This study is for adults who have difficulty moving a few months after a stroke. In this study, ASP2246 will be given to people for the first time. This is known as a "first in human" study. The main aims of the study are to check the safety of ASP2246, how well people tolerate it, and to find suitable doses of ASP2246 to use later in this study and in future studies. This study has 2 parts. In Part 1, people will have brain surgery. During the surgery, different small groups of people will receive a lower to a higher dose of ASP2246. Each dose will be given slowly through a special tube to the damaged part of the brain (intracerebral parenchymal infusion). Any medical problems will be recorded at each dose. This is done to find suitable doses to use in Part 2 of the study. In Part 2, other different groups of people will undergo the same type of brain surgery. Some people will receive a higher dose of ASP2246, and some people will receive a lower dose of ASP2246. These are the doses from Part 1. Also, another group of people won't be given ASP2246 during brain surgery. This is known as a sham procedure. This is done so neither the people taking part in Part 2, nor the study doctors (apart from the surgeons) know who will be given ASP2246. After brain surgery, people will be observed for about 2 weeks. After this, they will have physical therapy and continue to have safety checks for about 1 year after their brain surgery.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
84
Intracerebral parenchymal infusion via SmartFlow Neuro cannula.
Stereotactic brain surgery
Sham surgery without the dura incised.
Rehabilitation 3 days per week for up to 12 weeks.
Number of participants with Dose-Limiting Toxicity (DLT)
A DLT will be defined as an Adverse Event (AE) ≥ 3 Grade that is attributed to study intervention or surgical procedure. This determination will be based on the investigator's initial assessment of causality and will be confirmed by the Dose Escalation and Safety Committee (DESC). A Grade 3 AE is defined as a severe or medically significant event that is not immediately life-threatening, but may cause hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization, be disabling, or limit a patient's ability to perform self-care activities of daily living (ADL).
Time frame: Up to 2 Weeks
Number of participants with Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)
An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease (new or exacerbated) temporally associated with the use of study intervention. This includes events related to the comparator, if applicable, and events related to the (study) procedures. A TEAE is defined as an AE observed until 52 weeks after surgery on day 1.
Time frame: Up to 52 Weeks
Number of participants with Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)
A SAE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence that, at any dose: results in death, is life-threatening, requires inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, is a congenital anomaly/birth defect or other situations.
Time frame: Up to 52 Weeks
Number of participants with an Adverse Event of Special Interest (AESI)
An AESI includes intracranial hemorrhage, cerebral edema (local or extensive), meningitis/encephalitis/encephalopathy (infectious or aseptic), seizures, worsening or new onset of neurologic deficits, intracranial malignancies/tumor formation, and immunogenic reactions.
Time frame: Up to 52 Weeks
Number of Participants with Suicidal Ideation and/or Behavior as Assessed by Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)
The C-SSRS is a validated, clinician-administered tool used to assess suicidal ideation and behavior. Number of participants that have an affirmative response provided to the 5 items for suicidal ideation (1. Wish to be dead, 2. Non-specific active suicidal thoughts, 3. Active suicidal ideation with any methods (not plan) without intent to act, 4. Active suicidal ideation with some intent to act, without specific plan, 5. Active suicidal ideation with specific plan and intent) and/or to the 5 items for suicidal behavior (1. Preparatory acts or behavior, 2. Aborted attempt, 3. Interrupted attempt, 4. Actual attempt, 5. Completed suicide) will be reported.
Time frame: Up to 52 Weeks
Pharmacokinetics (PK) of ASP2246 in whole blood: Area under the concentration-time curve (AUC) from the time of dosing extrapolated to time infinity (AUCinf)
AUCinf will be recorded from the PK whole blood samples collected.
Time frame: Up to 52 Weeks
PK of ASP2246 in whole blood: AUC from the time of dosing up to the time of the last measurable concentration (AUClast)
AUClast will be recorded from the PK whole blood samples collected.
Time frame: Up to 52 Weeks
PK of ASP2246 in whole blood: maximum concentration (Cmax)
Cmax will be recorded from the PK whole blood samples collected.
Time frame: Up to 52 Weeks
PK of ASP2246 in plasma: AUCinf
AUCinf will be recorded from the PK plasma samples collected.
Time frame: Up to 52 Weeks
PK of ASP2246 in plasma: AUClast
AUClast will be recorded from the PK plasma samples collected.
Time frame: Up to 52 Weeks
PK of ASP2246 in plasma: Cmax
Cmax will be recorded from the PK plasma samples collected.
Time frame: Up to 52 Weeks
Number of participants with anti-polyethylene glycol (PEG) antibodies
Anti-PEG antibody status will be recorded from the serum samples collected.
Time frame: Up to 52 Weeks
Number of participants with anti-neurogenic differentiation 1 transcription factor (NeuroD1) antibodies
Anti-NeuroD1 antibody status will be recorded from the serum samples collected.
Time frame: Up to 52 Weeks
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Change from baseline in proinflammatory cytokine response
Proinflammatory cytokine response will be recorded from the serum samples collected.
Time frame: Baseline and up to Day 8
Change from baseline in complement activation
Complement activation will be recorded from the serum samples collected.
Time frame: Baseline and up to Day 8
Change from baseline in Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) (motor function) total score
The FMA consists of five domains: motor function, sensory function, balance, joint range of motion, and joint pain, evaluating a total of 155 items. In this study, only the motor function score will be utilized to capture motor-specific changes. The motor function score ranges from 0 (hemiplegia) to 100 points (normal motor function), combing scores from upper extremity (UE) assessment and lower extremity (LE) assessment.
Time frame: Baseline, Week 24 and Week 52
Change from baseline in FMA-UE total score
FMA-UE evaluates movements of the shoulder, elbow, forearm, wrist, hand as well as coordination and reflex actions.
Time frame: Baseline, Week 24 and Week 52
Change from baseline in FMA-LE total score
FMA-LE evaluates movements of the hip, knee, ankle as well as coordination and reflex actions.
Time frame: Baseline, Week 24 and Week 52
Number of participants with decrease of at least 1 point from baseline in modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score
The mRS ranges from 0 (no symptoms) to 6 (deceased), capturing levels of disability from full independence to severe dependence.
Time frame: Baseline, Week 24 and Week 52
Change from baseline in mRS score
The mRS ranges from 0 (no symptoms) to 6 (deceased), capturing levels of disability from full independence to severe dependence.
Time frame: Baseline, Week 24 and Week 52