New drug shows promise for rare Muscle-Wasting disease

NCT ID NCT05721573

First seen Jan 07, 2026 · Last updated May 14, 2026 · Updated 18 times

Summary

This study tested a new drug called ABC008 in 272 adults with inclusion body myositis, a rare muscle disease that causes weakness. The goal was to see if the drug is safe and can help slow the disease. Participants received either the drug or a placebo, and their muscle function was tracked over time.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • AZ Sint-Lucas & Volkskliniek

    Ghent, 9000, Belgium

  • Austin Neuromuscular Center

    Austin, Texas, 78759, United States

  • Brigham and Womens Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 021158, United States

  • Columbia University Medical Center / The Neurological Institute of New York

    New York, New York, 10032, United States

  • Duke Neurological Disorders Clinic -1L

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States

  • Genge Partners Inc.

    Montreal, Quebec, H4A 3T2, Canada

  • Heritage Medical Research Clinic - University of Calgary

    Calgary, Alberta, 3M 1M4, Canada

  • Hospital Pitie-Salpetriere - AP-HP

    Paris, 75013, France

  • Hospital for Special Surgery

    New York, New York, 10021, United States

  • Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21224, United States

  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States

  • Keck Hosptial of USC

    Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States

  • Krankenhaus und Poliklinik Rüdersdorf GmbH

    Berlin, 15562, Germany

  • Mayo Clinic

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32224, United States

  • Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States

  • Medical College of Wisconsin

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States

  • Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • Neuromuscular Diagnostic Center - Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

  • Neuromuscular Research Center

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85028, United States

  • Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Department of Neurology (Clinic)

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

  • Oregon Health & Science University

    Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States

  • Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

    Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States

  • Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science

    Nedlands, Western Australia, 6009, Australia

  • Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital

    Herston, Queensland, 4006, Australia

  • Royal North Shore Hospital

    Saint Leonards, New South Wales, 2065, Australia

  • Salford Royal Hospital, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

    Salford, M6 8HD, United Kingdom

  • Stanford Neuroscience Medical Center

    Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States

  • Texas Neurology

    Dallas, Texas, 75206, United States

  • The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

    Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States

  • UCLA Medical Center

    Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States

  • UPMC Arthritis and Autoimmunity Center, Falk Clinic

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

  • University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN)

    London, WC1N 3BG, United Kingdom

  • University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States

  • University Hosptial Duesseldorf

    Düsseldorf, 40225, Germany

  • University of California Irvine Medical Center (UCIMC) - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Neuromuscular Center

    Irvine, California, 92868, United States

  • University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, California, 94143, United States

  • University of Colorado Hospital Anschutz Outpatient Pavillion

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

  • University of Kansas Medical

    Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States

  • University of Nebraska Medical Center

    Omaha, Nebraska, 98198, United States

  • University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

  • University of Washington Medical Center - Montlake

    Seattle, Washington, 98195, United States

  • Virginia Commonwealth University

    Henrico, Virginia, 23233, United States

  • Wake Forrest School of Medicine

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

  • Yale School of Medicine

    New Haven, Connecticut, 06519, United States

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