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Poster 96

(#96) Long-Term Effectiveness With Subcutaneous Long-Acting Injectable Olanzapine (TV-44749) in Adults With Schizophrenia: Results From up to 48 Weeks Open Label Treatment in the Phase 3 SOLARIS Trial

Christoph Correll – The Zucker Hillside Hospital, Northwell Health, Glen Oaks, NY, USA; Department of Psychiatry and Molecular Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY, USA; Institute of Behavioral Science, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, USA; Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Ken Shulman – Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D LLC, West Chester, PA, USA; Tamar Bar-Nur – Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Netanya, Israel; Rotem Gidron-Budovsky – Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Netanya, Israel; Nir Sharon – Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Netanya, Israel; Ayellet Jehassi – Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Netanya, Israel; Kelli Franzenburg – Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D LLC, West Chester, PA, USA; Mark Suett – Teva UK Limited, Harlow, UK; Ortal Pelleg – Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Netanya, Israel; Helena Knebel – Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Netanya, Israel; Avia Merenlender-Wagner – Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Netanya, Israel; Eran Harary – Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Netanya, Israel; Anna Elgart – Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Netanya, Israel
Psych Congress 2025
Abstract: Long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotics improve adherence and outcomes in adults with schizophrenia. Olanzapine is available as an intramuscular LAI; however, post-injection delirium/sedation syndrome (PDSS) risk and the associated Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) limits its use. TV-44749, an investigational once-monthly, subcutaneous LAI, utilizes an innovative copolymer delivery technology that ensures extended release of olanzapine, designed to eliminate risk of PDSS. SOLARIS (NCT05693935) was a phase 3 trial assessing efficacy, safety, and tolerability of TV-44749 in adults (18-64 years) with schizophrenia.

SOLARIS comprised an 8-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled period (Period 1 [P1]) followed by an open-label safety period ≤48 weeks (Period 2 [P2]). In P2 (n=423), P1 TV-44749 participants retained their treatment, and those previously assigned placebo were rerandomized 1:1:1 to TV-44749 (318mg, 425mg, or 531mg). Here we present results through the end of treatment (EoT; 4 weeks after the P2 last dose).

TV-44749 met all primary and key secondary (type-I error controlled) endpoints during P1. TV-44749 exhibited long-term symptom improvement and maintained clinical effectiveness, with results from all TV-44749 doses demonstrating stable change from P2 baseline through EoT in Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) total and Clinical Global Impression-Severity (CGI-S) scale scores (mean change from baseline: -7.2 and -0.5, respectively). TV-44749 also improved patient functioning, with a 4.6-point mean increase in Personal and Social Performance Scale (PSP) score from P2 baseline. Improvements were also observed in participants receiving ≥10 TV-44749 injections in P2. No suspected or confirmed PDSS events were reported in 3470 injections throughout the trial.

Short Description: TV-44749 is a once-monthly subcutaneous long-acting injectable olanzapine, designed to provide sustained efficacy without the risk of post-injection delirium/sedation syndrome (PDSS). Here we report the durability of effect with TV-44749, including clinical symptom severity and improvement, and personal and social functioning, from Period 2 (≤48 weeks open-label safety period) of the SOLARIS trial. In adults with schizophrenia, TV-44749 exhibited maintained symptom improvement and clinical effectiveness. Improvements were observed in participants receiving ≥10 TV-44749 injections.

Name of Sponsoring Organization(s): Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D LLC