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Molgramostim Inhalation Solution

Autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

Manufacturer
Savara
Regulatory submission
BLA resubmitted December 2025
Launch
Not announced
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Clinical evidence

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Study summaries

IMPALA-2

Objective
Location and study date
Geographic participation and open-label data cutoff
AttributeReported value
Clinical sites“43”
Countries“16”
Data cutoff for the reported open-label analysis“July 3, 2025”
Study design
Randomization and treatment-period durations
Design componentReported value
Randomization ratio, molgramostim to placebo“1:1”
Double-blind treatment duration, weeks“48”
Subsequent open-label treatment duration, weeks“96”
Eligibility criteria
Stability of pulmonary gas transfer during screening
Screening requirementReported threshold
Change in DLCO percent predicted during screening“<15 percentage points”
Treatment
Randomized treatment and open-label crossover
Treatment componentReported value
Double-blind active treatment“molgramostim 300 µg”
Double-blind comparator“matching placebo”
Administration frequency“once daily”
Inhalation device“eFlow® Nebulizer System, PARI”
Study outcomes
Rationale for using hemoglobin-adjusted DLCO percent predicted as the primary endpoint
Subsequent post-hoc correlations with respiratory quality of life
Correlation between change in DLCO percent predicted and change in SGRQ Total ScoreReported result
Week 24“r=-0.46, P<0.0001; n=144”
Week 48“r=-0.46, P<0.0001; n=142”
Statistical analysis description
Number of participants (Planned and analyzed)
Planned sample size and statistical power
Planning parameterReported value
Planned enrollment“160”
Power“90%”
Assumed between-group difference in DLCO percent predicted, percentage points“5.7”
Assumed standard deviation, percentage points“11”
Randomized population
PopulationReported number
Total randomized“164”
Molgramostim“81”
Placebo“83”
Description of analysis sets
Summary

The primary efficacy population includes all randomized participants, analyzed by assigned treatment. Safety analyses use participants who received at least one dose, analyzed by treatment received. The plan specifies a mixed model for repeated measures and control-based imputation for missing efficacy data. Safety analyses do not impute missing data. Multiplicity procedures differ between Japan and South Korea and the other participating regions; a nominal P-value below 0.05 therefore does not independently establish significance for every secondary endpoint.

Analysis populations and statistical methods
ComponentQuoted specification
Full analysis set“all randomized subjects”
Safety analysis set: minimum exposure“at least one dose”
Repeated-measures analysis“MMRM”
Multiplicity procedure“Hochberg”
Results
Participant disposition
Double-blind treatment completion
Treatment groupCompleted the 48-week double-blind period on treatment
Molgramostim“98%”
Placebo“96%”
Entry into and withdrawal from the open-label period
Disposition measureReported value
Completed double-blind treatment and continued into open-label treatment“160 (98%)”
Continued molgramostim after randomized molgramostim“79”
Crossed over to molgramostim after randomized placebo“81”
Discontinued treatment and withdrew during open-label follow-up through July 3, 2025“9”
Baseline characteristics
Demographic and pulmonary-function characteristics
CharacteristicMolgramostim, 81 participantsPlacebo, 83 participants
Age, years, mean and standard deviation“50.8 (13.0)”“48.4 (12.7)”
Male, number and percentage“44 (54.3)”“54 (65.1)”
Female, number and percentage“37 (45.7)”“29 (34.9)”
DLCO percent predicted, mean and standard deviation“52.6 (11.7)”“52.6 (10.4)”
Efficacy results
Pulmonary gas transfer at week 48
MeasureMolgramostimPlaceboEstimated treatment differenceP-value
Least-squares mean change from baseline in DLCO percent predicted“11.6%”“4.7%”“6.9%”“P<0.001”
Health-related quality of life and patient-reported outcomes
SGRQ Total Score: randomized treatment-period changes
AssessmentMolgramostim change from baseline, pointsPlacebo change from baseline, pointsEstimated difference, points
Week 24“-11.5”“-4.9”“-6.6”
Week 48“-10.7”“-5.9”“-4.9”
Open-label SGRQ Total Score through week 96
Open-label population and assessmentMean change and standard error
Continued molgramostim: baseline to week 96“-15.0 (2.6)”
Placebo crossover to molgramostim: week 48 to week 96“-6.5 (1.6)”
Safety results
Open-label treatment-period adverse events
Event category, number and percentageContinued molgramostim, 79 participantsPlacebo crossover to molgramostim, 81 participants
Any adverse event“72 (91)”“70 (86)”
Serious adverse events“17 (22)”“23 (28)”
Treatment-related serious adverse events“1 (1)”“0”
Adverse events leading to death“1 (1)”“2 (2)”
Adverse events leading to drug discontinuation“1 (1)”“3 (4)”
Study limitations
Summary

