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Sponsors and Collaborators: |
FoldRx Pharmaceuticals FDA Office of Orphan Products Development |
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Information provided by: | FoldRx Pharmaceuticals |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00409175 |
This study will examine whether Fx-1006A is effective in halting the progression of Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy (FAP).
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy |
Drug: Fx-1006A |
Phase II Phase III |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | Safety and Efficacy of Orally Administered Fx-1006A in Patients With Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy (FAP): A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study |
Enrollment: | 127 |
Study Start Date: | December 2006 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | October 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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Fx-1006A: Experimental
Fx-1006A
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Drug: Fx-1006A
Fx-1006A 20mg or matched placebo once daily (at the same time each day) for a period of 18 Months
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Placebo: Placebo Comparator
Placebo
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Drug: Fx-1006A
Fx-1006A 20mg or matched placebo once daily (at the same time each day) for a period of 18 Months
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Deposition of TTR amyloid is associated with a variety of human diseases. Deposition of amyloid fibrils of variant TTR (primarily V30M) in peripheral nerve tissue produces the condition called FAP.
The prevention of the formation of amyloid by stabilization of the TTR native state should constitute an effective therapy for amyloid diseases. Therapeutic intervention with a TTR stabilizer drug, such as Fx-1006A, is hypothesized to stop progression of the disease in FAP patients. FAP is a uniformly fatal disease and Fx-1006A is intended to halt the relentless neurological deterioration FAP patients experience.
This Phase 2/3 study will enroll early to mid-stage FAP patients in order to interrupt and stabilize the disease at a point in time where progression of motor and autonomic dysfunction can be maximally effected. Male and female patients with FAP with documented V30M TTR mutation will receive Fx-1006A or placebo once daily for a period of eighteen (18) months.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 75 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
United States, Massachusetts | |
MGH Neuropathy Laboratory | |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114 | |
Argentina, Buenos Aires Province | |
FLENI-Hepatology and Organ Transplant Dept. | |
Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, C1428AQK | |
Brazil, Southeast | |
Hospital Universitário Prof. Clementino Fraga Filho-UFRJ | |
Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, Cep 21945-560 | |
France, Ile de France | |
CHU de Bicetre | |
Le Kremlin Bicêtre, Ile de France, France, 94275 | |
Germany, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
Universitatsklinikum Munster, Transplant Hepatology | |
Munster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, 48149 | |
Portugal, Lisbon | |
Serviço de Neurologia-Hospital de Santa Maria | |
Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, 1649-035 | |
Portugal, Norte | |
Unidade Clinica de Paramiloidose-Hospital Santo Antonio | |
Porto, Norte, Portugal, 4099-001 | |
Spain, Catalunya | |
Hospital Clinic de Barcelona | |
Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain, 08036 | |
Sweden, Vasterbotten County | |
Umea University Hospital | |
Umea, Vasterbotten County, Sweden, SE-901 85 | |
United Kingdom | |
Kings College Hospital | |
London, United Kingdom, SE5 9RS |
Study Director: | Jeff Packman | FoldRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Responsible Party: | FoldRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ( Jeff Packman, Vice President, Drug Development Operations ) |
Study ID Numbers: | Fx-005 |
Study First Received: | December 6, 2006 |
Last Updated: | February 12, 2009 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00409175 History of Changes |
Health Authority: | Argentina: Administracion Nacional de Medicamentos, Alimentos y Tecnologia Medica; Brazil: Ministry of Health; France: Afssaps - French Health Products Safety Agency; Germany: Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices; Portugal: National Pharmacy and Medicines Institute; Spain: Spanish Agency of Medicines; Sweden: Medical Products Agency; United Kingdom: Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency; United States: Food and Drug Administration |
FAP Fx-1006A transthyretin TTR amyloid polyneuropathy |
V30M familial hereditary amyloidosis FoldRx |
Metabolic Diseases Amyloidosis, Familial Amyloid Neuropathies Polyneuropathies Neurodegenerative Diseases Amyloid Neuropathies, Familial Metabolism, Inborn Errors |
Amyloidosis Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System Neuromuscular Diseases Genetic Diseases, Inborn Peripheral Nervous System Diseases Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy Metabolic Disorder |
Metabolic Diseases Amyloidosis, Familial Amyloid Neuropathies Nervous System Diseases Polyneuropathies Neurodegenerative Diseases Amyloid Neuropathies, Familial |
Metabolism, Inborn Errors Amyloidosis Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System Neuromuscular Diseases Genetic Diseases, Inborn Peripheral Nervous System Diseases |