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CARDINALS

A PHASE 2, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBOCONTROLLED,PARALLEL STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFICACY,SAFETY, TOLERABILITY, PK, AND BIOMARKER EFFECTS OF PTC857 IN ADULT SUBJECTS WITH AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (CARDINALS)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCT2011230043
Enrollment
258
Registered
2023-10-12
Start date
2023-10-12
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ALS

Interventions

Sponsors

Tansy Aaron
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Males or females aged between 18 and 80 years with a body mass index between 18 and 35 kg/m2 at the time of the initial Screening Visit 2. Onset of the first symptom leading to the diagnosis of ALS is within 24 months at the time of the initial Screening Visit 3. Revised El Escorial criteria of either: (i) Clinically definite ALS (ii) Clinically probable ALS 4. A total ALSFRS-R score of at least 34 at the start of the Screening Period

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.History of allergies or adverse reactions to any of the excipients in the study drug formulation 2. Liver failure (except in Gilbert syndrome, defined as AST and/or ALT 3 times the upper limit of normal [ULN] or liver function test [LFT] with bilirubin 1.5 times the ULN)) 3. Moderate to severe renal failure (defined as estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR] less than 60 mL/min) 4. Currently participating in a clinical trial of another investigational drug, or have participated 30 days prior to the start of the screening period or 5 half-lives from the most recent dose of the investigational drug, whichever is longer. 5. History of alcohol or drug abuse within 6 months prior to the start of the screening period 6. Patient has received combination therapy with edaravone and sodium phenylbutyrate/taurursodiol within 30 days prior to the start of the screening period. 7. History of breast cancer (regardless of remission status) or history of breast cancer in a first-degree relative

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The primary endpoint is the change from baseline in ALS Functional Rating Scale-Revised (ALSFRS-R) in the Intent-To-Treat 1 (ITT1) Analysis Set after 24 weeks of treatment.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Safety and tolerability of PTC857 2. Subject's respiratory function 3. Subject's motor/limb function and medullary function 4. Neuropsychological functioning of subjects 5. Subject survival period 6. Subject's quality of life 7. Pharmacokinetics of PTC857

Countries

Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, US

Contacts

Public ContactMin Kim

Worldwide Clinical Trials Japan K.K.

min.kim@worldwide.com+81-3-6717-4360

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026