The randomized comparison involved 164 participants and 48 weeks of blinded treatment. The primary endpoint measures pulmonary gas transfer rather than survival or hospitalization. Post-hoc correlations with SGRQ support clinical relevance but do not establish that DLCO is a validated surrogate for every patient-important outcome. The SGRQ Activity comparison did not meet the prespecified multiplicity requirements, and subsequent secondary or exploratory results should not be treated as independent confirmatory findings.

The week-96 extension results are uncontrolled because both groups received molgramostim after week 48. The extension reports arithmetic mean changes rather than the adjusted randomized-treatment estimates. Its three reported deaths were assessed as unrelated to treatment; the earlier statement that no deaths occurred applies to the double-blind report, not to all subsequent follow-up.

IMPALA

Objective
Location and study date
Geographic participation
AttributeReported value
Clinical sites“34”
Countries“18”
Trial period reported in the plain language summary
MilestoneReported date
Trial start“February 2016”
Trial finish“September 2019”
Study design
Allocation and extension duration
ComponentReported value
Randomization ratio across continuous molgramostim, intermittent molgramostim, and placebo“1:1:1”
Maximum open-label extension duration“48 weeks”
Eligibility criteria
Adult autoimmune PAP population with impaired oxygenation
Eligibility componentQuoted criterion
Minimum age, years“18”
Minimum alveolar-arterial oxygen difference, mm Hg“25”
Resting arterial oxygen threshold, mm Hg“75”
Treatment
Continuous and intermittent inhaled regimens
Treatment componentQuoted specification
Molgramostim dose“300 μg/day”
Continuous regimen“every week”
Intermittent regimen“every other week”
Placebo during intermittent off-treatment weeks“placebo”
Study outcomes
Rationale for using Alveolar-Arterial oxygen difference as the primary endpoint
Primary assessment time point
MeasureAssessment week
Change from baseline in alveolar-arterial oxygen difference“24”
Statistical analysis description
Number of participants (Planned and analyzed)
Treatment-group allocation
GroupRandomized participants
Continuous molgramostim“46”
Intermittent molgramostim“45”
Placebo“47”
Description of analysis sets
Summary

The published analysis distinguishes the original full analysis set from a revised analysis that replaced invalid oxygen-gradient measurements obtained during supplemental oxygen administration. Four participants were affected: one in each molgramostim group and two in the placebo group. The revised analysis used imputation. The original full-analysis-set primary comparison was not statistically significant.

Invalid arterial blood-gas measurements requiring revision
Affected groupParticipants
Continuous molgramostim“1”
Intermittent molgramostim“1”
Placebo“2”
Analysis populations reported in the initial congress presentation
Results
Participant disposition
Completion of the blinded intervention
GroupParticipants completing the blinded intervention
Continuous molgramostim“97.8%”
Intermittent molgramostim“97.8%”
Placebo“93.6%”
Open-label extension enrollment
Disposition measureParticipants
Enrolled in the open-label extension“131”
Baseline characteristics
Demographic and pulmonary-function characteristics
CharacteristicContinuous molgramostimIntermittent molgramostimPlacebo
Age, years, mean and standard deviation“54.0±13.3”“49.2±14.1”“46.1±14.8”
DLCO percent predicted, mean and standard deviation“51.9±18.5”“46.1±14.5”“49.6±14.3”
Alveolar-arterial oxygen difference, mm Hg, mean and standard deviation“40.5±19.6”“40.9±20.2”“40.2±14.3”
Efficacy results
Published primary analysis: continuous molgramostim versus placebo
AnalysisEstimated treatment difference in alveolar-arterial oxygen difference, mm HgP-value
Original full analysis set“−5.2”“P=0.118”
Revised analysis with invalid measurements replaced by imputation“−6.2”“P=0.025”
Published secondary pulmonary and exercise outcomes at week 24
OutcomeEstimated treatment difference and 95% confidence interval
DLCO percent predicted, percentage points“7.8 (2.3 to 13.3)”
Ground-glass opacity score“−2.5 (−3.7 to −1.2)”
Six-minute walk distance, m“24.6 (−15.3 to 64.4)”
Health-related quality of life and patient-reported outcomes
SGRQ Total Score at week 24
OutcomeEstimated treatment difference and 95% confidence interval
Continuous molgramostim versus placebo, SGRQ Total Score“−7.4 (−13.1 to −1.6)”
Safety results
Study limitations
Summary

The primary result depends on the analysis used. The original full-analysis-set comparison was not statistically significant; the revised analysis replaced invalid measurements from four participants and yielded a statistically significant difference. The earlier congress presentation and the subsequently published analysis report different numerical estimates and should remain separate evidence items.

