Can a shot stop ALS before it starts? new trial hopes so

NCT ID NCT04856982

First seen Apr 02, 2026 · Last updated May 11, 2026 · Updated 8 times

Summary

This study tests an experimental drug called tofersen in adults who carry a gene mutation (SOD1) that puts them at high risk for ALS, a severe nerve disease. Participants do not have ALS symptoms yet. The goal is to see if tofersen can delay or prevent the disease from appearing. The trial includes a placebo group and an open-label extension, and measures safety and disease markers over 24 months.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Austin Neuromuscular Center

    Austin, Texas, 78756, United States

  • Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino

    Torino, 10124, Italy

  • California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute

    San Francisco, California, 94107, United States

  • Centrum Medyczne NeuroProtect

    Warsaw, 01-684, Poland

  • Columbia University Medical center

    New York, New York, 10032, United States

  • Genge Partners

    Montreal, Quebec, H4A 3T2, Canada

  • Groupe Hospitalier Pitie-Salpetriere

    Paris, Paris, 75651, France

  • Hanyang University Seoul Hospital

    Seoul, 04763, South Korea

  • Holy Cross Hospital

    Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33308, United States

  • HonorHealth Neurology

    Scottsdale, Arizona, 85258, United States

  • Hospital Sao Paulo

    São Paulo, São Paulo, 04037-002, Brazil

  • Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe

    Valencia, 46026, Spain

  • Johns Hopkins Hospital

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States

  • Kagoshima University Hospital

    Kagoshima, Kagoshima-ken, 890-8520, Japan

  • Macquarie University Hospital

    Macquarie Park, New South Wales, 2109, Australia

  • Massachusetts General Hospital, MA

    Charlestown, Massachusetts, 02129, United States

  • Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

    Hanover, Lower Saxony, 30625, Germany

  • NeuroProtect Sp. z o.o.

    Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 01-684, Poland

  • Norrlands Universitetssjukhus

    Umeå, 90185, Sweden

  • Northwestern Medicine

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

  • PSEG Centro de Pesquisa Clinica

    São Paulo, 04038-002, Brazil

  • Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

    Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada

  • The Emory Clinic

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30322-4200, United States

  • UZ Leuven

    Leuven, 3000, Belgium

  • Universitaetsklinikum Ulm

    Ulm, Baden-Wurttemberg, 89081, Germany

  • University Hospital of Umea

    Umeå, Västerbotten County, 90185, Sweden

  • University of Calgary

    Calgary, Alberta, T2N4Z6, Canada

  • University of California San Diego Medical Center

    La Jolla, California, 92093-0949, United States

  • University of Miami School of Medicine

    Miami, Florida, 33136, United States

  • University of Sheffield

    Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S10 2RX, United Kingdom

  • University of Tokyo Hospital

    Bunkyō City, Tokyo-To, 113-8655, Japan

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

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