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Active, not recruitingNCT05021536PhoenixUpdated Aug 14, 2024

Phase III Trial of AMX0035 for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Treatment

A Phase 3 interventional study of Placebo and AMX0035 in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, sponsored by Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Inc.. Active, not recruiting at 69 sites in 12 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-08-14.

Sponsored by Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Inc. · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
664
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The Phoenix Trial is a randomized double blind placebo controlled Phase III trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of AMX0035 for treatment of ALS

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AMX0035 is a combination therapy designed to reduce neuronal death through blockade of key cellular death pathways originating in the mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum (ER). This clinical trial is designed to demonstrate that treatment is safe, tolerable, and able to slow decline in function as measured by the ALSFRS-R and survival over 48 week. The trial will also assess the effects of AMX0035 on slow vital capacity, quality of life and plasma biomarkers of ALS.

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Conditions studied

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In context

Motor Neuron Disease

717 studies on the registry are indexed under Motor Neuron Disease; 137 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 664 is above the median of 35 across 461 interventional studies indexed under Motor Neuron Disease.

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Lead sponsor

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Inc. is the lead sponsor of 13 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.

Of its 6 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 3 (50%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Male or female, at least 18 years of age
  • Diagnosis of ALS (definite or clinically probable)
  • Time since onset of first symptom of ALS should be \<24 months prior to randomization;
  • If the participant is to be treated with riluzole and/or edaravone during the course of the trial, then treatment with riluzole and/or edaravone was, at the time of the screening visit, started and maintained at a stable regimen for at least 14 days for riluzole and/or for a full treatment cycle for edaravone;
  • Capable of providing informed consent
  • Capable and willing to follow trial procedures including visits to the trial clinic and visit requirements;
  • Women of child bearing potential (e.g. not post-menopausal for at least one year or surgically sterile) must agree to use adequate birth control for the duration of the study and 3 months after last dose of study drug. Women must not be planning to become pregnant for the duration of the study and 3 months after last dose of study drug
  • Men must agree to practice contraception for the duration of the study and 3 months after last dose of study drug. Men must not plan to father a child or provide for sperm donation for the duration of the study and 3 months after last dose of study drug

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Presence of tracheostomy or permanent assisted ventilation(PAV)
  • Slow Vital Capacity (SVC) less than 55%
  • History of known allergy to phenyl butyrate or bile salts
  • Abnormal liver function defined as bilirubin levels and/or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and/or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) > 5 times the upper limit of the normal (obtained within 12 weeks from first dose)
  • Renal insufficiency as defined by eGFR \<60 mL/min/1.73m\^2 (obtained within 12 weeks from first dose)
  • Pregnant women (confirmed by a pregnancy test within 7 days of first dose) or women currently breastfeeding
  • Current severe biliary disease which may result in the Investigator medical judgement in biliary obstruction including for example active cholecystitis, primary biliary cirrhosis, sclerosing cholangitis, gallbladder cancer, gangrene of the gallbladder, abscess of the gallbladder
  • History of Class III/IV heart failure (per New York Heart Association - NYHA)
  • Participant under severe salt restriction where the added salt intake due to treatment would put the participant at risk, in the Investigator clinical judgment
  • Presence of unstable psychiatric disease, cognitive impairment, dementia or substance abuse that would impair ability of the participant to provide informed consent, according to Investigator judgment
  • Clinically significant unstable medical condition (other than ALS) (e.g., cardiovascular instability, systemic infection, untreated thyroid dysfunction, severe laboratory test anomaly or clinically significant electrocardiogram [ECG] changes) that would pose a risk to the participant if he/she were to participate in the trial, according to Investigator judgment
  • Previous treatment for ALS with cellular therapies or gene therapies
  • Currently enrolled in another trial involving use of an investigational therapy
  • Previous treatment with PB or taurursodiol within 30 days from Screening
  • Implantation of Diaphragm Pacing System (DPS)
  • Currently or previously treated within the last 30 days or planned exposure to any prohibited medications listed in Section 6.8 of the protocol
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
664 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Placebo administered by mouth or via feeding tube for 48 weeks: once daily for first 3 weeks and then twice daily for remainder of study if participant tolerating

    Other: Placebo

  • Experimental
    AMX0035

    Placebo administered by mouth or via feeding tube for 48 weeks: once daily for first 3 weeks and then twice daily for remainder of study if participant tolerating

    Drug: AMX0035

Interventions

  • OtherPlacebo

    Matching Placebo Comparator

  • DrugAMX0035

    Proprietary formulation of taurursodiol and sodium phenylbutyrate

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale-Revised (ALSFRS-R) Slope Change

    Change in slope of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale-Revised (ALSFRS-R) over treatment duration. The ALSFRS-R consists of 12 items across 4 subdomains of function (bulbar, fine motor, gross motor, and breathing) with each item scored on a scale from 0 (total loss of function) to 4 (no loss of function). Total scores range from 0 to 48, with higher scores indicating better function.

    Time frame: 48 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Participant Quality of Life (QOL)

    QOL will be measured using the 40-item Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assessment Questionnaire (ALSAQ-40) patient-reported outcome (PRO)

    Time frame: 48 weeks

  2. Assess Long-Term Survival

    Long-Term Survival will be obtained by monitoring of all-cause mortality

    Time frame: 3 years from LPI

  3. Rate of Decline in Slow Vital Capacity (SVC)

    Respiratory muscle function will be assessed according to slow vital capacity (SVC). SVC is measured in an upright position for at least three trials per assessment. SVC volumes will be standardized to the percentage of predicted normal value based on age, sex, and height.