Blinded treatment lasted 24 weeks. The six-minute walk-distance confidence interval included no difference, and the subsequent extension did not retain a placebo control. These findings do not establish effects on mortality or long-term comparative safety.

IMPALA-X

Objective
Location and study date
Participating centers and originally planned study period
AttributeQuoted specification
Participating centers“Centres participating in the IMPALA (MOL-PAP-002) trial”
Estimated first enrollment“Q1 2018”
Estimated last completion“Q4 2021”
Study design
Uncontrolled extension study
Design componentQuoted specification
Design“open-label, non-controlled”
Planned treatment duration“up to 36-month treatment period”
Eligibility criteria
Treatment
Intermittent inhaled molgramostim
Treatment componentQuoted specification
Daily dose during treatment weeks“300 μg/day”
Intermittent schedule“1 week on and 1 week off”
Study outcomes
Rationale for using adverse events as the primary endpoint

Not applicable.

Statistical analysis description
Number of participants (Planned and analyzed)
Planned enrollment
Planning measureParticipants
Maximum planned enrollment“90”
Description of analysis sets
Analysis populations and exposure
MeasureReported value
Full analysis set“60”
Safety analysis set“59”
Molgramostim exposure, patient-years“93.4”
Results
Participant disposition
Completion of the planned treatment duration
Disposition measureReported value
Participants completing the planned 36 months“no patients”
Baseline characteristics
Characteristics by preceding randomized treatment
CharacteristicPrior continuous molgramostim, 15 participantsPrior intermittent molgramostim, 23 participantsPrior placebo, 22 participants
Age, years, mean and standard deviation“48.7 (14.0)”“46.7 (12.8)”“45.6 (14.4)”
Male, number and percentage“7 (46.7)”“18 (78.3)”“11 (50.0)”
Efficacy results

No evidence found.

Health-related quality of life and patient-reported outcomes

No evidence found.

Safety results
Serious treatment-emergent events and mortality
Safety findingQuoted value
Participants experiencing serious treatment-emergent adverse events“Eight”
Attribution of those serious events to study treatment“none”
Reported deaths due to COVID-19 infection“One”
Interval between final molgramostim dose and the reported death“24 days”
Study limitations
Summary

IMPALA-X was an uncontrolled extension that enrolled 60 participants, with 59 included in the safety analysis. It was terminated early, and no participant completed the planned 36 months. The reported exposure was 93.4 patient-years. Selection from participants who completed the preceding study and the absence of a concurrent comparator limit interpretation of adverse-event frequencies. The intermittent regimen was not pursued after the preceding IMPALA results and should not be treated as equivalent to the continuous daily regimen studied in IMPALA-2.

SAV006-04

Objective
Location and study date
Listed study location and planned dates
AttributeReported value
Listed country“Germany”
Study start“October 22, 2025”
Estimated completion“December 31, 2027”
Study design
Development phase and treatment-group count
Design componentReported value
Phase“3”
Treatment groups“1”
Eligibility criteria
Pulmonary gas-transfer criterion
MeasureScreening threshold
Hemoglobin-adjusted DLCO percent predicted“≤70%”
Treatment
Registered inhaled treatment
Treatment componentQuoted specification
Maximum daily dose“300 µg microgram(s)”
Route“INHALATION USE”
Maximum treatment duration“48 Week(s)”
Study outcomes
Rationale for using hemoglobin-adjusted DLCO percent predicted as the primary endpoint
Pediatric-specific endpoint validation

No evidence found.

Statistical analysis description
Number of participants (Planned and analyzed)
Planned enrollment
Enrollment measureParticipants
Planned total“5”
Analyzed population

No evidence found.

Description of analysis sets

No evidence found.

Results
Participant disposition

No evidence found.

Baseline characteristics

No evidence found.

Efficacy results

No evidence found.

Health-related quality of life and patient-reported outcomes

No evidence found.

Safety results

No evidence found.

Study limitations
Summary

The registered study has one open-label treatment group and a planned enrollment of five participants. No analyzed results are included in this report. Its design does not provide a concurrent placebo comparison and will provide limited precision for uncommon adverse events. The inclusion criteria specify age at least 6 years and less than 18 years, which is narrower than the older narrative description of ages 6 through 18.

