Long-Term Outcomes of Ataluren in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03179631 |
Recruitment Status :
Active, not recruiting
First Posted : June 7, 2017
Last Update Posted : February 16, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophies Muscular Disorders, Atrophic Muscular Diseases Musculoskeletal Disease Neuromuscular Diseases Nervous System Diseases Genetic Diseases, X-Linked Genetic Diseases, Inborn | Drug: Ataluren Drug: PLACEBO | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 360 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Intervention Model Description: | This study describes the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 72-week study and its 72-week open-label extension |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Masking Description: | A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled,72-week study and its 72-week open-label extension |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Efficacy and Safety Study of Ataluren in Patients With Nonsense Mutation Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and Open-Label Extension |
Actual Study Start Date : | July 6, 2017 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | March 5, 2022 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | July 20, 2023 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Ataluren
10, 20 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg)
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Drug: Ataluren
10, 20 mg/kg
Other Name: PTC124 |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
10, 20 mg/kg
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Drug: PLACEBO
10, 20 mg/kg
Other Name: Matching Placebo |
- Slope of Change in 6-Minute Walk Distance (6MWD) Over 72 Weeks [ Time Frame: 72 weeks ]
- Change from Baseline to Week 72 in 6MWD [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 72 ]
- Change from Baseline to Week 72 in Time to Run/Walk 10 Meters [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 72 ]
- Change from Baseline to Week 72 in Time to Climb 4 Stairs [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 72 ]
- Change from Baseline to Week 72 in Time to Descend 4 Stairs [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 72 ]
- Change from Baseline to Week 72 in North Start Ambulatory Assessment (NSAA) Total Score [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 72 ]
- Time to Loss of Ambulation Over 72 Weeks [ Time Frame: 72 weeks ]
- Time to Loss of Stair-Climbing Over 72 Weeks [ Time Frame: 72 Weeks ]
- Time to Loss of Stair-Descending Over 72 Weeks [ Time Frame: 72 weeks ]
- Risk of Loss of NSAA Items Over 72 weeks [ Time Frame: 72 weels ]
- Number of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events Considered Related to Study Drug [ Time Frame: 72 weeks ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 5 Years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Male |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male sex
- Age ≥5 years
- Phenotypic evidence of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Nonsense point mutation in the dystrophin gene
- Use of systemic corticosteroids (prednisone/prednisolone or deflazacort)for a minimum of 12 months immediately prior to start of study treatment, with no significant change in dosage or dosing regimen for a minimum of 3 months immediately prior to start of study treatment
- 6MWD ≥150 meters
- Ability to perform timed function tests within 30 seconds
- Willingness and ability to comply with scheduled visits, drug administration plan, study procedures, laboratory tests, and study restrictions.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any change in prophylaxis treatment for cardiomyopathy within 1 month prior to start of study treatment.
- Ongoing intravenous (IV) aminoglycoside or IV vancomycin therapy.
- Prior or ongoing therapy with ataluren.
- Known hypersensitivity to any of the ingredients or excipients of the study drug
- Exposure to another investigational drug within 6 months prior to start of study treatment, or ongoing participation in any interventional clinical trial.
- History of major surgical procedure within 12 weeks prior to start of study treatment, or expectation of major surgical procedure during the 72-week placebo-controlled treatment period.
- Requirement for daytime ventilator assistance or any use of invasive mechanical ventilation via tracheostomy.
- Uncontrolled clinical symptoms and signs of congestive heart failure
- Elevated serum creatinine or cystatin C at screening.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03179631

Study Director: | Vinay Penematsa, MD | PTC Therapeutics, Inc. |
Responsible Party: | PTC Therapeutics |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03179631 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
PTC124-GD-041-DMD |
First Posted: | June 7, 2017 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | February 16, 2023 |
Last Verified: | February 2023 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Dystrophinopathy Nonsense Mutation Premature Stop Codon |
Becker Muscular Dystrophy DMD/BMD PTC124 Ataluren |
Muscular Dystrophies Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne Musculoskeletal Diseases Muscular Diseases Muscular Disorders, Atrophic |
Nervous System Diseases Neuromuscular Diseases Genetic Diseases, Inborn Genetic Diseases, X-Linked |