RENOVACOR COPORATE PRESENTATION NYSE: RCOR November 2021 Exhibit 99.1
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Mission Renovacor’s mission is to deliver innovative precision therapies to improve the lives of patients and families battling genetically-driven cardiovascular and mechanistically-related diseases Leverage the knowledge of the underlying genetic mechanisms of disease to create transformative novel therapies Focus near-term on BAG3 dilated cardiomyopathy (BAG3 DCM) AAV gene therapy, which targets the underlying cause of this devastating monogenic form of heart failure Translate advances in rare disease populations to more prevalent populations where the unmet medical need is high
Cardiovascular Disease is the #1 Cause of Death Worldwide1 Cardiomyopathy Primary disease of the heart muscle and a major contributor to burden of cardiovascular disease Global mortality 300,000 in 2019 was up 43% from 19902 Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM) Decrease in contractility causes heart’s pumping chambers to enlarge Most common form of cardiomyopathy Familial DCM 20-50% of DCM patients; up to 40% have identifiable genetic cause2 Scientific societies recently endorsed clinical genetic testing for DCM patients and families3,4 BAG3 DCM Mutations in BCL2-associated athanogene 3 (BAG3) gene are among the more common pathogenic genetic variants observed in DCM5 BAG3 expression is markedly diminished in patients with severe ischemic or nonischemic DCM6 Currently approved therapies do not address the underlying cause of disease 4. Musumuru K et al. Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine. 2020;13:e000067C 5. Kirk JA et al. J Clin Invest. 2021;131(16):e149415 6. Feldman AM et al. J. Cell. Physiol. 2014;229::697–1702. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Weekly Counts of Deaths by State and Select Causes, 2019-2020 American Heart Association Statistical Update: Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics – 2021 Update; mortality is based on combined cardiomyopathy and myocarditis Ackerman MJ et al. Heart Rhythm 2011;8:1308 –1339
Precision Medicine is Changing the Treatment Paradigm for Patients and Families with Cardiovascular Disease “Precision medicine strives to delineate disease using multiple data sources…By defining disease at a deeper level, we can treat patients based on an understanding of the molecular underpinnings of their presentations, rather than grouping patients into broad categories with one-size-fits-all treatments.” - Dainis and Ashley 20183 Advantages of precision medicine for heart failure (HF) Seeks to address underlying cause to deliver greater therapeutic benefit compared to current standard-of-care. Addressing the personal & financial burden of multiple HF medications (avg. of ≥3/patient),1 implanted devices, and heart transplant Expected to eliminate the need for large (>8,000) patient studies2. By focusing on segments of the HF patient population most likely to benefit Focus on endpoints that we believe are most important to patients. Emphasizing improvements in quality of life 1. Unlu et al, Circulation: Heart Failure. 2020;13:e006977. 2. Teerlink et al, NEJM 2021. 3. Dainis AM, Ashley EA. JACC Basic Transl Sci. 2018;3: 313–326
BAG3 DCM is a Devastating Disease BAG3 DCM presents in otherwise healthy individuals and rapidly progresses Caused by a genetic defect in the BAG3 gene Cardiovascular health is dependent on adequate levels of functional BAG3 protein BAG3 mutations typically lead to reduced BAG3 protein levels 80% penetrance at >40 years of age1 At diagnosis, 68% symptomatic, 20% severely symptomatic with heart failure1 Patients have significant limitations on their activities of daily living, such as employment, walking, attending to personal care, etc. Severely symptomatic patients are frequently hospitalized for acute decompensation2 High risk of progression to end stage disease 19% require mechanical cardiac support, heart transplant, or have HF-related death at 12 months after diagnosis, nearly twice the rate of similarly staged non-BAG3 DCM patients1,3,4 Currently approved therapies do not address the underlying cause of disease 1. Domínguez et al., JACC, 2018; 2. Ahmed A. Am J Cardiol. 2007;99(:549–55 3.McNamara et al., Circulation, 2001; 4. Kubanek M et al. JACC 2013
