Phase 2 clinical trial

Denali therapy candidate fails to slow ALS progression in trial

Denali Therapeutics’ SAR443820 (DNL788) treatment candidate — now in late-stage clinical testing for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), per the company’s website — has failed to significantly slow disease progression in adults in a Phase 2 trial. The experimental therapy “did not meet the primary endpoint of change” in outcomes…

Stem cell-based therapy deemed safe in Phase 2 study

CL2020, a stem cell-based therapy that was being developed by the Life Science Institute, part of Mitsubishi Chemical, was found to be safe and  tolerated well by five people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) who took part in a Phase 2 clinical study. The investigational therapy, which involved…

ALS/MND 2023: Gout med fails to show efficacy in small trial

Colchicine, an anti-inflammatory medication used to treat gout, was safe, but did not significantly slow the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in a small Phase 2 clinical trial. While some clinical measures suggested a possible benefit of a low dose of colchicine in slowing disease progression and extending…

Zydus launches Phase 2 trial of anti-inflammatory ZYIL1

Zydus Lifesciences has launched a Phase 2 clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of its experimental anti-inflammatory therapy ZYIL1 in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The company announced it has received clearance for the clinical trial (NCT05981040) from India’s Central Drugs Standard Control Organization…

Exploratory Phase 2 clinical trial of EPI-589 for ALS is ongoing

A small Phase 2 clinical trial is evaluating the safety and tolerability of investigational treatment candidate EPI-589 in adults with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The EPIC-ALS trial (jRCT2061210031), being conducted in Japan, will also assess exploratory effectiveness outcomes after six months of treatment. Data collection began in September…