Evaluation of Safety, Tolerability, and Changes in Biomarker and Clinical Outcome Assessments of Losmapimod for FSHD1 With Extension

Summary

This clinical trial is a study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and changes in biomarker and clinical outcome assessments of Losmapimod for patients with Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy 1 (FSHD1) with an open-label extension.

Timeline

Start

2019-08-23

Primary completion

2024-10-31

Completion

2024-10-31

Publications

• Background Barbour AM, Sarov-Blat L, Cai G, Fossler MJ, Sprecher DL, Graggaber J, McGeoch AT, Maison J, Cheriyan J. Safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of losmapimod following a single intravenous or oral dose in healthy volunteers. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2013 Jul;76(1):99-106. doi: 10.1111/bcp.12063.
• Background Cheriyan J, Webb AJ, Sarov-Blat L, Elkhawad M, Wallace SM, Maki-Petaja KM, Collier DJ, Morgan J, Fang Z, Willette RN, Lepore JJ, Cockcroft JR, Sprecher DL, Wilkinson IB. Inhibition of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase improves nitric oxide-mediated vasodilatation and reduces inflammation in hypercholesterolemia. Circulation. 2011 Feb 8;123(5):515-23. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.971986. Epub 2011 Jan 24.
• Background de Greef JC, Frants RR, van der Maarel SM. Epigenetic mechanisms of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy. Mutat Res. 2008 Dec 1;647(1-2):94-102. doi: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2008.07.011. Epub 2008 Aug 3.
• Background Han JJ, Kurillo G, Abresch RT, de Bie E, Nicorici A, Bajcsy R. Reachable workspace in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) by Kinect. Muscle Nerve. 2015 Feb;51(2):168-75. doi: 10.1002/mus.24287. Epub 2014 Nov 19.
• Background Statland JM, Tawil R. Risk of functional impairment in Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy. Muscle Nerve. 2014 Apr;49(4):520-7. doi: 10.1002/mus.23949. Epub 2014 Feb 10.

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