New Publication Highlights Basic Science Supporting Simufilam

By: Cassava Sciences, Inc. via GlobeNewswire

June 12, 2023 at 09:15 AM EDT

Publication Reviews Certain Receptor-Protein Interactions.

Provides Overview of Basic Science Supporting Simufilam.

Published in Drug Development Research, a Peer-Reviewed Journal.

AUSTIN, Texas, June 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cassava Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: SAVA), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on Alzheimer’s disease, today announced a new science publication in Drug Development Research, a peer-reviewed journal. This article reviews certain receptor-protein interactions, including an overview of basic science supporting simufilam. Simufilam is Cassava Sciences’ oral investigational drug candidate that is currently in Phase 3 clinical trials in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease dementia.

“This paper highlights the role of altered filamin A and its receptor interactions in Alzheimer's disease,” said Lindsay Burns, PhD, first author and Cassava Sciences’ Senior VP, Neuroscience. “We believe the theme of receptor-protein interactions is critical to the proposed mechanism of action of simufilam, our small molecule drug candidate for patients with Alzheimer's disease.”

The review article was published on-line June 8, 2023, ahead of print and is titled “Targeting alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and their protein interactions in Alzheimer’s disease drug development.” The abstract is currently available on-line on the publisher’s website: https://doi.org/10.1002/ddr.22085.

Access to the full text is subject to the publisher’s copyright and fee policies. The citation is: “Burns LH, Pei Z, Wang HY. Targeting α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and their protein interactions in Alzheimer's disease drug development. Drug Dev Res. 2023 Jun 8. doi: 10.1002/ddr.22085. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37291958.”

About Simufilam
Simufilam is a novel drug candidate designed to treat and slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Simufilam binds tightly to an altered conformation of the filamin A protein (FLNA) that is present in the brain of the Alzheimer’s patient and is critical to the toxicity of Aβ42. Simufilam is wholly owned by Cassava Sciences, without royalty or payment obligation to any third party.

About Cassava Sciences, Inc.
Cassava Sciences is a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in Austin, Texas. Our mission is to detect and treat neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease. Our novel science is based on stabilizing—but not removing—a critical protein in the brain. Our product candidates have not been approved by any regulatory authority, and their safety, efficacy or other desirable attributes have not been established. For more information, please visit our website: https://www.CassavaSciences.com

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