ACW HY26 results - XanaMIA pivotal Alzheimers trial progress
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ASX ANNOUNCEMENT
Actinogen HY26 financial results: XanaMIA pivotal Alzheimer’s trial progress and
commercial readiness preparation
Sydney, 26 February 2026. Actinogen Medical ASX: ACW (“ACW” or “the Company”) is pleased to
release its interim financial results for the six months ended 31 December 2025.
Highlights
• Completed accelerated enrolment in the XanaMIA phase 2b/3 AD trial, randomizing the final (247th)
participant in December 2025
• Received a positive interim safety and efficacy futility analysis recommendation from the trial’s
independent Data Monitoring Committee (DMC) on 30 January 2026 to continue the trial without
amendment following a prior positive safety review in November 2025
• Open‑label extension (OLE) phase of the XanaMIA trial to commence Q1 2026, allowing all participants
access to active Xanamem® 10 mg once daily for a longer treatment period of up to 25 months
• Achieved a common understanding with the FDA on the pathway to marketing approval in AD, including
agreement on the streamlined design of one further pivotal AD trial of Xanamem 10 mg vs. placebo
commencing in 2027
• Successfully completed a pharmacokinetic trial confirming that the intended commercial Xanamem
formulation achieves consistent and therapeutic blood concentrations under both fed and fasted
conditions, supporting full dosing flexibility
• Completed commercial‑grade manufacture of 10mg Xanamem tablets at Catalent (USA) for use in the
OLE phase of the XanaMIA trial
• Continued commercial readiness activities, including refinement of communication materials for scientific,
medical and business audiences, and establishment of a new AD clinical advisory board
• Continued strengthening of IP protection through active national phase patent filings
• Launched Actinogen’s InvestorHub platform to facilitate direct investor engagement
• Received a total of $7.4 million R&D tax incentive cash rebate relating to expenditures in the 2025 financial
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Dr Steven Gourlay, the Company’s CEO and MD, said:
“The first half of the 2026 financial year marked a period of significant progress for Actinogen as we completed
enrolment in our pivotal XanaMIA Alzheimer’s trial and prepared for the final phase of development and
potential commercialization. With the positive recent interim analysis of safety and efficacy futility reinforcing
confidence in the program, we are strongly positioned as we progress toward the topline final results for the
full 247-participant dataset in November this year.”
“Xanamem has the potential to be a transformative therapy for people living with Alzheimer’s disease, offering
a promising safe and effective oral therapy to slow or halt disease progression.”
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Xanamem is a registered trademark of Actinogen Medical Limited
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Unless stated otherwise, all financial data is in Australian dollars
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2026 Interim report
Shareholders are encouraged to review the Actinogen Interim Report 2026 released today in digital format,
which provides financial statements and an Operating and financial review for the six months ended 31
December 2025, including details supporting the highlights outlined in this announcement.
The Interim report is available on the Actinogen InvestorHub:
https://investors.actinogen.com.au/announcements
Statutory financial results
The statutory results for the first six months of the 2026 financial year reflect the Company’s ongoing
investment in developing and advancing its lead molecule Xanamem for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
and depression.
The Net loss after tax for the half year ended 31 December 2025 was $11,346,952 (HY ended 31/12/2024:
loss of $8,168,979).
The major expenditure item for the half year was Research and Development costs of $8,902,759 (HY ended
31/12/2024: $4,582,920), primarily relating to clinical trials.
Financial position
At 31 December 2025, the Company had a Cash and cash equivalents balance of $6,531,460 (FY ended
30/6/2025: $16,504,240). Subsequent to the end of the half, the company announced a number of significant
funding events including:
• Accessing a further $4.3m in non-dilutive loan funding secured against the R&D rebate accrued to
31/12/2025
• Receipt of a further $1.9m R&D rebate relating to R&D expenditures incurred during FY2025, bringing the
total R&D rebate received for FY2025 to $7.4m
• A placement to raise $12m from existing and new institutional and sophisticated investors, including a
commitment for $0.5m from CEO, Dr Steven Gourlay (subject to shareholder approval at a General
Meeting to be held 18 March 2026)
• A Share Purchase Plan to raise up to $5m from existing shareholders, with the ability to take
oversubscriptions.
