Use of AI and machine learning accelerates identification of patient groups whose care can be improved
TNF Pharmaceuticals, Inc, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company committed to developing novel therapies for autoimmune and inflammatory conditions, and Renova Health, a company committed to focusing on outpatient care to minimize costs, impact and the need for hospitalization, announced positive results from the first stage of a general practice population study focusing on patients receiving GLP-1 agonists. The study series is expected to evaluate the impact of the Company’s novel oral TNF-alpha (TNF-α) inhibitor drug, isomyosamine, in preserving lean muscle mass during and after GLP-1 treatment for weight loss and chronic weight management in patients who are a) on GLP-1 agonists, b) candidates for treatment with GLP-1 agonists, or c) probably not suitable for treatment with weight loss therapy.
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In coordination with Renova Health, the purpose of this first stage was to analyze 30,000 patients already under the care of primary care physicians and identify convergences between the use of GLP-1 agonists and chronic disorders linked with increased risk of inflammation. The data were parsed into three cohorts depending on prespecified criteria. TNF plans to use these data to optimize appropriate patient recruitment and accelerate isomyosamine drug development.
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TNF’s President and Chief Medical Officer, Mitchell Glass, M.D., commented, “Our goal for our GLP-1 study series is to identify patients who are taking GLP-1 agonists to test whether isomyosamine can decrease inflammation and prevent or ameliorate the risk of adverse outcomes such as muscle wasting in patients who have baseline TNF-derived inflammatory signals. In our initial review of the data, we have already noted that sarcopenia and frailty are both underreported, which we believe provides evidence that at-risk populations could suffer adverse events from GLP-1 treatment without adequate surveillance to detect and treat drug-induced muscle wasting.”
“The prevalence of certain disorders such as sarcopenia were well below the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s estimates in community dwelling adults,” said Dave Jacobs, Chief Executive Officer of Renova Health. “Identifying patients in the community who are at increased risk of fall may enable us to use non-invasive monitoring to identify these patients earlier and more accurately and to provide support. We believe early and ongoing evaluation of sarcopenic and frail patients could enable us to impact quality of life in thousands of patients once identified and followed with straightforward and validated tests of balance and cognition.”
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Source – businesswire
