A Study to Assess the Safety of BIIB122 Tablets and if it Can Slow the Worsening of Early-Stage Parkinson's Disease in Participants Between the Ages of 30 and 80 (LUMA)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05348785 |
Recruitment Status :
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First Posted : April 27, 2022
Last Update Posted : May 10, 2023
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In this study, researchers will learn more about a study drug called BIIB122 in participants with early-stage Parkinson's disease (PD). In this study:
- Participants will take 225 milligrams (mg) of BIIB122 or a placebo as tablets by mouth. A placebo looks like the study drug but has no real medicine in it.
- Participants will take BIIB122 or placebo 1 time a day for up to a minimum of 48 weeks and a maximum of 144 weeks.
- Certain medications for PD will be allowed at enrollment for a subset of participants.
- The majority of clinic visits will be every 12 weeks. The main question researchers are trying to answer is if taking BIIB122 slows the worsening of symptoms more than placebo in the early stages of PD.
To help answer this question, researchers will use a questionnaire called the Movement Disorder Society-Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale, also known as the MDS-UPDRS. Researchers will use the MDS-UPDRS to learn about participant PD symptoms and how they affect their daily life. Researchers will also learn more about the safety of BIIB122.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Parkinson Disease | Drug: BIIB122 Drug: BIIB122-Matching Placebo | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 640 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 2b, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Determine the Efficacy and Safety of BIIB122 in Participants With Parkinson's Disease |
Actual Study Start Date : | April 19, 2022 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | August 14, 2025 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | August 28, 2025 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: BIIB122 225 mg
Participants will receive BIIB122, 225 mg tablets, by mouth, once daily (QD) for up to a minimum of 48 weeks and a maximum of 144 weeks.
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Drug: BIIB122
Administered as specified in the treatment arm
Other Name: DNL151 |
Placebo Comparator: BIIB122 225 mg-Matching Placebo
Participants will receive BIIB122, 225 mg-matching placebo tablets, by mouth, QD for up to a minimum of 48 weeks and a maximum of 144 weeks.
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Drug: BIIB122-Matching Placebo
Administered as specified in the treatment arm |
- Time to Confirmed Worsening in Movement Disorder Society Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) Parts II and III Combined Score Over the Treatment Period [ Time Frame: Up to Week 144 ]Time to confirmed worsening is defined as a worsening event sustained over 2 consecutive assessments. MDS-UPDRS is a multimodal scale assessing impairment and disability consisting of 4 parts. Part II assesses motor experiences of daily living (Range 0-52). It contains 13 questions which are to be completed by the participant. Part III assesses the motor signs of PD and is administered by the rater (Range 0-132). Part III contains 33 scores based on 18 items. For each question a numeric score is assigned between 0-4, where 0 = Normal, 1 = Slight, 2 = Mild, 3 = Moderate, 4 = Severe. MDS-UPDRS Part II and III combined score equals the sum of Parts II and III (Range 0-184). A higher score indicates more severe symptoms of PD.
- Number of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) [ Time Frame: Up to Week 146 ]An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant or clinical investigation participant administered a pharmaceutical product and that does not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal (investigational) product, whether or not related to the medicinal (investigational) product. An SAE is any untoward medical occurrence that at any dose results in death; in the view of the investigator, places the participant at immediate risk of death (a life-threatening event); requires inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization; results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity; results in a congenital anomaly/birth defect or is a medically important event.
- Time to Confirmed Worsening in MDS-UPDRS Part II Score Over the Treatment Period [ Time Frame: Up to a minimum of 48 weeks and a maximum of 144 weeks ]Time to confirmed worsening is defined as a worsening event sustained over 2 consecutive assessments. MDS-UPDRS is a multimodal scale assessing impairment and disability consisting of 4 parts. Part II assesses motor experiences of daily living (Range 0-52). It contains 13 questions which are to be completed by the participant. For each question a numeric score is assigned between 0-4, where 0 = Normal, 1 = Slight, 2 = Mild, 3 = Moderate, 4 = Severe. A higher score indicates more severe symptoms of PD.
