Non-confidential Corporate Presentation
January 2022
UR1 Therapeutics, Inc.
Novel URAT1 Inhibitor with Established Long-term Efficacy and
Safety for the Treatment of Gout and Diabetic CKD
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Forward Looking Statements
UR1 Therapeutics, Inc. is a subsidiary of Fortress Biotech, Inc.
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Executive Summary
There is significant unmet need in the management of gout
URAT1 inhibition appears to be an underserved intervention path
Existing URAT1 inhibitors have compound-specific safety issues
Dotinurad appears to be the best-in-class URAT1 inhibitor
Tested in >1000 Japanese subjects and approved in Japan
Eisai licensed the rights for China and 5 Southeast Asian countries
Dotinurad is materially de-risked
Clinical data shows excellent safety profile and efficacy
The clinical programs include treating gout, severe gout and CKD
Strong IP position
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Management and Advisory Board
Paul Brooke
Executive Chairman
Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Caelum Biosciences, acquired by AstraZeneca in Oct 2021
Founder and former Managing Partner of venBio, a pharmaceutical investment company
Former global head of healthcare research and strategy at Morgan Stanley
Lindsay Rosenwald, MD
Director
Currently also Chairman, President, and CEO at Fortress Biotech (NASDAQ: FBIO)
Previously Founder/Board Member of multiple biotech companies: Cougar Biotechnology (acquired by JNJ), Chelsea
Therapeutics (acquired by Lundbeck), Indevus Pharma (acquired by Endo), Biocryst, Keryx, CorMedix, Ziopharm
Raymond Zheng, PhD
Chief Executive Officer
Experienced Biotech Entrepreneur with combined 20+ years of experience in drug discovery and development
Previously held multiple positions of business development at FortressBiotech, Agenus, Harvard Medical School
Received PhD from University of California, Riverside, then completed research fellowship at Harvard Medical School
Trained in clinical research, patent law, and expecting MBA of Pharmaceutical Management from Rutgers University
Scott Baumgartner, MD
Interim Chief Medical Officer
Experienced clinical development and medical affairs expert
Previously VP of Medical Affairs at AstraZeneca/Ardea Biosciences and Amgen
Experience in the clinical development and post-launch activities of Lesinurad and Verinurad
Received medical degree from University of Washington; has practiced rheumatology for ~20 years
Dr. Robert Terkeltaub, MD
University of California, San Diego
Chief of Rheumatology
Professor of Medicine, UCSD, and Section Chief of Rheumatology at the VA Medical Center in San Diego
Associate Editor of Arthritis and Rheumatism, and serves on numerous NIH Study Sections in arthritis
Graduate of McGill University, where he completed his medicine residency and rheumatology fellowship
Dr. Michael Pillinger, MD
New York University
Chief of Rheumatology
Chief of Rheumatology at VA NY Harbor Healthcare System
Professor of Medicine at NYC Grossman School of Medicine
Received the medical degree from NYU School of Medicine; has been in practice for more than 20 years
Dr. Lee Simon, MD
Consultant
FDA's Division Director of Analgesic, Anti-inflammatory and Ophthalmologic Drug Products (2001-2003)
Worked, for 12 years, as a NIH funded investigator and has served two terms on the Board of Directors of the
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)
Served as Chair of Education for the ACR and the National Arthritis Foundation
Executive Management
Scientific Advisory Board
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Gout Pathophysiology
o Elevated serum uric acid
sUA > 6mg/dL
Due to sUA over-production
and/or inadequate clearance
o A silent risk factor
Often asymptomatic
Associated with gout, gouty
nephropathy and nephrolithiasis
o Urate crystal deposition
sUA solubility is limited ~ 7mg/dL
sUA saturation may lead to crystal
deposition in tissue, especially in
the synovial fluid
o Gout flare (1-3 /yr)
Urate crystals elicit inflammation,
which is amplified and resolved
over days to weeks
o Chronic inflammation
Sustained high sUA levels cause
repeated flares
o Tophi formation
Repeated flares/resolutions form
granulomatous mass, known as
Tophi
Tophi damage bones, tendons
and deform the joints
1 in 5 asymptomatic
individuals will
progress to gout
1 in 3 patients on ULT
is inadequately treated
and may progress
Hyperuricemia
US Prevalence ~45 million
No treatment recommended
Gout
US Prevalence ~10 million
6~7 million receive urate lowering drugs
2~3 million are inadequate controlled
Chronic Refractory Gout
US Prevalence ~100,000
Only a few thousand receive Krystexxa
®
Most have chronically uncontrolled urate
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Hyperuricemic/Diabetic CKD
CKD is a prevalent condition of progressive renal function loss, and eventually renal failure
