genitourinary discomfort compared to nonoxynol-9 and outcomes of a Phase 1 clinical trial that evaluated Amphora's ability to alter vaginal pH, which underlies the potential of Evofem's MVP-R product candidates for birth control, for prevention of certain sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and to reduce the recurrence of bacterial vaginosis (BV).
Presentation details are as follows:
Abstract Title: Post Hoc Analysis of a Randomized Placebo-controlled Pilot Study on the Effect of Amphora®, an Acid-buffering Vaginal Gel, on Vaginal pH by Baseline Vaginal pH Level
- Abstract Number: 52067
- Date/Time: Tuesday, October 9, 2018, 11:30 AM – 11:45 AM MT
- Presenter(s): John McLeod Griffiss, MD
Abstract Title: Product Acceptability and Assessment of Genitourinary Discomfort in a Phase 3 Trial Comparing an Acid-Buffering Contraceptive Vaginal Gel (Amphora) To Nonoxynol-9
- Abstract Number: 52054
- Date/Time: Tuesday, October 9, 2018, 11:45 AM – 12:00 PM MT
- Presenter(s): Brandi Howard, PhD
About Amphora
Amphora® (L-lactic acid, citric acid, and potassium bitartrate) is an investigational non-hormonal gel designed to regulate vaginal pH within the normal range of 3.5 to 4.5 even in the presence of semen. This maintains an acidic environment which is inhospitable to sperm as well as certain viral and bacterial pathogens associated with sexually transmitted infections, but is integral to the survival of healthy bacteria in the vagina.
Top line data are expected by year-end 2018 from Evofem's single-arm, open-label Phase 3 clinical trial (AMP002) evaluating Amphora for the prevention of pregnancy. AMP002 enrolled approximately 1,400 women aged 18-35 who are at risk of pregnancy at 112 centers in the United States; enrollment was complete in February 2018. The primary endpoint of this study is pregnancy prevention over seven cycles of use. Assuming positive results, the Company plans to re-submit the Amphora New Drug Application (NDA) in the second quarter of 2019. If approved by the FDA, Evofem will commercialize Amphora in early 2020 as the first and only hormone-free, on-demand, woman-controlled birth control method.
The Company is actively enrolling a Phase 2b double-blinded placebo-controlled clinical trial (AMPREVENCE) of Amphora to prevent urogenital acquisition of Chlamydia trachomatis (primary endpoint) and Neisseria gonorrhea (secondary endpoint) in women. This study is designed to enroll 844 women at approximately 50 centers in the United States for a four-month interventional period and subsequent one-month follow-up period.
The CDC recently reported that rates of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia have climbed for the fourth consecutive year in the United States. Last year, nearly 2.3 million U.S. cases of these STDs were diagnosed, according to preliminary data, an increase of over 200,000 cases as compared with 2016.1
About Evofem Biosciences
Evofem Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVFM) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to developing and commercializing innovative products to address unmet needs in women's sexual and reproductive health. Evofem's pipeline includes two proprietary Multipurpose Vaginal pH Regulator (MVP-R) product candidates. The Company expects to report top-line Phase 3 data on its lead MVP-R drug candidate, Amphora®, for prevention of pregnancy by year-end 2018. For more information regarding Evofem, please visit www.evofem.com.
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1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2018): STD Preliminary Data Accessed August 2018.
Amphora® is a registered trademark of Evofem Biosciences, Inc.
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