Safety and Tolerability Study of KNS-760704 in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Summary

This was a 2-part study of dexpramipexole in patients with ALS. Part 1 was a randomized, placebo-controlled, multi-center study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and clinical effects of oral administration of 3 dosage levels of dexpramipexole vs. placebo for 12 weeks. Part 2 was a randomized, double-blind, 2-arm, parallel group, extension study evaluating the safety, tolerability, and clinical effects of oral administration of 2 dosage levels of dexpramipexole for up to 72 weeks.

Timeline

Start

2008-04-09

Primary completion

2009-07-31

Completion

2009-09-04

Publications

• Results Cudkowicz M, Bozik ME, Ingersoll EW, Miller R, Mitsumoto H, Shefner J, Moore DH, Schoenfeld D, Mather JL, Archibald D, Sullivan M, Amburgey C, Moritz J, Gribkoff VK. The effects of dexpramipexole (KNS-760704) in individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Nat Med. 2011 Nov 20;17(12):1652-6. doi: 10.1038/nm.2579.

Drugs

Indications