Local (retrograde coronary sinus infusion, or RCSI) delivery allows lower total dose Reduces potential for various vector toxicities May reduce burden on manufacturing We believe monogenic diseases with well understood biology are ideal targets for AAV GTxs Targeting disease with known genetic origin BAG3 mutations well-documented as driver in DCM Goal is to increase BAG3 levels in DCM subjects Non-immunogenic one-time human BAG3 payload Therapeutic payload is human BAG3 gene DCM patients are haploinsufficient and produce low levels of native BAG3; therefore, the protein is not foreign and should not elicit an immune response Utilizes validated AAV9 capsid AAV9 currently used in one approved therapy (Zolgensma) and widely in clinical trials AAV9 has demonstrated cardiac tropism Has high transduction efficiency Non-integrative vector We Believe Renovacor’s REN-001 is Well Positioned for Success REN-001 is designed to directly address the underlying cause of BAG3 DCM by potentially increasing levels of functional BAG3 protein in the heart GTx: gene therapy
Completed RCSI = retrograde coronary sinus infusion; IV = intravenous; CV: Cardiovascular; CNS: Central nervous system Program Potential Indication Research / Discovery Preclinical IND Submission (Anticipated) Phase I Phase II Phase III Commercial Rights Heart Failure (DCM) REN-001 (AAV9-BAG3) [RCSI] BAG3-associated dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) Mid-2022 AAV-BAG3 [IV] BAG3-associated dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) Other Indications AAV-BAG3 Undisclosed CV indication AAV-BAG3 Undisclosed CNS indication We Expect to Submit our 1st IND in Mid-2022 and initiate our Phase I/II Clinical Trial Shortly Thereafter
Anticipated Milestones We are advancing REN-001 to IND submission (expected in mid-2022) Submit IND in BAG3 DCM Initiate Phase I/II Trial in BAG3 DCM Advance Pipeline Programs 2022 2021 2023 Dose ranging efficacy study in BAG3 haploinsufficient DCM murine model Durability study in BAG3 haploinsufficient DCM murine model GLP toxicology / biodistribution study (3-month endpoint) Complete IND-Enabling Studies
Lead Program REN-001 for BAG3-associated Dilated Cardiomyopathy (BAG3 DCM)
BAG3 Regulates Multiple Important Functions in Cardiomyocytes Sources: Knezevic et al., 2016; Myers et al., 2018 Enhances contractility by linking the β-adrenergic receptor and L-type Ca2+ channel Cardiac contractility Provides support for the sarcomere by linking actin myofibrils with the Z-disc Structural support Facilitates autophagy as a co-chaperone with heat shock proteins, recycling misfolded proteins Protein quality control Inhibits apoptosis (programmed cell death) through binding of BCL2 Anti-apoptosis We believe that a gene therapy approach is best positioned to restore the broad biological functions of BAG3 in the heart
Mutations in BAG3 Reduce Levels of Protein and are Associated with Reduced Force Generating Capacity in Heart Tissue from DCM Patients DCM patient with BAG3 mutation >80% of BAG3 DCM patients had mutations causing haploinsufficiency, resulting in reduced levels of BAG3 protein 1 Red staining shows BAG3 protein in cardiac tissue Healthy control 1. Domínguez et al., JACC, 2018; 2. Martin et al., Nature Communications, 2021 REN-001’s goal is to increase expression of BAG3 in the heart and correct the underlying disease biology in BAG3 DCM patients Most BAG3 mutations in DCM cause reduced levels of BAG3 protein Lower Higher BAG3 expression quartiles 1st 2nd 3rd 4th * Patients with idiopathic DCM Lower levels of BAG3 are associated with reduced contractility in DCM patients Myofilament maximum force generating capacity (Fmax) in DCM patient tissue * BAG3 levels in DCM patients are positively correlated with force generating capacity 2
Sources: Haploinsufficiency data published in Myers VD., … Feldman AM., J Cell Physiol. 2018; REN-001 administration adapted from data published in Myers VD., … Feldman AM., JAMA Cardiol. 2018; and unpublished data from the Feldman lab. AAV9 BAG3 Prevents the Onset of Cardiac Impairment in a Genetic Mouse Model of BAG3-associated DCM BAG3 protein levels Ejection fraction ~50% BAG3 protein levels seen in BAG3 +/- mice BAG3 +/- mice develop reduced EF, recapitulating the DCM clinical phenotype *p=.04, .01 and .003 respectively at 2, 4 and 6 weeks for +/- AAV9-GFP vs. +/- AAV9-BAG3 arms; dose = 1×1013 genome copies (gc) BAG3 +/- mice: AAV9 BAG3 treatment group BAG3 +/- mice: Control group (AAV-GFP) WT mice: AAV-GFP or AAV-BAG3 Ejection fraction in WT and BAG3 +/- mice treated with AAV9-GFP or AAV9-BAG3 BAG3 +/- mice have ~50% of BAG3 protein and develop a reduced ejection fraction (EF) AAV9 BAG3 prevented the onset of reduced ejection fraction
