Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of IONIS-MAPTRx in Patients With Mild Alzheimer's Disease
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03186989 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : June 14, 2017
Last Update Posted : February 27, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Mild Alzheimer's Disease | Drug: IONIS MAPTRx Other: Placebo | Phase 1 Phase 2 |
This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, followed by an Open-Label Extension in up to 44 participants. This study will consist in two parts:
Part 1: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled multiple ascending dose period in participants with Mild Alzheimer's Disease, followed by Part 2: the open-label, long-term extension period.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 46 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Double (Participant, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Other |
Official Title: | A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study, Followed by an Open-Label Extension, to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Multiple Ascending Doses of Intrathecally Administered ISIS 814907 in Patients With Mild Alzheimer's Disease |
Actual Study Start Date : | October 12, 2017 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | May 12, 2022 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | May 13, 2022 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: IONIS-MAPTRx
IONIS MAPTRx (Study Drug)
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Drug: IONIS MAPTRx
Part 1: IONIS MAPTRx is administered intrathecally at 4 week intervals over the course of a 13 week treatment period for dose levels A, B, C, and D. Part 2: IONIS MAPTRx is administered intrathecally at quarterly intervals for 48 weeks. Other Name: ISIS 814907 |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Artificial CSF
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Other: Placebo
A placebo is administered intrathecally at 4 week intervals over the course of 13 weeks in Part 1. No placebo is given in Part 2. |
- Incidence and severity of adverse events that are related to treatment with IONIS MAPTRx [ Time Frame: Up to Week 72 of Part 2 ]The safety and tolerability of ascending dose-levels of multiple IT bolus administrations of IONIS MAPTRx will be assessed by determining the incidence, severity, and dose relationship of adverse events that are related to treatment with IONIS MAPTRx
- Pharmacokinetics (PK) after ascending dose-levels of multiple IT bolus administrations of IONIS MAPTRx (trough concentration) [ Time Frame: Up to Week 72 of Part 2 ]The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) trough concentrations of IONIS MAPTRx will be assessed after ascending dose-levels of multiple IT bolus administrations of IONIS MAPTRx
- Pharmacokinetics (PK) after ascending dose-levels of multiple IT bolus administrations of IONIS MAPTRx (maximum observed drug concentration or Cmax) [ Time Frame: Up to Week 72 of Part 2 ]The Plasma pharmacokinetics (maximum observed drug concentration or Cmax)) of IONIS MAPTRx will be assessed after ascending dose-levels of multiple IT bolus administrations of IONIS MAPTRx
- Pharmacokinetics after ascending dose-levels of multiple IT bolus administrations on IONIS MAPTRx (time taken to reach maximal concentration or Tmax) [ Time Frame: Up to Week 72 of Part 2 ]The plasma pharmacokinetics (time taken to reach maximal concentration or Tmax) of IONIS MAPTRx will be assessed following single and multiple dose IT administration
- Pharmacokinetics after ascending dose-levels of multiple IT bolus administrations on IONIS MAPTRx (Plasma terminal elimination half-life (t1/2λz) [ Time Frame: Up to Week 72 of Part 2 ]The plasma pharmacokinetics (Plasma terminal elimination half-life (t1/2λz) of IONIS-MAPTRx will be assessed following single and multiple dose IT administration
- Pharmacokinetics after ascending dose-levels of multiple IT bolus administrations on IONIS MAPTRx (Partial areas under the plasma concentration-time curve from zero time (predose) to selected times (t) after the IT administration (AUCt) [ Time Frame: Up to Week 72 of Part 2 ]The plasma pharmacokinetics (Partial areas under the plasma concentration-time curve from zero time (predose) to selected times (t) after the IT administration (AUCt) of IONIS MAPTRx will be assessed following single and multiple dose IT administration

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 50 Years to 74 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria for Part 1:
- Males or females aged 50-74 years, inclusive, at the time of informed consent
- Diagnosed with mild Alzheimers disease, including CSF biomarkers consistent with this diagnosis
- Body Mass Index BMI ≥ 18 and ≤ 35 kg/m2 and total body weight > 50 kg (110 lbs)
- Able and willing to meet all study requirements, including toleration for MRI scans, blood draws and lumbar punctures, travel to Study Center and participation in all procedures and measurements at study visits
- Have a trial partner who is reliable, competent and at least 18 years of age, is willing to accompany the patient to select trial visits and to be available to the Study Center by phone if needed
- Reside within 4 hours travel of the Study Center
Exclusion Criteria for Part 1:
- Treatment with another Study Drug, biological agent, or device within one-month of Screening or 5 half-lives of investigational agent, whichever is longer
- Clinically significant medical condition which would make the patient unsuitable for inclusion or could interfere with the patient participating in or completing the study
- Use of a disallowed CNS-active or antipsychotic medication within 4 weeks prior to Screening punctures
Inclusion Criteria for Part 2:
- Must have completed the Treatment Evaluation and Post-Treatment Periods in Part 1
Exclusion Criteria for Part 2 (only applicable to participants in Cohorts A and B, as participants from Cohorts C and D will seamlessly transition to Part 2):
- Treatment with another Study Drug, biological agent, or device within one-month of Screening or 5 half-lives of investigational agent, whichever is longer
- Clinically significant medical condition which would make the patient unsuitable for inclusion or could interfere with the patient participating in or completing the study
- Use of a disallowed CNS-active or antipsychotic medication within 4 weeks prior to Screening punctures

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03186989
Canada | |
Montreal Neurological Hospital | |
Montréal, Canada | |
Finland | |
Clinical Research Services Turku CRST | |
Turku, Finland | |
Germany | |
St Josef Hospital | |
Bochum, Germany | |
Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen (DZNE) | |
Bonn, Germany, 53127 | |
MVZ Mittweida Gbr | |
Mittweida, Germany | |
Universittsklinikum Ulm | |
Ulm, Germany | |
Netherlands | |
VU University Medical Center | |
Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1081 HV | |
QPS Netherlands BV | |
Groningen, Netherlands, 9713 AG | |
Sweden | |
Minnesmottagningen | |
Mölndal, Sweden | |
Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge | |
Stockholm, Sweden | |
United Kingdom | |
Royal Liverpool University Hospital | |
Liverpool, United Kingdom | |
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | |
London, United Kingdom | |
Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN) | |
Sheffield, United Kingdom |
Responsible Party: | Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03186989 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
ISIS 814907-CS1 NL60032.000.16 ( Other Identifier: CCMO ) 2016-002713-22 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | June 14, 2017 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | February 27, 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 |
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.: | Yes |
Mild Alzheimer's Disease ISIS 814907 Memory Loss Alzheimers MAPT |
Alzheimer Disease Dementia Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Diseases |
Tauopathies Neurodegenerative Diseases Neurocognitive Disorders Mental Disorders |