Cognition Therapeutics Extends Expanded Access Program for Zervimesine (CT1812) in Dementia with Lewy Bodies

PURCHASE, N.Y., Feb. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cognition Therapeutics, Inc., (the “Company” or “Cognition”) (NASDAQ: CGTX), a clinical-stage company developing drugs that treat neurodegenerative disorders, has extended the duration of the expanded access program (EAP) for dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). The program, which was originally expected to provide each participant with twelve months of treatment, will now allow several more months of treatment.

“The EAP has been running since June 2025 and is expected to provide us with additional long-term safety data,” stated Anthony O. Caggiano, MD, PhD, Cognition's chief medical officer. “We’ve received favorable feedback during the program from participants and their care partners about their experience in this program. We implemented a strategy that reduces the amount of travel for patients to clinical sites by empowering their local physicians to conduct routine health monitoring and allowing local laboratory testing. Doctors and patients appreciate these operational aspects of the program.”

Thirty-two individuals were enrolled at eight sites in this open-label EAP, each of whom are being treated with 100 mg of oral zervimesine daily. Banner Sun Health Research Institute in Arizona was the first site to be activated and enrolled the first participants. David Shprecher, DO Msci is the primary investigator at Banner and provided feedback to the Cognition team during the design of the EAP.

“The Cognition team sought input from myself and other investigators in the design of this EAP to maximize the number of participants who could enroll with the limited resources available,” explained Dr. Shprecher. “With only eight clinical sites around the country able to participate, patients would need to travel long distances for clinic visits. Working together, we devised a system that would enable patients to see their local doctors for routine visits while traveling to clinic sites for more rigorous monitoring.”

The EAP is part of the company’s larger clinical development program in DLB, which included the Phase 2 SHIMMER study and planned clinical programs. Cognition Therapeutics conducted a Type C meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on January 21, 2026 to review findings from the SHIMMER study. The meeting focused on the use of clinically meaningful endpoints in future studies of DLB. Meeting minutes are expected in February.

About the EAP
The COG1202 expanded access program (EAP) is an open-label program for eligible SHIMMER participants who completed the Phase 2 study as well as additional patients with a diagnosis of mild-to-moderate DLB who meet the enrollment criteria. Dr. James E. Galvin, MD, MPH, director of the Comprehensive Center for Brain Health at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine is acting as lead investigator for the EAP. As an investigational medicine, zervimesine has not been approved by regulatory authorities. Therefore, the safety and efficacy of zervimesine have not been fully characterized and there may be risks associated with its use. More information is available on clinicaltrials.gov under study identifier NCT06961760.

About Cognition Therapeutics, Inc.  
Cognition Therapeutics, Inc., is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company discovering and developing innovative, small molecule therapeutics targeting age-related degenerative disorders of the central nervous system. We recently completed Phase 2 studies of our lead candidate, zervimesine (CT1812) in dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease and geographic atrophy secondary to dry AMD. The Phase 2 START Study (NCT05531656) in early Alzheimer’s disease is ongoing. We believe zervimesine can regulate pathways that are impaired in these diseases through its interaction with the sigma-2 receptor, a mechanism that is functionally distinct from other approaches for the treatment of degenerative diseases. More about Cognition Therapeutics and our pipeline can be found at https://cogrx.com.

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