Presentations Highlight Data of YUPELRI Compared with Tiotropium in Subpopulation of COPD Patients with Suboptimal Peak Inspiratory Flow Rates, Report Additional Data from Pivotal Phase 3 Program in Patients with Moderate to Very Severe COPD
DUBLIN and HERTFORDSHIRE, England and PITTSBURGH /PRNewswire/ -- Theravance Biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: TBPH) ("Theravance Biopharma") and Mylan N.V. (NASDAQ: MYL) ("Mylan") today announced that data from studies of YUPELRI™ (revefenacin) will be presented at the 2018 CHEST annual meeting, being held in San Antonio, Texas on October 6-10, 2018. Multiple presentations will report new results from the previously completed Phase 3 program of YUPELRI in patients with moderate to very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Researchers will also report data from a new study comparing outcomes for YUPELRI and tiotropium (Spiriva®HandiHaler®) in COPD patients with suboptimal peak inspiratory flow rates (PIFR).
YUPELRI is an investigational long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA) currently under review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of COPD. The Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) date for YUPELRI is November 13, 2018. If approved, YUPELRI would be the first and only once-daily, long-acting nebulized bronchodilator for the treatment of COPD. YUPELRI is designed to be compatible with any standard jet nebulizer.
Details of the presentations at CHEST 2018 are as follows:
Efficacy of Revefenacin by Nebulization and Tiotropium by Handihaler® in Subjects with COPD and Suboptimal Peak Inspiratory Flow Rates (PIFR)
- Poster Number: 153
- Date/time: Wednesday, October 10, 2018, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Central Time
- Session: 4285 – Obstructive Lung Diseases 2
- Location: Exhibit Hall
Efficacy of Revefenacin, a Long-Acting Muscarinic Antagonist for Nebulized Therapy, in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients with Markers of More Severe Disease
- Poster Number: 147
- Date/time: Wednesday, October 10, 2018, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Central Time
- Session: 4285 – Obstructive Lung Diseases 2
- Location: Exhibit Hall
Cardiovascular Safety of Revefenacin for Nebulization: a Review of Randomized Controlled Trial Data
- Poster Number: 146
- Date/time: Wednesday, October 10, 2018, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Central Time
- Session: 4285 – Obstructive Lung Diseases 2
- Location: Exhibit Hall
About YUPELRI
YUPELRI (revefenacin) inhalation solution is a novel investigational once-daily nebulized LAMA under FDA review for the treatment of moderate to very severe COPD. Market research by Theravance Biopharma indicates approximately 9% of the treated COPD patients in the U.S. use nebulizers for ongoing maintenance therapy.1 LAMAs are a cornerstone of maintenance therapy for COPD and, if approved, YUPELRI would be the first and only once-daily, long-acting single-agent product for COPD patients who require, or prefer, nebulized therapy. YUPELRI's stability in both metered dose inhaler and dry powder device formulations, suggest that this LAMA could also serve as a foundation for novel handheld combination products.
Theravance Biopharma and its affiliates have partnered with Mylan and its affiliates on the development and commercialization of nebulized revefenacin products for COPD and other respiratory diseases.
About Theravance Biopharma
Theravance Biopharma, Inc. ("Theravance Biopharma") is a diversified biopharmaceutical company with the core purpose of creating medicines that help improve the lives of patients suffering from serious illness.
In our relentless pursuit of this objective, we strive to apply insight and innovation at each stage of our business, including research, development and commercialization, and utilize both internal capabilities and those of partners around the world. Our research efforts are focused in the areas of inflammation and immunology. Our research goal is to design localized medicines that target diseased tissues, without systemic exposure, in order to maximize patient benefit and minimize risk. These efforts leverage years of experience in developing localized medicines for the lungs to treat respiratory disease. The first potential medicine to emerge from our research focus on immunology and localized treatments is an oral, intestinally restricted pan-Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor, currently in development to treat a range of inflammatory intestinal diseases. Our pipeline of internally discovered product candidates will continue to evolve with the goal of creating transformational medicines to address the significant needs of patients.
In addition, we have an economic interest in future payments that may be made by Glaxo Group or one of its affiliates (GSK) pursuant to its agreements with Innoviva, Inc. relating to certain programs, including Trelegy Ellipta.
For more information, please visit www.theravance.com.
THERAVANCE®, the Cross/Star logo, and VIBATIV® are registered trademarks of the Theravance Biopharma group of companies. Trademarks, trade names or service marks of other companies appearing on this press release are the property of their respective owners.
Spiriva® and HandiHaler® are registered trademarks of Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG.
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About Mylan
Mylan is a global pharmaceutical company committed to setting new standards in healthcare. Working together around the world to provide 7 billion people access to high quality medicine, we innovate to satisfy unmet needs; make reliability and service excellence a habit; do what's right, not what's easy; and impact the future through passionate global leadership. We offer a growing portfolio of more than 7,500 marketed products around the world, including antiretroviral therapies on which more than 40% of people being treated for HIV/AIDS globally depend. We market our products in more than 165 countries and territories. We are one of the world's largest producers of active pharmaceutical ingredients. Every member of our approximately 35,000-strong workforce is dedicated to creating better health for a better world, one person at a time. Learn more at Mylan.com. We routinely post information that may be important to investors on our website at investor.mylan.com.
This press release includes statements that constitute "forward-looking statements", including with regard to: the outcome of clinical studies; that, if approved, YUPELRI would be the first and only once-daily, long-acting nebulized bronchodilator for the treatment of COPD; if approved, YUPELRI would be the first and only once-daily, long-acting single-agent product for COPD patients who require, or prefer, nebulized therapy; and that YUPELRI's stability in both metered dose inhaler and dry powder device formulations, suggest that this LAMA could also serve as a foundation for novel handheld combination products. These statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Because such statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties, actual future results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: success of clinical trials and our or our partners' ability to execute on new product opportunities; any regulatory, legal or other impediments to our or our partners' ability to bring products to market; other risks inherent in product development; the scope, timing, and outcome of any ongoing legal proceedings, including government investigations, and the impact of any such proceedings on our or our partners' businesses; actions and decisions of healthcare and pharmaceutical regulators, and changes in healthcare and pharmaceutical laws and regulations, in the United States and abroad; the impact of competition; strategies by competitors or other third parties to delay or prevent product introductions; the effect of any changes in our or our partners' customer and supplier relationships and customer purchasing patterns; any other changes in third-party relationships; changes in the economic and financial conditions of the businesses of Mylan or its partners; uncertainties and matters beyond the control of management; and the other risks detailed in Mylan's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Mylan undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release.
Contact Information:
Theravance Biopharma
Alexander Dobbin
Head of Investor Relations
650-808-4045
investor.relations@theravance.com
Tim Brons
Vida Strategic Partners (Media)
646-319-8981
tbrons@vidasp.com
Mylan
Christine Waller (Media)
724.514.1968
Melissa Trombetta (Investor Relations)
724.514.1813
1 TBPH market research (N = 160 physicians); Refers to US COPD patients
SOURCE Theravance Biopharma, Inc.; Mylan N.V.
