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A Study to Evaluate How Apitegromab Works in Subjects Who Are Less Than 2 Years Old and Have Spinal Muscular Atrophy

A Phase 2, Double-Blind Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, Efficacy, and Safety of Apitegromab in Subjects <2 Years Old With Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07047144
Acronym
OPAL
Enrollment
52
Registered
2025-07-02
Start date
2025-09-15
Completion date
2029-03-01
Last updated
2026-09-14

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

Conditions

Anti-myostatin, Neuromuscular Manifestations, SMA, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3

Brief summary

This double-blind, Phase 2, multiple-dose study will be conducted to evaluate the PK/PD, efficacy, safety, and tolerability of apitegromab in subjects \<2 years old with 5q autosomal recessive SMA who have delayed motor milestones for their age attributed to SMA at the discretion of the Investigator or a Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Infant Test of Neuromuscular Disorders (CHOP-INTEND) score \<55.

Interventions

Apitegromab is a fully human anti-proMyostatin monoclonal antibody (mAb) of the immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)/lambda isotype that specifically binds to human pro/latent myostatin with high affinity inhibiting myostatin activation. SRK-015 will be administered every 4 weeks by intravenous (IV) infusion.

DRUGNusinersen

Nusinersen is a current standard-of-care SMN therapy that targets the SMN2 gene. It will be administered intrathecally per the prescribing information.

Risdiplam is a current standard-of-care SMN therapy that targets the SMN2 gene. It will be administered orally per the prescribing information.

Sponsors

Scholar Rock, Inc.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Masking description

The Sponsor, the subject's caregiver, Investigators, and site personnel, with the exception of the designated unblinded personnel (eg, site Pharmacist), will be blinded to the treatment assignment.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
No minimum to 2 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Is \<2 years old at the time of the informed consent 2. Had a gestational age of ≥35 weeks and gestational body weight ≥2.0 kg at birth 3. Has confirmed diagnosis of 5q autosomal recessive SMA 4. Has confirmed presence of SMN2 gene copy(ies) 5. Must have been treated with an approved SMN1-targeted therapy (ie, onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi) or are continuing to be treated with an approved SMN2-targeted therapy (ie, nusinersen or risdiplam) 6. Body weight for age is no less than 1st percentile based on the WHO Child Growth Standards at the Screening Visit 7. Has delayed motor milestones for age attributed to SMA at the discretion of the Investigator or a CHOP-INTEND score \<55

Exclusion criteria

1. Nutritional status that is not anticipated to be stable throughout the study or medical necessity for a gastric feeding tube, where most feeds are administered by this route 2. Major orthopedic issues such as severe scoliosis or severe contractures or interventional procedure, including spine or hip surgery, which is considered to have the potential to substantially limit the ability of the subject to be evaluated on any motor function outcome measures, within 6 months before Screening or anticipated during the study 3. Any other physical limitations (eg, the subject requires cast for contractures) that would prevent the subject from undergoing motor function outcome measures throughout the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Evaluate the PK of apitegromab in subjects <2 years old with SMA52 WeeksApitegromab concentrations in serum
Evaluate the PD of apitegromab in subjects <2 years old with SMA52 WeeksTotal latent myostatin concentrations in serum
Evaluate the motor function outcomes (ie, efficacy) due to apitegromab treatment48 WeeksChange from baseline in the raw score of the Bayley Scale of Infant and Toddler Development, Fourth Edition - Gross Motor Subscale (BSID-4 GMS) at 48 weeks. BSID-4 GMS is a standardized assessment commonly used to evaluate development across 5 domains in infants and young children. It consists of 58 items, scored from 0 to 2 for each item, with higher scores indicating better gross motor development.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Assess the safety and tolerability of apitegromab administered to subjects receiving an SMN therapy52 WeeksIncidence of TEAEs and SAEs by severity

Countries

Belgium, France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Contacts

CONTACTScholar Rock
MedicalInformation@scholarrock.com857-259-3860

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Sep 15, 2026