Long-term outcomes in five patients with Autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis treated with Molgramostim Inhalation Solution

Objective
Location and study date
Case-specific treatment initiation dates
CaseReported initiation of molgramostim
Case 1“June 2019”
Case 2“March 2020”
Study design
Eligibility criteria
Diagnostic findings in the reported cases
FindingCase 1Case 2Case 3Case 4Case 5
Anti-GM-CSF antibody“Positive”“Positive”“Positive”“Positive”“Positive”
Prospectively defined eligibility criteria

No evidence found.

Treatment
Reported duration of molgramostim exposure
Study outcomes
Rationale for using DLCO percent predicted as an observational outcome

Not applicable.

Statistical analysis description
Number of participants (Planned and analyzed)
Reported case count
PopulationReported number
Participants in the case series“five”
Description of analysis sets
Formal comparative analysis sets

Not applicable.

Results
Participant disposition
Ages at last reported follow-up
CaseAge at last follow-up, years
Case 1“31”
Case 2“33”
Case 3“40”
Case 4“32”
Case 5“52”
Baseline characteristics
Ages at presentation as reported in the case-series table
CaseAge at presentation, years
Case 1“27”
Case 2“29”
Case 3“31”
Case 4“21”
Case 5“46”
Efficacy results
Pulmonary function before treatment and at last assessment
Measure, initial/lastCase 1Case 2Case 3Case 4Case 5
DLCO percent predicted“37/91”“36/60”“39/87”“62/90”“12/44”
Forced vital capacity percent predicted“64/74”“83/122”“52/71”“73/88”“54/75”
Health-related quality of life and patient-reported outcomes
Standardized patient-reported outcome scores

No evidence found.

Safety results
Study limitations
Summary

This retrospective series describes five participants without a concurrent comparator. Treatment exposure and follow-up duration varied, and two cases included preceding IMPALA exposure. The reported pulmonary-function improvements cannot establish a comparative treatment effect. Absence of reported serious adverse events in five cases does not estimate the frequency of uncommon harms, and the qualitative return-to-work report is not a standardized quality-of-life assessment.

MOL-001

Objective
Location and study date
Study location and enrollment period
AttributeQuoted specification
Clinical research facility“Celerion”
Location“Belfast”
Enrollment period“May through September 2015”
Study design
Eligibility criteria
Age limits
Eligibility measureReported range
Age, years“18 to 55”
Treatment
Single ascending-dose cohorts
CohortMolgramostim dose, µgParticipants
First active-dose cohort“150”“4”
Second active-dose cohort“300”“4”
Third active-dose cohort“600”“4”
Pooled placebo cohort“placebo”“6”
Multiple ascending-dose cohorts
CohortDaily molgramostim dose, µgParticipants
First active-dose cohort“300”“9”
Second active-dose cohort“600”“9”
Pooled placebo cohort“placebo”“6”
Repeated-dose duration
Treatment componentReported duration
Consecutive daily doses in the multiple ascending-dose study“six”
Study outcomes
Rationale for using adverse events as the primary endpoint

Not applicable.

Statistical analysis description
Number of participants (Planned and analyzed)
Enrollment by study component
Study componentParticipants
Single ascending dose“18”
Multiple ascending dose“24”
Description of analysis sets
Formal analysis-set definitions

No evidence found.

Results
Participant disposition
Study completion
Disposition measureParticipants
Enrolled and completed the study“42”
Baseline characteristics
Overall demographic characteristics
CharacteristicReported value
Age, years, mean and standard deviation“33.7±11.7”
Age range, years“(18, 53)”
Male, number and percentage“40 (95)”
Female, number and percentage“2 (5)”
White, number and percentage“40 (95)”
Black, number and percentage“2 (5)”
Efficacy results
Disease-specific efficacy

Not applicable.

Health-related quality of life and patient-reported outcomes

Not applicable.

Safety results
Adverse events by dosing component
Study componentMolgramostim: participants with adverse eventsPlacebo: participants with adverse events
Single ascending dose“7 (58%)”“4 (67%)”
Multiple ascending dose“15 (83%)”“6 (100%)”
Study limitations
Summary

This study enrolled 42 healthy participants, including two women, and evaluated single doses or six consecutive daily doses. It does not establish efficacy in autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis or the safety of prolonged daily treatment. The sample size and short exposure limit assessment of uncommon or delayed adverse events. Statistical comparisons were not adjusted for multiple testing.