Study to Learn If Tofersen (BIIB067) Can Delay ALS Symptoms and About Its Safety in Adults With a SOD1 Gene Mutation Who Have Not Yet Developed ALS Symptoms
Run by Biogen · NCT04856982 · Data updated 2026-11-12
Fully enrolled, still running. This study is not taking new participants. Its registered completion date is 2027-08-07.
In this study, researchers will learn more about the effects of a drug called tofersen, also known as BIIB067 and QALSODY®, in adults with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) who have a superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) gene mutation. One of the causes of ALS is a change (or mutation) in the SOD1 gene, which causes abnormal SOD1 protein to be made. This abnormal protein can cause the motor neurons in people with ALS to break down and die. When neurons are damaged, they release a protein called neurofilament light chain, also known as NfL. Previous studies have shown that NfL levels are higher in …
Quick facts
| Phase | Phase 3 |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 158 (actual) |
| Sponsor | Biogen Industry-sponsored |
| Drugs / interventions | Tofersen, Placebo |
| Locations | 32 sites (Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and more) |
| Trial ID | NCT04856982 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this trial studies
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of tofersen in presymptomatic adult carriers of a superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) mutation with elevated neurofilament (NF). The secondary objectives of this study are to evaluate the safety and tolerability of tofersen and to evaluate the effect of tofersen on pharmacodynamics (PD)/treatment response biomarkers when initiated prior to versus at the time of emergence of clinically manifest ALS.
Who can join: the full rules
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Key Part A Inclusion Criteria: * Participants should have a protocol-defined rapidly progressive SOD1 mutation, confirmed by a central reader, or a SOD1 mutation that is approved for inclusion by an external mutation adjudication committee. * Participants with plasma NfL level less than the protocol-defined threshold. * Participants who are clinically presymptomatic for ALS (i.e., must not have clinically manifest ALS). Key Part A Exclusion Criteria: * History or positive test result at screening for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The requirement for testing at Screening may be omitted if it is not permitted by local regulations. * Current hepatitis C infection \[defined as positive Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) antibody and detectable HCV ribonucleic acid (RNA)\]. Participants with positive HCV antibody and undetectable HCV RNA are eligible to participate in the study (United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). * Current hepatitis B infection (defined as positive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and/or anti-Hepatitis B Core antibody (HBc)). Participants with immunity to hepatitis B from previous natural infection (defined as negative HBsAg, positive anti-HBc, and positive anti-hepatitis B surface antibody (HBs) or vaccination (defined as negative HBsAg, negative anti-HBc, and positive anti- HBs) are eligible to participate in the study. * History of systemic hypersensitivity reaction to tofersen, the excipients contained in the formulation, and if appropriate, any diagnostic agents to be administered during the study. * History of confounding neuromuscular or neurological disorder that is expected to have a progressive (i.e., worsening) course during the study, and/or is expected to be associated with elevations in NF, in the opinion of the Investigator. * Presence of risk for increased or uncontrolled bleeding and/or risk of bleeding that if not managed optimally could place a participant at an increased risk for intraoperative or postoperative bleeding. * Significant cognitive impairment, clinical dementia, or unstable psychiatric illness, including psychosis, suicidal ideation, suicide attempt, or untreated major depression ≤ 90 days of screening, which in the opinion of the Investigator would interfere with the study procedures. * Treatment with riluzole, edaravone, and/or sodium phenylbutyrate/taurursodiol (also known as ursodoxicoltaurine). If the participant has been on riluzole, edaravone, and/or sodium phenylbutyrate/taurursodiol, the medication(s) must be discontinued for at least 5 half-lives prior to Screening. * Use of off-label treatments for ALS. * Treatment with another investigational drug (including investigational drugs for ALS through compassionate use programs), biological agent, or device within 1 month or 5 half-lives of study agent, whichever is longer. Specifically, no prior treatment with small interfering RNA, stem cell therapy, or gene therapy is allowed. * Anticipated need, in the opinion of the Investigator, for administration of any antiplatelet or anticoagulant medication (e.g., clopidogrel) that cannot be safely continued or held for a Lumbar Puncture (LP) procedure, if necessary, according to local or institutional guidelines and/or Investigator determination. * Current enrollment or a plan to enroll in any interventional clinical study in which an investigational treatment, biological agent, device, or approved therapy for investigational use. Participation in a noninterventional study focused on ALS natural history may be allowed at the discretion of the Investigator. NOTE: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria will apply.
Where it's running
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HonorHealth Neurology
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States -
University of California San Diego Medical Center
La Jolla, California, United States -
California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute
San Francisco, California, United States -
Holy Cross Hospital
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States -
University of Miami School of Medicine
Miami, Florida, United States -
The Emory Clinic
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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Northwestern Medicine
Chicago, Illinois, United States -
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland, United States -
Massachusetts General Hospital, MA
Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States -
Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, United States -
Columbia University Medical center
New York, New York, United States -
Austin Neuromuscular Center
Austin, Texas, United States -
Macquarie University Hospital
Macquarie Park, New South Wales, Australia -
UZ Leuven
Leuven, Belgium -
Hospital Sao Paulo
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil -
PSEG Centro de Pesquisa Clinica
São Paulo, Brazil -
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, Canada -
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Toronto, Ontario, Canada -
Genge Partners
Montreal, Quebec, Canada -
Groupe Hospitalier Pitie-Salpetriere
Paris, Paris, France -
Universitaetsklinikum Ulm
Ulm, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany -
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany -
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino
Torino, Italy -
Kagoshima University Hospital
Kagoshima, Kagoshima-ken, Japan -
University of Tokyo Hospital
Bunkyō City, Tokyo-To, Japan -
NeuroProtect Sp. z o.o.
Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland -
Centrum Medyczne NeuroProtect
Warsaw, Poland -
Hanyang University Seoul Hospital
Seoul, South Korea -
Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe
Valencia, Spain -
University Hospital of Umea
Umeå, Västerbotten County, Sweden -
Norrlands Universitetssjukhus
Umeå, Sweden -
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Medical Director — Biogen
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How to take part
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