A Phase 2, Double-Blind, Randomized, Dose-Ranging Trial Of Reldesemtiv In Patients With ALS
Document Type
Article
Abstract
© 2020 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Objective: To evaluate safety, dose response, and preliminary efficacy of reldesemtiv over 12 weeks in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Methods: Patients (≤2 years since diagnosis) with slow upright vital capacity (SVC) of ≥60% were randomized 1:1:1:1 to reldesemtiv 150, 300, or 450 mg twice daily (bid) or placebo; active treatment was 12 weeks with 4-week follow-up. Primary endpoint was change in percent predicted SVC at 12 weeks; secondary measures included ALS Functional Rating Scale-Revised (ALSFRS-R) and muscle strength mega-score. Results: Patients (N = 458) were enrolled; 85% completed 12-week treatment. The primary analysis failed to reach statistical significance (p = 0.11); secondary endpoints showed no statistically significant effects (ALSFRS-R, p = 0.09; muscle strength mega-score, p = 0.31). Post hoc analyses pooling all active reldesemtiv-treated patients compared against placebo showed trends toward benefit in all endpoints (progression rate for SVC, ALSFRS-R, and muscle strength mega-score (nominal p values of 0.10, 0.01 and 0.20 respectively)). Reldesemtiv was well tolerated, with nausea and fatigue being the most common side effects. A dose-dependent decrease in estimated glomerular filtration rate was noted, and transaminase elevations were seen in approximately 5% of patients. Both hepatic and renal abnormalities trended toward resolution after study drug discontinuation. Conclusions: Although the primary efficacy analysis did not demonstrate statistical significance, there were trends favoring reldesemtiv for all three endpoints, with effect sizes generally regarded as clinically important. Tolerability was good; modest hepatic and renal abnormalities were reversible. The impact of reldesemtiv on patients with ALS should be assessed in a pivotal Phase 3 trial. (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03160898).
Publication Date
1-1-2020
Publication Title
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration
ISSN
21678421
E-ISSN
21679223
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1080/21678421.2020.1822410
Recommended Citation
Shefner, Jeremy M.; Andrews, Jinsy A.; Genge, Angela; Jackson, Carlayne; Lechtzin, Noah; Miller, Timothy M.; Cockroft, Bettina M.; Meng, Lisa; Wei, Jenny; Wolff, Andrew A.; Malik, Fady I.; Bodkin, Cynthia; Brooks, Benjamin R.; Caress, James; Dionne, Annie; Fee, Dominic; Goutman, Stephen A.; Goyal, Namita A.; Hardiman, Orla; Hayat, Ghazala; Heiman-Patterson, Terry; Heitzman, Daragh; Henderson, Robert D.; Johnston, Wendy; Karam, Chafic; Kiernan, Matthew C.; Kolb, Stephen J.; Korngut, Lawrence; Ladha, Shafeeq; Matte, Genevieve; and Mora, Jesus S., "A Phase 2, Double-Blind, Randomized, Dose-Ranging Trial Of Reldesemtiv In Patients With ALS" (2020). Neurology. 579.
https://scholar.barrowneuro.org/neurology/579