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KNSA • CIK 0001730430
Overview We are a biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing novel therapies for diseases with unmet need, with a focus on cardiovascular indications. Our portfolio of assets is based on strong biologic rationale or validated mechanisms and offers the potential for differentiation. ARCALYST is an interleukin-1α (“IL-1α”) and interleukin-1β (“IL-1β”) cytokine trap. In 2017, we licensed ARCALYST from Regeneron, which discovered and initially developed the drug. Our exclusive license to ARCALYST from Regeneron includes worldwide rights, excluding the Middle East and North Africa, for all applications other than those in oncology and local administration to the eye or ear. We received FDA approval of ARCALYST for the treatment of recurrent pericarditis and reduction in risk of recurrence in adults and children 12 years and older in March 2021. Recurrent pericarditis is a painful inflammatory cardiovascular disease with an estimated United States prevalent population of approximately 40,000 patients seeking and receiving medical treatment. ARCALYST is also approved in the United States for the treatment of Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes (“CAPS”), including Familial Cold Autoinflammatory Syndrome (“FCAS”) and Muckle-Wells Syndrome in adults and children 12 years and older, and the maintenance of remission in Deficiency of Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist (“DIRA”) in adults and children weighing 10 kg or more. ARCALYST is commercially available across the United States through a select network of specialty pharmacies. We are responsible for sales and distribution of ARCALYST in all approved indications in the United States and evenly split profits on sales as well as third party proceeds with Regeneron. In 2022, we granted Hangzhou Zhongmei Huadong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (“Huadong”) exclusive rights to develop and commercialize ARCALYST in the Huadong Territory (as defined below). In 2023, Regeneron initiated a technology transfer of the manufacturing process for ARCALYST drug substance, and we are working to qualify Samsung as our replacement CDMO. In December 2024, we initiated a collaborative study agreement with The Mayo Clinic (together with Johns Hopkins University) to investigate the effects of ARCALYST in the treatment of cardiac sarcoidosis. KPL-387 is an investigational, fully human immunoglobulin G2 monoclonal antibody that binds human interleukin-1 receptor 1 (“IL-1R1”), inhibiting IL-1α- and IL-1β-mediated signaling. KPL-387 is an independently developed asset that we believe may expand the recurrent pericarditis market and provide an additional treatment option for patients, with the potential to add the convenience of monthly subcutaneous self-administration with a liquid formulation. In July 2025, we announced that the Phase 2 dose-focusing portion of the Phase 2/3 clinical trial of KPL-387 in recurrent pericarditis had begun recruiting. We expect data from the Phase 2 portion of the trial in the second half of 2026 and plan to use the totality of the data to determine further development strategy. In September 2025, we announced plans to conduct a supplemental Phase 2 transition to KPL-387 monotherapy dosing and administration study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of dosing regimens used to transition patients from standard therapies to KPL-387 monotherapy. In October 2025, the FDA granted Orphan Drug Designation to KPL-387 for the treatment of pericarditis. KPL-1161 is an independently developed, pre-clinical, Fc-modified immunoglobulin G2 monoclonal antibody that binds IL-1R1, inhibiting IL-1α- and IL-1β-mediated signaling. KPL-1161 is a modified version of KPL-387 designed to have an increased drug half-life that we believe could support quarterly subcutaneous dosing. We are currently conducting preclinical activities with respect to this asset, with an expectation to initiate a Phase 1 first-in-human clinical trial by the end of 2026. Abiprubart is an investigational monoclonal antibody inhibitor of CD40-CD154 costimulatory interaction, which we believe to be an attractive approach to address multiple autoimmune disease pathologies. We hold an exclusive worldwide license to abiprubart from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc. (“BIDMC”) . 7 Table of Contents We previously announced a Phase 2b clinical trial of abiprubart in Sjögren’s Disease.…
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