Renovacor’s Approach to Cardiac Delivery Retrograde coronary sinus infusion (RCSI) Overview of RCSI Coronary sinus (CS) - confluence of veins draining heart into right atrium Routine procedure for placement of left ventricular pacemaker leads during cardiac resynchronization Emerging route of administration in cardiac gene therapy studies Potential advantages of RCSI Leverages currently used clinical procedure and equipment Ability to transduce heart using much lower doses of AAV Potential to maximize exposure of heart to AAV Reduced potential for various vector toxicities Additional potential benefits (e.g., manufacturing) REN-001 is delivered into the coronary sinus using a catheter Coronary sinus Source: Medical gallery of Blausen Medical 2014
RCSI Drives Successful Cardiac Transduction Above Key VCN Threshold at Doses <1e13 vg/kg Delivery of REN-001 via RCSI results in sufficient transduction of a large animal heart Medium and high doses (<1e13 vg/kg) drive transduction above key VCN threshold of 1 (>1 copy of the gene in each cell) No safety issues detected Results informed design of ongoing GLP-toxicology and biodistribution study in healthy pig model Expect inclusion in IND data package VCN >1 seen in pig heart model with REN-001 doses <1e13 vg/kg Notes: VCN data are an average of 18 tissue sections taken per heart and assume 8 nuclei in each cardiomyocyte (pig cardiomyocytes become multinucleated, with up to 16 nuclei per cell by 6 months; Velayuthan et al., J Mol Cell Cardiology, 2020); sample sizes: low dose (n=4), medium dose (n=2) and high dose (n=1). All doses were <1e13 vg/kg. Key takeaways VCN: vector copy number
Renovacor’s Mission in Action with Lead BAG3 DCM Program Identify a condition with a high unmet need. Global mortality from cardiomyopathy and myocarditis was 300,000 in 2019 1 Segment patients into subtypes based on the underlying cause of their disease to enable a precision medicine approach that can improve upon the standard-of-care Focus on a disease subtype with a well understood monogenic origin. BAG3 DCM: Caused by reduced levels of BAG3 protein due to truncating mutations Designed REN-001 to directly address the underlying cause of BAG3 DCM. Utilizes a validated AAV9 capsid to deliver a functional copy of the BAG3 gene to cardiac cells Demonstrate preclinical POC in a model that we believe accurately recapitulates human disease. Prevented onset of cardiac impairment with AAV9-BAG3 in genetic disease model of BAG3-DCM Successful cardiac transduction with REN-001 delivered via RCSI at low vector dose. Local delivery may reduce potential vector-related toxicity as well as manufacturing burden 1. American Heart Association Statistical Update: Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics – 2021 Update; POC: Proof-of-concept
REN-001 Clinical Development Plan
Subjects aged 18-75 with left ventricle (LV) dysfunction Depressed LVEF as defined by AHA/ACC Guidelines NYHA Class II-III HF symptoms Elevated NT-proBNP Genetic variant in BAG3 consistent with haploinsufficiency Key inclusion criteria: Primary endpoint: Secondary endpoints: LVEF: left ventricle ejection fraction; AE: adverse event; SAE: serious adverse event; DSMB: data safety monitoring board; NYHA; New York Heart Association Proposed Phase I/II Clinical Study Design for REN-001 Multi-center, open-label, single-arm dose escalation study in BAG3 DCM patients Evaluate patients Evaluate patients Screen Cohort 2 patients Patients will be enrolled sequentially after DSMB greenlight Screen Cohort 1 patients Dose Level 1 n = 4-6 Dose Level 2 n = 4-6 Safety: Frequency and severity of AEs and SAEs Efficacy: Cardiac function by improvement in ejection fraction 6-minute walk test Exercise echocardiography Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire Serum biomarker (NT-proBNP)
Opportunities to Expand Beyond DCM
BAG3 Protein Levels are also Decreased in other Forms of Heart Failure HFrEF: Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; Notes: * p<0.05 between MI-GFP and Sham-GFP, and between wild-type / sham and MLP-/- / TAC mice Sources: 1, Fang, X., et al., J Clin Invest., 2017; 2, Renovacor, data on file (2021); 3, Feldman, AM et al., J. Cellular Physiology, 2014 MLP-/- and TAC mouse models1 Post-MI Pig Model2 HF Patients3 Increasing BAG3 expression has the potential to impact additional heart failure patient populations
AAV9 BAG3 Significantly Improved the EF in a Post-MI Mouse Model1 A – Infarction; B – Week 1 echo; C – Treatment/ control injected retro-orbital at week 8 post-MI; D – Echo at sacrifice, 23 days post-treatment; * p<0.0001; †p<0.0001 BAG3 protein levels Post-MI mice have reduced BAG3 expression and AAV9 BAG3 increased protein levels AAV9 BAG3 significantly improved the EF in post-MI mice (1) Mice develop a HF phenotype with reduced BAG31; (2) REN-001 restored normal ejection fraction in post-MI mice; and (3) BAG3 overexpression exhibited no safety concerns due to autoregulation2 CLSQ: Calsequestrin; Notes: MI: Mice randomized to receive myocardial infarction * p<0.05 between MI-GFP and Sham-GFP; 1. Knezevic T., … Feldman, A.M., J Am Coll Cardiol Basic Trans Science. 2016; 2. Gentilella, A. & Khalili, K., J Cell Biochem. 2009
