This study is a placebo-controlled Phase I study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of the antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) AMX0114 in adult participants with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
The purpose of this study is to determine how safe and tolerable the investigational drug, AMX0114, is for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). AMX0114 is given by intrathecal injection, an injection in the lower back into the spinal canal, also known as lumbar puncture. This clinical trial is designed to test if the treatment is safe and tolerable by monitoring the incidence of adverse events, serious adverse events, dose limiting toxicities (DLTs), and incidence of abnormalities in clinical laboratory assessments, vital signs, physical and neurological examinations, and electrocardiograms (ECGs). This trial will also assess the effects of AMX0114 on biomarkers of ALS, including markers of neuronal death and neuroinflammation.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
48
Antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) are a type of medicine that treats diseases by intercepting the mRNA messages sent within the cell, resulting in fewer specific proteins being made. AMX0114 is an ASO that targets the mRNA messenger that instructs the body to create a protein called calpain-2. Calpain-2 has been linked to the degeneration and death of neurons in many neurological diseases, including people living with sporadic ALS. AMX0114 is designed to reduce the levels of calpain-2, with the goal of slowing down the process that leads to neuron injury and death.
Placebo
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, California, United States
RECRUITINGGeorgetown University Hospital Pasquerilla Healthcare Center
Evaluate the safety and tolerability of AMX0114 in adult participants living with ALS
Incidence of adverse events (AEs), serious adverse events (SAEs) and dose limiting toxicities (DLTs). Incidence of abnormalities in clinical laboratory assessments, vital signs, physical and neurological examinations, and electrocardiograms (ECGs).
Time frame: Day 1 - Day 145 (End of Study)
Evaluate the PK of AMX0114
Evaluate PK concentrations, including plasma and CSF levels of AMX0114
Time frame: Day 1 - Day 145 (End of Study)
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Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, United States
RECRUITINGMayo Clinic in Florida
Jacksonville, Florida, United States
RECRUITINGOrlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando Health Neuroscience Institute
Orlando, Florida, United States
RECRUITINGMassachusetts General Hospital, Healey & AMG Center for ALS
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
RECRUITINGMayo Clinic in Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
RECRUITINGTemple University of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
RECRUITINGAlliance for Multispecialty Research, LLC
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
RECRUITINGHouston Methodist Neurological Institute
Houston, Texas, United States
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