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The biotechnology company, which focuses on developing gene therapies for age-related diseases, said the randomised, blinded study enrolled 24 beagle dogs aged over 10 years and was conducted by an independent contract research organisation.
Researchers allocated the dogs to four groups comprising two naked DNA treatment cohorts at different dose levels, a single-dose AAV8 cohort and a control group.
Interim analysis covered outcomes observed during the dosing period, with additional endpoints still under assessment.
All treatment groups demonstrated superior survival compared with the control group during the dosing period, and no adverse events were observed, the company said.
Genflow said all treatments exhibited a favourable safety and tolerability profile suitable for use in aged companion animals.
Across treatment cohorts, researchers observed improvements in several functional and observable endpoints, including quality of life, muscle mass preservation, frailty index reduction and coat quality, relative to control animals, which exhibited expected age-related decline.
Several key endpoints remain under evaluation, including biological age determination using methylation clock analysis and comprehensive muscle biopsy histology, which the company said were intended to provide further mechanistic and quantitative validation of the therapy’s effects.
Genflow said it expected to provide a comprehensive update on all remaining endpoints within approximately two months.
Company executives said the preliminary results supported the potential of the SIRT6 gene therapy as a first-in-class approach to addressing age-related decline in companion animals and reinforced the programme’s relevance to prospective animal health partners.
Genflow said it was actively engaging with animal health companies regarding potential licensing, co-development and commercialisation opportunities.
Dr Eric Leire, chief executive of Genflow, said: "These preliminary interim results represent a significant milestone for Genflow and significantly strengthen our position for animal health partnerships.
"The consistency of positive signals across multiple independent endpoints from survival and quality of life to measures of muscle preservation and frailty reduction, combined with an excellent safety profile, supports our SIRT6 platform as a credible, differentiated asset for the companion animal market."
Leire said that, based on the encouraging preliminary findings, the company was proceeding with the follow-up phase to assess durability of effects and to monitor for differences in age-related disease emergence, data that would inform future commercial discussions.
Genflow expects to provide a comprehensive update on all endpoints, including the critical methylation clock and muscle histology data, within two months.