PASG Shareholder/Stockholder Letter Transcript:
2024 ANNUAL REPORT
To Our Shareholders,
For Passage Bio, 2024 was a year marked by strong performance that will drive our
momentum in the years aheadW Our team remains steadfast in our dedica on to delivering
gene c medicines that rede)ne the course of devasta ng neurodegenera ve diseasesW
The important progress we have made and purposeful ac on we have taken during this
past year brings the promise of transforma ve therapeu c change closer to wai ng
pa ents and their familiesW
Advancing Our FTD Gene Therapy Program
Most notably in 2024, we saw the meaningful advancement of our lead gene therapy
candidate, PBFT02, for the treatment of frontotemporal demen a lFT m with granulin
muta ons lGRNmW FT is a fatal adultfonset neurodegenera ve disease a ec ng the
frontal and temporal lobes of the brain, characteriAed by a decline in behavior, language, and e?ecu ve func onW FT is one
of the most common causes of earlyfonset demen a, and appro?imately 5g10 of cases occur due to muta ons in the GRN
gene and a resul ng progranulin lPGRNm de)ciencyW FT fGRN is es mated to a ect appro?imately 1 ,000 people in the
United States and Europe, and no diseasefmodifying therapies are currently approvedW
Promiving n|erim Da|a "uppor|v ev| in avv Therapeu c Po|en a
e con nued to validate the therapeu c promise of PBFT02 to address the urgent pa ent need in FT fGRN, delivering
promising data that supports its di eren ated, poten ally bestfinfclass pro)leW As a onef me gene replacement therapy
administered directly to the cerebrospinal *uid lCSFm via intrafcisterna magna lICMm in/ec on, PBFT02 aims to deliver a
func onal GRN gene to address PGRN de)ciencyW
e reported interim data from the ongoing Phase 1c2 upliFTf clinical trial demonstra ng that FT fGRN pa ents treated
with ose 1 of PBFT02 consistently increased cerebrospinal *uid lCSFm PGRN and showed early evidence of improvement
in a disease progression biomarker. We look forward to building on these data throughout 2025 as we advance the program
to e?plore a lower dose level, ose 2, and prepare to engage with regulatory authori es regarding the registra onal pathway
for PBFT02 in the )rst half of 202 .
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We also see signi)cant opportunity for PBFT02 in mul ple adult neurodegenera ve diseases in which eleva ng PGRN may
correct underlying pathology and o er bene)t. First, we have e?panded enrollment in our ongoing upliFTf trial to include
FT pa ents with muta ons in the C9orf72 gene lFT fC9orf72m, represen ng appro?imately 21,000 pa ents in the United
States and Europe for whom there is currently no diseasefmodifying treatment available. In addi on, we received posi ve
regulatory feedback on the clinical pathway to trea ng amyotrophic lateral sclerosis pa ents with PBFT02 and have ini ated
preclinical studies in AlAheimerZs disease to e?plore the poten al bene)t of eleva ng PGRN in this condi on.
)e Povi oned =or a|e "|age Deve opmen|
An cipa ng upcoming milestones and planning for latefstage clinical development of PBFT02, we implemented several
ac ons throughout 2024 to strengthen the program. This included the successful comple on and scalefup of a highf
produc vity, suspensionfbased manufacturing process for PBFT02. This process is substan ally more e cient than the
current adherentfbased process, with improved yield and the promise of a lower cost of goods. In addi on, we developed
and aligned with the U.S. Food and rug Administra on lF Am on the suitability of a func onal potency assay for the release
of PBFT02 for latefstage clinical studies and commercialiAa on.
Opera onally, we further streamlined our e orts by transi oning to an outsourced analy cal tes ng model, outflicensing
our three clinicalfstage pediatric programs and reshaping our partnership with the University of Pennsylvania. Through these
ac ons, we e?tended our cash runway into the )rst quarter of 202 , focusing investment on the con nued advancement of
our PBFT02 clinical program and our preclinical program in un ngtonZs disease.
oohing Ahead
I strongly believe that the strategic ini a ves we implemented in 2024 will pave the way for an equally important year ahead.
Leaning on our dedicated and talented team who con nually strive for e?cellence, we are one step closer to ful)lling our
commitment to improve the lives of pa ents with neurodegenera ve diseases.
On behalf of all of us at Passage Bio, we thank you for your con nued support.
Sincerely,
William Chou, M.D.
President and Chief E?ecu ve O cer
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