Following these funding initiatives, the company’s proforma cash balance as at 31 December 2025 was
$29.7m (as announced 2 February 2026), providing sufficient liquidity to fund the company beyond the
XanaMIA clinical trial topline final results anticipated for November 2026.
Outlook
The Company remains confident about its prospects in FY2026 and beyond, following a successful FY2025.
Clinical momentum continues with the receipt of a positive interim safety and efficacy futility analysis
recommendation from the DMC to continue the XanaMIA trial without amendment, alongside the earlier
positive safety review in November 2025. These assessments support confidence in the underlying trial design
and continuation of the trial toward topline final results in November 2026, following the last patient’s final
evaluation visit expected in September 2026.
The XanaMIA phase 2b/3 AD trial is planned to serve as one of two pivotal trials supporting the earliest possible
marketing approvals for Xanamem in AD. Should the trial prove positive as expected, the company will also
explore accelerated approval pathways with relevant regulators. In particular, we will discuss with the FDA its
recently announced policy to approve drugs with a single pivotal trial provided there is adequate supporting
evidence.
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Actinogen is in an enviable position, with multiple independent trials providing clinical validation of Xanamem’s
brain cortisol control mechanism relevant to AD, depression and related neurological conditions:
• Positive results on depressive symptoms in a well-controlled, phase 2 trial
• Encouraging pilot data in AD patients with elevated pTau181 (Taylor et al 2024) suggesting the potential
of Xanamem to stabilize AD
• High brain target enzyme binding in a human PET scan study (Villemagne et al 2024)
• A promising safety profile, with more than 500 individuals treated with active drug for up to 36 weeks and
no reported serious adverse events related to Xanamem.
Upcoming catalysts include notification of a new peer-reviewed publication, academic presentations, EMA
feedback on the AD program, clinical trial updates, and topline final results for the XanaMIA AD trial in
November 2026.
The company continues to prioritize manufacturing, regulatory, clinical pharmacology and nonclinical planning
and activities to enable rapid expansion should phase 2b/3 results be successful.
We firmly believe in the high quality of our late-stage clinical development program for oral Xanamem in AD.
Our trials are science-driven, and we have safely treated more than 500 people with active Xanamem for up
to 36 weeks. Xanamem has the potential to be a first-in-class, disease-course modifying drug for the
treatment of AD with its novel cortisol-control mechanism. The program provides great hope to patients with
AD and their families because there remains a significant unmet medical need for safer and more effective
therapies.
Actinogen remains committed to proactive management across all aspects of the business to deliver the best
outcomes for patients and shareholders, including optimizing our current clinical trials program, progressing
regulatory planning for marketing approvals, advancing partnering initiatives and building optimal shareholder
returns.
View this announcement on our InvestorHub: https://investors.actinogen.com.au/link/yMQ2by
ENDS
Investors Media
Dr Steven Gourlay Michael Roberts George Hazim
CEO & Managing Director Investor Relations Media & Public Affairs Australia
P: +61 2 8964 7401 M: +61 423 866 231 M: +61 417 516 262
E. steven.gourlay@actinogen.com.au E. michael.roberts@actinogen.com.au E: georgehazim@mediaaffairs.com.au
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About Actinogen Medical
Actinogen Medical (ACW) is an ASX-listed, biotechnology company developing a novel therapy for neurological and
neuropsychiatric diseases associated with dysregulated brain cortisol. There is a strong association between cortisol and
detrimental changes in the brain, affecting cognitive function, harm to brain cells and long-term cognitive health.
Cognitive function means how a person understands, remembers and thinks clearly. Cognitive functions include memory,
attention, reasoning, awareness and decision-making.
