Safety of Polyphenon E in Multiple Sclerosis Pilot Study

Summary

This study is an open label 6 month study. All subjects will be treated with Polyphenon E (400 mg EGCG twice a day) for six months. The main outcome of this pilot phase will be safety. Secondary outcomes are the change in NAA levels over 6 months as measured by MR-spectroscopy. NAA levels are a marker of neuronal function. We think that Polyphenon E will protect neurons and thus increase NAA levels.

Timeline

Start

2009-02

Primary completion

2010-11

Completion

2010-11

Publications

• Background Aktas O, Prozorovski T, Smorodchenko A, Savaskan NE, Lauster R, Kloetzel PM, Infante-Duarte C, Brocke S, Zipp F. Green tea epigallocatechin-3-gallate mediates T cellular NF-kappa B inhibition and exerts neuroprotection in autoimmune encephalomyelitis. J Immunol. 2004 Nov 1;173(9):5794-800. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.173.9.5794.
• Lovera J, Ramos A, Devier D, Garrison V, Kovner B, Reza T, Koop D, Rooney W, Foundas A, Bourdette D. Polyphenon E, non-futile at neuroprotection in multiple sclerosis but unpredictably hepatotoxic: Phase I single group and phase II randomized placebo-controlled studies. J Neurol Sci. 2015 Nov 15;358(1-2):46-52. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2015.08.006. Epub 2015 Aug 7.

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