Summary

Eligibility
for people ages 25-85 (full criteria)
Location
at UCSD
Dates
study started
completion around

Description

Summary

A phase 3 double blind, placebo controlled study evaluating the efficacy and safety of AL001 in participants at risk for or with frontotemporal dementia due to heterozygous mutations in the progranulin gene.

Official Title

A Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of AL001 in Individuals at Risk for or With Frontotemporal Dementia Due to Heterozygous Mutations in the Progranulin Gene

Details

This is a phase 3 double blind, placebo controlled study evaluating the efficacy and safety of AL001 administered intravenously in participants at risk for or with frontotemporal dementia due to heterozygous mutations in the progranulin gene. Study completion marks the end of the open label extension period following the 96-week blinded portion of the study.

Keywords

Frontotemporal Dementia, Dementia, Primary Progressive Aphasia, Pick Disease of the Brain, Open label - AL001

Eligibility

You can join if…

Open to people ages 25-85

  • Persons with a progranulin gene mutation and at risk of developing FTD symptoms as evidenced by a biomarker, or persons with a progranulin gene mutation and diagnosed with FTD.
  • If symptomatic, one or more of the criteria for the diagnosis of possible behavioral variant FTD, or a diagnosis of Primary Progressive Aphasia.
  • Study partner who consents to study participation and who cares for/visits the participant daily for at least 5 hours per week.
  • Written informed consent must be obtained and documented (from the participant or, where jurisdictions allow it, from their legal decision maker).

You CAN'T join if...

  • Dementia due to a condition other than FTD including, but not limited to, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, Huntington disease, or vascular dementia.
  • Known history of severe allergic, anaphylactic, or other hypersensitivity reactions to chimeric, human, or humanized antibodies or fusion proteins.
  • Current uncontrolled hypertension, diabetes mellitus or thyroid disease. Clinically significant heart disease, liver disease or kidney disease. History or evidence of clinically significant brain disease other than FTD.
  • Females who are pregnant or breastfeeding, or planning to conceive within the study period.
  • Any experimental vaccine or gene therapy.
  • History of cancer within the last 5 years.
  • Current use of anticoagulant medications (e.g., coumadin, heparinoids, apixaban).
  • Residence in a skilled nursing facility, convalescent home, or long term care facility at screening; or requires continuous nursing care.

Locations

  • University of California San Diego
    La Jolla California 92093-0648 United States
  • Dignity Health
    Phoenix Arizona 85013 United States

Details

Status
in progress, not accepting new patients
Start Date
Completion Date
(estimated)
Sponsor
Alector Inc.
ID
NCT04374136
Phase
Phase 3 research study
Study Type
Interventional
Participants
Expecting 110 study participants
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