Actinogen is currently developing its lead compound, Xanamem, as a promising new therapy for Alzheimer’s Disease. It
has also conducted a phase 2 trial in patients with cognitive impairment and depression and may study Fragile X Syndrome
and other neurological and psychiatric diseases in the future. Reducing cortisol inside brain cells could have a positive
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impact in these and many other diseases. The cognitive dysfunction, behavioural abnormalities, and neuropsychological
burden associated with these conditions is debilitating for patients, and there is a substantial unmet medical need for new
and improved treatments.
Clinical Trials
The XanaMIA Phase 2b/3 Alzheimer’s disease trial is a double-blind, 36-week treatment, placebo-controlled, parallel
group design trial in 247 patients with mild to moderate AD and progressive disease, determined by clinical criteria and
confirmed by an elevated level of the pTau181 protein biomarker in blood. Patients receive Xanamem 10 mg or placebo,
once daily, and its ability to slow progression of Alzheimer’s disease is assessed with a variety of endpoints. The primary
endpoint of the trial is the internationally-recognized CDR-SB (Clinical Dementia Rating scale – Sum of Boxes). The trial
is being conducted in Australia and the US and is now closed to participant recruitment. It has passed an independent
Data Monitoring Committee safety and efficacy futility review and final topline results are expected in November 2026.
The XanaMIA-OLE Alzheimer’s disease open-label extension is an open-label phase of up to 25 months treatment
where all participants will receive active Xanamem 10 mg once daily. The trial will evaluate safety and a limited number of
efficacy endpoints such as the CDR-SB. The trial will commence in Q1 2026 and be open to all former and current
participants in the XanaMIA Phase 2b/3 trial.
The XanaCIDD Phase 2a depression trial was a double-blind, six-week proof-of-concept, placebo-controlled, parallel
group design trial in 167 patients with moderate, treatment-resistant depression and a degree of baseline cognitive
impairment. Participants were evenly randomized to receive Xanamem 10 mg once daily or placebo, in most cases in
addition to their existing antidepressant therapy, and effects on cognition and depression were assessed. Trial results were
reported in August 2024 and showed clinically and statistically significant benefits on depression symptoms with positive
effects on the MADRS scale (a validated scale of depression symptom measurement) and the PGI-S (a valid patient
reported assessment of depression severity). Cognition improved markedly and to a similar extent in both Xanamem and
placebo groups.
About Xanamem (emestedastat)
Xanamem’s novel mechanism is to control elevated levels of cortisol (aka the “stress hormone”) in the brain through the
inhibition of the cortisol synthesis enzyme, 11β-HSD1, without affecting production of cortisol by the adrenal glands which
is essential for the body’s normal functioning. Xanamem is a first-in-class, once-a-day pill designed to deliver high levels
of cortisol control in key areas of the brain related to Alzheimer’s and other diseases such as the hippocampus and frontal
cortex. To view Xanamem’s two-minute Mechanism of Action animation, click here.
Chronically elevated cortisol is associated with progression in Alzheimer’s Disease and excess cortisol is known to be
toxic to brain cells. Cortisol itself is also associated with depressive symptoms and when targeted via other mechanisms
has shown some promise in prior clinical trials. The recent XanaCIDD trial demonstrated clinically and sometimes
statistically significant benefits on depressive symptoms, further validating the cortisol control mechanism for the
Xanamem 10 mg oral daily dose.
The Company has studied 11β-HSD1 inhibition by Xanamem in more than 500 volunteers and patients in eight clinical
trials. Xanamem has a promising safety profile and has demonstrated clinical activity in patients with depression, patients
with biomarker-positive Alzheimer’s disease and cognitively normal volunteers. High levels of target engagement in the
brain with doses as low as 5 mg daily have been demonstrated in a human PET imaging study.
Xanamem is an investigational product and is not approved for use outside of a clinical trial by the FDA or by any global
regulatory authority. Xanamem® is a trademark of Actinogen Medical.
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