Experimental drug ION717 aims to slow fatal brain disease

NCT ID NCT06153966

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests a new drug called ION717 for people with early-stage prion disease, a rare and fatal brain condition. The drug is given via a spinal injection and aims to reduce harmful prion proteins. The trial will check safety, side effects, and how the drug moves through the body. About 76 participants with a caregiver are needed.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

prion disease

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta

    RECRUITING

    Milan, 20133, Italy

  • Hospital Clinic De Barcelona

    RECRUITING

    Barcelona, 08036, Spain

  • Hôpital Universitaire Pitié Salpêtrière

    RECRUITING

    Paris, 75013, France

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

  • McGill University Health Centre

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2B4, Canada

  • Mihara Memorial Hospital

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Gunma, Isesaki-shi, 372-0006, Japan

  • NYU Langone Health

    RECRUITING

    New York, New York, 10016, United States

  • National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry

    RECRUITING

    Tokyo, Kodaira-shi, 187-8551, Japan

  • Neuromuscular Center Yoshimizu Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Yamaguchi, Shimonoseki-shi, 751-0826, Japan

  • Royal Melbourne Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Parkville, 3050, Australia

  • Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Tel Aviv, 6423906, Israel

  • University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States

  • University Medical Center Göttingen

    RECRUITING

    Göttingen, 37075, Germany