    Time frame: 48 weeks

  4. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale-Revised (ALSFRS-R) Slope Change

    Change in slope of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale-Revised (ALSFRS-R) over treatment duration. The ALSFRS-R consists of 12 items across 4 subdomains of function (bulbar, fine motor, gross motor, and breathing) with each item scored on a scale from 0 (total loss of function) to 4 (no loss of function). Total scores range from 0 to 48, with higher scores indicating better function.

    Time frame: 24 weeks

  5. Number of Participants With Adverse Events

    Comparison Between Groups of Number of Participants With Adverse Events Until Planned Completion

    Time frame: 48 weeks

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Study locations

69 sites
  • Barrow Neurological Institute
    Phoenix, Arizona 85013, United States
  • University of Southern California
    Los Angeles, California 90033, United States
  • University of California Irvine
    Orange, California 92868, United States
  • California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute
    San Francisco, California 94109, United States
  • University of Colorado
    Aurora, Colorado 80045, United States
  • University of Florida
    Gainesville, Florida 32068, United States
  • University of South Florida
    Tampa, Florida 33612, United States
  • Emory University
    Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
  • Augusta University Neuroscience Center
    Augusta, Georgia 30912, United States
  • Northwestern University
    Chicago, Illinois 60611, United States
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Outpatient Center
    Baltimore, Maryland 21287, United States
  • Healey & AMG Center for ALS Research at Massachusetts General Hospital
    Boston, Massachusetts 02114, United States
  • University of Massachusetts
    Worcester, Massachusetts 01655, United States
  • Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute
    Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415, United States
  • Washington University School of Medicine
    Saint Louis, Missouri 63110, United States
  • Somnos Clinical Research
    Lincoln, Nebraska 68510, United States
  • Rutgers University
    New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, United States
  • Columbia University
    New York, New York 10032, United States
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514, United States
  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences
    Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27109, United States
  • The Ohio State University
    Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
  • University of Pennsylvania
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, United States
  • Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140, United States
  • Austin Neuromuscular Center
    Austin, Texas 78756, United States
  • Texas Neurology
    Dallas, Texas 72506, United States
  • Virginia Commonwealth University
    Henrico, Virginia 23233, United States
  • Swedish Neuroscience Institute
    Seattle, Washington 98122, United States
  • University of Washington
    Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
  • University Hospitals Leuven
    Leuven, Belgium
  • Hospices Civils de Lyon Hôpital Neurologique Pierre Wertheimer Cellule Mutualisée de Recherche Clinique (CMRC)
    Bron, France
  • Hopital Gabriel Montpied Service de Neurologie
    Clermont-Ferrand, France
  • CHRU de Lille - Hôpital Roger Salengro
    Lille, France
  • CHU de Limoges - Hôpital Dupuytren
    Limoges, France
  • Hôpitaux Universitaires de Marseille Timone
    Marseille, France
  • CHU de Montpellier
    Montpellier, France
  • CHU Nice
    Nice, France
  • Hôpital de la Salpêtrière
    Paris, France
  • Le Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Tours
    Tours, France
  • Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
    Berlin, Germany
  • Uniklinikum Dresden
    Dresden, Germany
  • Hannover Medical School
    Hannover, Germany
  • Jena University Hospital
    Jena, Germany
  • Medizinische Fakultät Mannheim der Universität Heidelberg
    Mannheim, Germany
  • University Medical Center Rostock
    Rostock, Germany
  • Ulm University Medical Centre
    Ulm, Germany
  • Trinity College Dublin/Beaumont Hospital
    Dublin, Ireland
  • Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro
    Bari, Italy
  • Centro Clinico NEMO
    Milan, Italy
  • University of Milan Medical School
    Milan, Italy
  • Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Di Modena
    Modena, Italy
  • Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
    Napoli, Italy
  • University of Padua
    Padova, Italy
  • University of Torino
    Turin, Italy
  • University Medical Center Utrecht
    Utrecht, Netherlands
  • Centrum Medyczne Linden
    Kraków, Poland
  • City Clinic Warsaw
    Warsaw, Poland
  • Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa-Norte
    Lisbon, Portugal
  • Hospital del Mar
    Barcelona, Spain
  • Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge-IDIBELL
    Barcelona, Spain
  • Hospital San Rafael
    Madrid, Spain
  • Biodonostia Health Research Institute; Hospital Universitario Donostia
    San Sebastián, Spain
  • Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe
    Valencia, Spain
  • Karolinska Institutet
    Stockholm, Sweden
  • Umeå University Hospital
    Umeå, Sweden
  • King's College London
    London, United Kingdom
  • UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
    London, United Kingdom
  • University of Plymouth
    Plymouth, United Kingdom
  • Salford Royal Hospital Barnes
    Salford, United Kingdom
  • Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN)
    Sheffield, United Kingdom
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 14, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05021536
Lead sponsor
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 25, 2021
Start date
Oct 28, 2021
Primary completion
Jan 19, 2024
Completion
Jan 1, 2026 (estimated)
Last update
Aug 14, 2024

Study contacts

Amylyx Study Director
study director · Amylyx Pharmaceuticals

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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