New Alzheimer's drug enters early human testing
NCT ID NCT07214727
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This early-stage study tests a new drug called ALN-5288 in 50 adults with mild cognitive impairment or dementia caused by Alzheimer's disease. The drug is given via a spinal injection and aims to safely reduce tau protein levels in the brain. The main goal is to check safety and how the drug moves through the body.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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40 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Is able and willing to meet all study requirements in the opinion of the Investigator * Has a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) based on clinical findings supported by cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers or positive positron emission tomography (PET) amyloid imaging within 7 years prior to screening * Has mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia due to AD Exclusion Criteria: * Has non-AD dementia * Has alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) \>2× upper limit of normal (ULN) * Has total bilirubin \>1.5×ULN * Has known human immunodeficiency virus infection * Has history of hepatitis C virus or current hepatitis B virus infection * Has systolic blood pressure \>160 mmHg and/or a diastolic blood pressure \>100 mmHg after 10 minutes of rest at screening * Has an estimated glomerular filtration (eGFR) of \<45 mL/min/1.73 m\^2 at screening * Has clinically significant ECG abnormalities at screening * Has uncontrolled psychiatric disease, including patients deemed by the Investigator to be at significant risk of suicide, major depressive episode, psychosis, confusional state, or violent behavior * Has history of bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy due to chronic conditions * Has a medical history of brain or spinal disease that would interfere with the IT injection and LP procedures * Has history of uncontrolled seizures within the last 6 months prior to Screening
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
13 sites in 4 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Clinical Trial Site
RECRUITINGMontreal, H3G 1H9, Canada
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Clinical Trial Site
RECRUITINGOttawa, K1Z 1G3, Canada
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Clinical Trial Site
RECRUITINGToronto, M3B 2S7, Canada
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Clinical Trial Site
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGToronto, M5T 2S8, Canada
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Clinical Trial Site
RECRUITING's-Hertogenbosch, 5223, Netherlands
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Clinical Trial Site
RECRUITINGAmsterdam, 1081 GN, Netherlands
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Clinical Trial Site
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08036, Spain
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Clinical Trial Site
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28040, Spain
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Clinical Trial Site
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSant Cugat del Vallès, 08190, Spain
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Clinical Trial Site
RECRUITINGGlasgow, G51 4TF, United Kingdom
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Clinical Trial Site
RECRUITINGLondon, WC1N 3BG, United Kingdom
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Clinical Trial Site
RECRUITINGSheffield, S10 2JF, United Kingdom
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Clinical Trial Site
RECRUITINGSouthampton, SO16 6YD, United Kingdom
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