Corporate
Kumar Dhanasekharan, PhD I Senior VP, Technical Operations 20+ years of CMC development and manufacturing experience across complex protein therapeutics, monoclonal antibodies and in recent years, AAV gene therapies. Jordan Shin, MD, PhD, FACC I Senior VP, Clinical Development and Translational Science Nearly two decades of expertise in clinical development, academic research and medical practice Magdalene Cook, MD I President and CEO Principal, Aisling Capital and Board member of multiple companies Matt Killeen, PhD, FACC, FHRS I CSO 15+ years of experience, spanning cardiovascular disease research and biotech/pharma R&D and strategy; Head of Cardiovascular Research at BioMarin; established cardiovascular therapeutic area and led the discovery and development of AAV-based gene therapies for inherited heart diseases; expertise in genetic heart disease biology and potential therapeutic opportunities Wendy DiCicco I Interim CFO 15+ years expertise in finance, strategy, M&A as well as executive roles in public and private companies Marc Semigran, MD I CMO 30+ years of experience treating HF and cardiomyopathy; Senior VP of Medical Sciences and CMO at MyoKardia; experience in developing and designing clinical trials for novel therapies for cardiovascular and heart failure/HFpEF Elizabeth White, PhD I CBO and Senior VP, Operations 30+ years of biotech/pharma experience including in strategy, business development, new product planning, portfolio prioritization in start-ups & large companies Jiwen Zhang, PhD I Senior VP, Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance 20+ years of regulatory affairs and quality assurance experience, with >10 years specifically in cell and gene therapy Experienced Leadership Team
Scientific Advisory Board Douglas Mann, MD Lewin Prof. of Medicine, former Director of Cardiovascular Div., Washington University School of Medicine Past President, HFSA Lifetime Achievement Award, HFSA Editor-in-Chief, JACC Basic Translational Science Dennis McNamara, MD Professor of Medicine and Dir. of the Heart Failure Research Center, UPMC Leading expert in the genetics of dilated and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy National Principal Investigator – IMAC I, II & III; GRAFH I & II Joseph Glorioso III, PhD Professor in the Dept. of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, UPMC Founding member and past president of the American Society of Gene Therapy Co-founder and Chair of Scientific Advisory Board at Oncorus, Inc. and Coda Biotherapeutics Arthur Feldman, MD, PhD Renovacor, Founder and Chair of SAB Laura H. Carnell Professor of Medicine, Temple Former Chief of Cardiology UPMC Past President HFSA, Assoc. of Professors of Cardiology Lifetime Achievement Award, HFSA; Distinguished Scientist Award ACC, 2019 Thought Leaders in Cardiovascular Disease Experts in Gene Therapy R&D Philip Johnson, MD CEO, Iterius Biotherapeutics >30 various roles in academia, biotechnology sector and venture capital Considered an international leader in viral vector technology; invented methods for producing and manufacturing viral vectors and novel capsids Past President & CSO at Limelight Bio Past Professor and Executive VP & CSO, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; past President, Children’s Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital Michael Bristow, MD, PhD Professor of Medicine and former Head of Cardiology, Univ. of Colorado Health Sciences Co-founder, President and CEO, ARCA Biopharma Founder, Myogen Lifetime Achievement Award, HFSA Credited with development of science and clinical utility of b-blockers for HF
Renovacor’s mission is to deliver innovative precision therapies to improve the lives of patients and families battling genetically-driven cardiovascular and mechanistically-related diseases Mission and Value Proposition Lead BAG3 DCM program targets the underlying cause of a monogenic disease with an AAV9-gene therapy Backed by strong institutional investor syndicate Proof-of-concept demonstrated in multiple preclinical models IND submission for REN-001 in BAG3 DCM anticipated in mid-2022 Experienced management and exceptional scientific advisors
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