Purpose

The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of prosetin in healthy volunteers and participants with ALS.

Condition

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 18 Years
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Part C - Adults ≥18 years of age - Diagnosis of ALS based on the Gold Coast diagnostic criteria - Slow Vital Capacity (SVC) >50% predicted - If being concomitantly treated with riluzole and/or locally approved standard of care treatments, the participant must be on a stable dose for at least 30 days prior to screening and throughout the study - In the opinion of the Investigator, participant is able to swallow liquid in order to ingest the study medication.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Part C - Active dementia, neurologic diseases other than ALS, or psychiatric illness that in the opinion of the investigator would affect participation in the current study. - Significant history or clinical manifestation of comorbid disease in any organ system that currently requires active treatment or is likely to require treatment during the study. - Any episodes of vertigo in the previous 12 months prior to screening. - Any medical history of seizures, or any clinically significant EEG finding at Screening or at Day -1. - A diagnosis of cancer or evidence of continued disease within five years before screening. Protocol-specified exceptions may be considered with approval from the Sponsor's Medical Monitor. - Participation in any other investigational study drug trial in which receipt of an investigational study drug occurred within 30 days prior to the first dose of study medication. - Prior exposure to any stem cell or gene therapies (investigational or off-label) for the treatment of ALS. Key Inclusion Criteria- Part D Participants who meet all of the following criteria may be included in Part D of the study: - Participants must have completed 14 days of blinded treatment in Part C. - Participants taking approved ALS standard-of-care medications must remain on stable doses through Day 28 of open-label treatment. - In the judgment of the Investigator, the participant's participation in the open-label portion of the study is medically appropriate Key Exclusion Criteria- Part D - Treatment with any other investigational drug or device throughout the duration of the study is excluded, with the exception of any COVID-19 vaccine or treatment with an emergency use authorization. NOTE: Other protocol-defined Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria may apply. Please contact trials@projenx.com with any questions about eligibility criteria.

Study Design

Phase
Phase 1
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Sequential Assignment
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Masking Description
Parts A, B, and C of PRO-101 are double-blind, dose escalating portions of the study. Part D is an open-label extension in which no parties are masked and all participants receive the study drug.

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Placebo Comparator
Part A - single dose of placebo
Healthy volunteers were administered a single dose of prosetin-matched placebo oral solution.
  • Drug: placebo
    oral solution
Experimental
Part A - single ascending doses of prosetin
Healthy volunteers were administered a single dose of prosetin oral solution at 0.03, 0.06, 0.12, or 0.24 mg/kg.
  • Drug: prosetin
    oral solution
Placebo Comparator
Part B - multiple doses of placebo
Healthy volunteers were administered a once-daily dose of prosetin-matched placebo for 14 days.
  • Drug: placebo
    oral solution
Experimental
Part B - multiple ascending doses of prosetin
Healthy volunteers were administered a once-daily dose of prosetin at 0.06 or 0.10 mg/kg for 14 days.
  • Drug: prosetin
    oral solution
Placebo Comparator
Part C - multiple doses of placebo in participants with ALS
Participants are administered a once-daily dose of prosetin-matched placebo for 14 days.
  • Drug: placebo
    oral solution
Experimental
Part C - multiple ascending doses of prosetin in participants with ALS
Participants will be administered a once-daily dose of prosetin at multiple ascending dose levels for 14 days.
  • Drug: prosetin
    oral solution
Experimental
Part D - open-label administration of prosetin in participants with ALS
Participants will be administered a once-daily dose of prosetin for up to 52 weeks.
  • Drug: prosetin
    oral solution

Recruiting Locations

Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts 02114
Contact:
Mary McCormack
617-726-1398
mmccormack12@mgh.harvard.edu

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
ProJenX

Study Contact

ProJenX Clinical Trials
(917) 423-6476
trials@projenx.com

Detailed Description

PRO-101 is a four-part study. Parts A and B, which respectively evaluated the safety, tolerability, and PK of single and multiple ascending doses of prosetin in 48 healthy volunteers, have been completed. Parts C and D, which are ongoing, will evaluate the effects of prosetin on safety, tolerability, PK, and biomarkers in 24 participants with ALS. Part C is a double-blind, placebo-controlled, multiple ascending dose component of the study, and Part D is an optional 52-week open-label extension available to ALS participants who complete 14 days of dosing in Part C.

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