Passage Bio posts corporate presentation on PBFT02 gene therapy for frontotemporal dementia

• Passage Bio highlighted PBFT02 as a one-time AAV1 gene therapy for FTD caused by GRN mutations, delivered via a non-surgical intracisterna magna injection to cerebrospinal fluid.
• Interim clinical data showed durable increases in CSF progranulin, including mean CSF progranulin of 22.8 ng/mL at 12 months in Dose 1 patients (n=6), with durability reported out to 18 months (n=3).
• Biomarker comparisons versus ALLFTD natural history in baseline CDR 1 patients showed a 64% reduction in whole brain atrophy at 12 months (-3.1% for PBFT02, n=2, versus -8.7% for natural history, n=7), with a 54% reduction in frontotemporal cortex atrophy (-4.6% versus -9.9%).
• Safety snapshot as of March 23, 2026 covered 11 patients; PBFT02 was generally well tolerated, with 2 patients reporting serious treatment-related adverse events, all asymptomatic, including venous sinus thrombosis (2) and an LFT increase (1).
• Cash resources totaled $33.3 million as of March 31, 2026, with a Huntington’s disease gene therapy program described as preclinical.

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