Classified into Stage 1-5 by albuminuria and eGFR status
According to CDC, 15% of US adults (37 million) have CKD
Gout and Diabetic CKD frequently co-exist
Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5
Prevalence
3.4% 3.8% 7.4% 0.4% 0.1%
# US pts
8.3 million 9.3 million 18.2 million 1 million 250,000
eGFR mL/min
>90 60-90 30-60 15-30 <15
Albuminuria
Persistent
>3mo
Persistent
>3mo
Treatment
Lifestyle
change
ACE inhibitor, ARBs, SGLT2
inhibitors
Dialysis, Kidney transplant
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Target market
Gout
A highly prevalent, often poorly managed, progressive inflammatory condition of the joints
Excessive serum uric acid forms crystal around the joints
Crystals elicit inflammation causing severe pain and disability
Gout flares may become more frequent and become chronic
Tophi can damage joints and limit movement
Urate-lowering therapy (ULT) is disease-modifying
Millions of gout patients could benefit from a novel ULT
Tophaceous Gout
Gout
Uric acid
deposits
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Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitors Uricosuric Agents Uricases
Three Drug Classes are Approved to Lower Urate
o Oral drugs to reduce UA up
stream synthesis
o Inhibits liver xanthine oxidase
o Oral drugs to enhance UA renal
excretion
o Inhibits renal UA transporters,
such as URAT1 and others
o IV infused biologics that degrade
UA into allantoin
URAT1
Reabsorbs
Secreted UA
Glomerulus
Input
UA
XO
UA
Allantoin
Allopurinol
Febuxostat
Dotinurad
Probenecid
Pegloticase
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70%** via Renal
excretion
**Reduced in gout pts
30% via GI
excretion
Urate crystal
deposits
Tophi
Inflammation, Intense pain
Allantoin
(renally
secreted)
NSAID
Colchicine
IL-1 antibody
Dotinurad
URAT1
Intervention Points of the Gout Treatment
Sugar
Nucleotides
Metabolites
Hypoxanthine
Purines
Xanthine
Xanthine
Oxidase
Xanthine
Oxidase
Allopurinol
Febuxostat
Uricase
Uric acid
N
H
N
H
N
HN
O
O
O
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Current FDA-approved ULTs
Allopurinol
XOI approved in 1966
Once or twice daily
50-800 mg/day
Annual cost in low hundreds dollars
Febuxostat
XOI approved in 2009
Once daily
40-80 mg/day
Annual cost approximately $1000
Probenecid
Uricosuric approved in 1951
2-4 times a day
500-1000 mg/day
Annual cost in low hundreds dollars
Krystexxa
®
Uricase approved in 2010
I.v. infusion every 2 weeks
Annual cost >$300,000
Drug
Profile
Benefits
Risks
Utilization
Long history of use
Modest efficacy
Hypersensitivity reaction (HLA 58:1)
Dose limited in renal impaired pts
Titration burden & discontinuation
Slightly higher efficacy than Allo
Not limited by renal impairment
Higher CV death rate than Allo** Extensive drug-drug interaction
Rapid reduction of sUA
Tophi reduction
Extensive side effects
~40% response rate
Inconvenience due to i.v. infusion
Mild efficacy
Often used as add-on
Workhorse drug despite limitations
1
st
line use unless contraindicated
Low patient adherence***
Used by 80% of treated patients
1
st
/ 2
nd
line use after allopurinol
Usage plummeted after CV warning
Used by 10% of treated patients
Extremely low utilization due to
limited efficacy, burdensome dosing
and drug interactions
Used by 1% of treated patients
Extremely low utilization (<2000
pts) due to high price and
reimbursement constrains
** Febuxostat Compared with Allopurinol in Patients with Hyperuricemia and Gout. N Engl J Med 2005; 353:2450-2461
***Allopurinol adherence, persistence and patterns of use in individuals with diabetes and gout. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2021 Sep 16;51(6):1162-1169
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Dotinurad Overview
Dotinurad is a next generation, potent, selective, oral, once-daily URAT1 antagonist
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Approved as a monotherapy to treat first line gout and hyperuricemia in Japan in 2020
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Allowed to treat patients with CKD3 per Japanese label
Japanese approval is based on Dotinurad treatment of 1072 subjects in 17 clinical trials
>500 patients received Dotinurad in three Phase 3 trials up to 58 weeks
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4mg Dotinurad achieved 97.5% and 100% treatment success (sUA <6mg/dL) at 34
th
and 58
th
week
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Very well-tolerated
No significant cardiovascular, hepatic or renal adverse events
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We licensed the rights (US, EU, UK & Canada) from Fuji Yakuhin
Eisai licensed the rights for China & Southeastern Asian countries
1. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31754883/
2. https://www.fujiyakuhin.co.jp/medicine/m-fujiyakuhin/
3. 2mg Dotinurad resulted in 89.1% and 91.3% sUA under target at 34
th
and 58
th
week.
4. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31980978/
5. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31970593/
6. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31875931/
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Dotinurad Japanese Label
Indication: Gout, hyperuricemia
The percent reduction in serum uric acid level from baseline was 46.73% at 2 mg/day and
54.92% at 4 mg/day after 34 weeks of treatment, and 47.17% at 2 mg/day and 57.35% at 4
mg/day after 58 weeks of treatment.**
The proportion of subjects achieving a serum uric acid level of ≤6.0 mg/dL was 89.11% (229/257
subjects) at 2 mg/day and 97.50% (39/40 subjects) at 4 mg/day after 34 weeks of treatment, and
91.30% (84/92 subjects) at 2 mg/day and 100.00% (13/13 subjects) at 4 mg/day after 58 weeks
of treatment.**
The incidence of adverse reactions was 21.8% (72/330 subjects). Common adverse reactions
were gouty arthritis (12.7%, 42/330 subjects), arthritis (2.1%, 7/330 subjects), and limb
discomfort (2.1%, 7/330 subjects).**
**Section 17.1.3 of the Label
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Dotinurad has Demonstrated High Efficacy
In Japanese Phase3 trials, >500 pts were treated up to 4mg /d and 58 weeks in duration
100% response achieved sUA <6mg/dL after 58
th
week.
Lesinurad, the first approved URAT1 (now discontinued) had ~55% response after 52
nd
week.
Dotinurad reduced sUA to 4.5 mg/dL.
6mg/dL
Dotinurad Phase3 (Japan), n=326 Lesinurad Phase3 (US)
6mg/dL
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Dotinurad has Demonstrated Safety in Chronic Use
Dotinurad 58wk treatment showed no increased liver, cardiovascular or renal adverse event
Dotinurad Japanese Label
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Dotinurad is Potentially the Best-in-Class Uricosuric
Dotinurad was safe at the therapeutic dose that achieved 100% sUA under target
Dotinurad has a slow onset
Excessive renal passage of UA may be one of the reasons of Lesinurads renal toxicity
Slow onset may reduce the risks of acute renal tox and flare
Combining Dotinurad with XOI may further reduce renal toxicity risk
Dotinurad is highly URAT1-selective which may explain its superior safety profile
Renal tox Renal safety
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Hyperuricemic Chronic Kidney Disease
A highly prevalent condition of progressive renal function loss, and eventually renal failure
Hyperuricemia is independently associated with diabetes and CKD
Gout and CKD frequently co-exist
Diabetic CKD is characterized by albuminuria and reduced renal function
Historical data suggest urate-lowering therapy has renoprotective effects
URAT1 antagonist has shown promise to reduce albuminuria in recent trials
Millions of CKD patients could benefit from a Dotinurad-based ULT
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Hyperuricemia is an Independent Risk Factor for CKD
The majority of published epidemiology studies showed that elevated serum uric
acid concentration is independently associated with metabolic syndrome, type 2
diabetes
1,2
, and there is a likely causal relation
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Serum uric acid concentration was reported to independently predict incident
CKD in people with or without diabetes
4,5
30-50% gout patients have CKD2/3, and 24% adult CKD3 patients have gout
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1. Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia Without Comorbidities Predicts Cardiometabolic Diseases. Kuwabara M. et. al., Hypertension. 2017;69:10361044
2. Serum uric acid and the risk of cardiovascular and renal disease. Borghi C. et. al., Journal of Hypertension: September 2015 - Vol 33 - Issue 9 - p 1729-1741
3. Uric Acid and the Origins of Hypertension. Feig D. et. al. The Journal of Pediatrics. May 2013 Vol 162, Issue 5,, Pages 896-902
4. Increased Serum Sodium and Serum Osmolarity Are Independent Risk Factors for Developing Chronic Kidney Disease; 5 Year Cohort Study. Kuwabara M. et. al. PLOS ONE. 2017.
5. Uric acid and chronic kidney disease: which is chasing which? Nephrology Dialysis and Transplant. 2013. Vol. 28, Issue 9, Pg 22212228
6. Management of Gout and Hyperuricemia in CKD. Vargas-Santos A. and Neogi T. Am J Kidney Dis. 70(3):422-439
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Product Positioning
Dotinurad is Designed to Fulfill Unmet Needs in US/EU Markets
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Potentially superior efficacy than existing options
Benign monotherapy safety profile demonstrated in multiple Ph3 trials in Japan
Convenient dosing
Improving adherence
Applicable to different disease segments
Potential to transform the standard-of-care for gout and hyperuricemic CKD
Summary of Dotinurad Opportunity
Millions of gout and CKD patients represent a significant potential unmet market need
Dotinurad products are designed to offer safe, effective and convenient alternative treatments
Approval in Japan informs regulatory pathway
Strong IP position
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