New drug made available to ALS patients unable to join trials
NCT ID NCT07088159
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 17, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This expanded access program offers the drug tazbentetol to adults with ALS who cannot join other clinical studies. Participants take one 300 mg pill by mouth each day. The program aims to check the drug's safety and whether it helps control the disease.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Tazbentetol (SPG302), a drug taken by mouth once daily
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a treatment option for ALS patients who cannot join other clinical trials.
- What could go wrong
- This is an expanded access program, not a formal trial, so results are limited. The drug's effectiveness and safety are still being studied, and it may not help everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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18 to 85 years
- Sex
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Anyone
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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: * ALS diagnosis * Age 18 -85 years at time of signing informed consent form * Ineligible for other interventional ALS clinical research participation * Vital Capacity greater than 35% of predicted capacity for age, height, and sex * If currently taking standard of care treatment for ALS, must be on stable dose for at least 30 days prior to taking tazbentetol. * Life expectancy of at least 6 months, according to Investigator's judgement Exclusion Criteria: * Clinically significant and/or unstable medical condition (other than ALS) that would pose a risk to the patient * Known ongoing or clinically uncontrolled cardiac disease * Clinically significant liver disease * Clinical significant cognitive impairment or neurological disorder, as determined by Investigator judgement * Concomitant use of another investigational medical product for treatment of ALS * Unable to reliably and regularly swallow whole oral medications on a daily basis
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The study's own enquiry address
This study publishes an address for enquiries. See it below .
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The places running it
15 sites. 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
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Contacts and locations
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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Atlantic Health
AVAILABLESummit, New Jersey, 07901, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Baylor College of Medicine
AVAILABLEHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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California Pacific Medical Center
AVAILABLESan Francisco, California, 94109, United States
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Cedar-Sinai Medical Center
AVAILABLELos Angeles, California, 90048, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Columbia University Medical Center
AVAILABLENew York, New York, 10032, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
AVAILABLELebanon, New Hampshire, 03756, United States
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Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles
AVAILABLELos Angeles, California, 90027, United States
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Mayo Scottsdale
AVAILABLEScottsdale, Arizona, 85259, United States
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NYU Langone Health
AVAILABLENew York, New York, 10017, United States
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New Mexico VA Health Care System
AVAILABLEAlbuquerque, New Mexico, 87108, United States
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Nova Southeastern University
AVAILABLEDavie, Florida, 33314, United States
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Synapticure
AVAILABLEChicago, Illinois, 60640, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Thomas Jefferson University
AVAILABLEPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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University of Alabama Birmingham
AVAILABLEBirmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States
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VCU ALS Research Group
AVAILABLEHenrico, Virginia, 23233, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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