- Change From Baseline in MDS-UPDRS Parts II and III Combined Score [ Time Frame: From Baseline up to Week 48 ]MDS-UPDRS is a multimodal scale assessing impairment and disability consisting of 4 parts. Part II assesses motor experiences of daily living (Range 0-52). It contains 13 questions which are to be completed by the participant. For each question a numeric score is assigned between 0-4, where 0 = Normal, 1 = Slight, 2 = Mild, 3 = Moderate, 4 = Severe. A higher score indicates more severe symptoms of PD. Part III assesses the motor signs of PD and is administered by the rater (Range 0-132). Part III contains 33 scores based on 18 items. For each question a numeric score is assigned between 0-4, where 0 = Normal, 1 = Slight, 2 = Mild, 3 = Moderate, 4 = Severe. MDS-UPDRS Parts II and III combined score equals the sum of Part II and III (Range 0-184). A higher score indicates more severe symptoms of PD.
- Time to Confirmed Worsening in Modified Schwab and England Activities of Daily Living Scale (mSE-ADL) Over the Treatment Period [ Time Frame: Up to a minimum of 48 weeks and a maximum of 144 weeks ]Time to confirmed worsening is defined as a worsening event sustained over 2 consecutive assessments. The mSE-ADL scale reflects the speed, ease, and independence with which an individual performs daily activities or personal chores with 100% indicating total independence, falling to 0%, which indicates a state of complete dependence. The individual is asked to rate his or her function using an 11-point scale (10% increments), from 100% (completely independent; able to do all chores without slowness, difficulty, or impairment; essentially normal; unaware of any difficulty) to 0% (vegetative functions such as swallowing, bladder and bowels are not functioning; bedridden). The lower the score, the worse the functional status.
- Change From Baseline in MDS-UPDRS Parts I, II, and III Combined Score [ Time Frame: From Baseline up to Week 48 ]MDS-UPDRS is a multimodal scale assessing impairment and disability consisting of 4 parts. Part I assesses non-motor experiences of daily living and has 2 components (Range 0-52). Part IA contains 6 questions and is assessed by the examiner (Range 0-24). Part IB contains 7 questions on non-motor experiences of daily living which are to be completed by the participant (Range 0-28). Part II assesses motor experiences of daily living (Range 0-52). It contains 13 questions which are to be completed by the participant. Part III assesses the motor signs of PD and is administered by the rater (Range 0-132). Part III contains 33 scores based on 18 items. For each question a numeric score is assigned between 0-4, where 0 = Normal, 1 = Slight, 2 = Mild, 3 = Moderate, 4 = Severe. MDS-UPDRS total score equals the sum of Parts I, II, and III (Range 0-236). A higher score indicates more severe symptoms of PD.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 30 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Key Inclusion Criteria:
- Clinical diagnosis of PD meeting the Movement Disorder Society Clinical Diagnostic Criteria within 2 years of the Screening Visit, inclusive, and at least 30 years of age at the time of diagnosis
- Modified Hoehn and Yahr scale stages 1 to 2 (in OFF state), inclusive, at screening
- MDS-UPDRS Parts II and III (in OFF state) combined score less than or equal to (≤)40 at screening
- Screening genetic test results verifying the absence of a pathogenic leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) variant. Confirmation of this eligibility requirement may come from an accredited genetic test that includes all exclusionary LRRK2 genetic variants.
Key Exclusion Criteria:
- Clinically significant neurological disorder other than PD, including but not limited to stroke, dementia, or seizure, within 5 years of screening visit, in the opinion of the Investigator
- Clinical evidence of atypical parkinsonism (e.g., multiple-system atrophy or progressive supranuclear palsy) or evidence of drug-induced parkinsonism.
- Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score <24 at the screening visit
NOTE: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT05348785
Contact: US Biogen Clinical Trial Center | 866-633-4636 | clinicaltrials@biogen.com | |
Contact: Global Biogen Clinical Trial Center | clinicaltrials@biogen.com |

Study Director: | Medical Director | Biogen |
Responsible Party: | Biogen |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT05348785 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
283PD201 2021-004849-20 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | April 27, 2022 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 10, 2023 |
Last Verified: | May 2023 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Yes |
Plan Description: | In accordance with Biogen's Clinical Trial Transparency and Data Sharing Policy on https://www.biogentrialtransparency.com/ |
URL: | https://vivli.org/ |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Early-stage Parkinson Disease |
Parkinson Disease Parkinsonian Disorders Basal Ganglia Diseases Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases |
Nervous System Diseases Movement Disorders Synucleinopathies Neurodegenerative Diseases |