BIIB105

Biogen, Ionis to stop development of BIIB105 as treatment for ALS

Biogen and Ionis Pharmaceuticals have decided to terminate the development of BIIB105, their experimental treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), based on data from a Phase 1/2 clinical trial. The therapy resulted in no significant clinical benefit compared with a placebo after six months, and data from…

Trial of BIIB105 Enrolling Patients With or Without ATXN2 Mutations

A Phase 1/2 clinical trial is investigating the long-term safety and tolerability of BIIB105, Biogen‘s investigational treatment targeting the ataxin-2 protein, in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Called ALSpire (NCT04494256), the trial is currently recruiting adults with ALS at 12 sites in the U.S., Canada, and…