New drug DNL343 tested in major ALS trial – hope for slowing disease?
NCT ID NCT05842941
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a drug called DNL343 in 249 people with ALS, a serious nerve disease that weakens muscles over time. The goal was to see if DNL343 could slow the disease and help people live longer. The trial used a flexible platform design to test multiple treatments at once.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- Participants
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249 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2023
- Finished
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Oct 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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 100 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: * No additional inclusion criteria beyond the inclusion criteria specified in the Master Protocol (NCT NCT04297683). Exclusion Criteria: * The following exclusion criteria are in addition to the exclusion criteria specified in the Master Protocol (NCT NCT04297683). 1. Diagnosis of epilepsy or seizure within 6 months of randomization 2. Hypersensitivity to DNL343 or any of the excipients contained within the DNL343 drug product 3. The concomitant use of prescription or over-the-counter (OTC) medications that are inducers of certain cytochrome P450 enzymes, substrates of certain cytochrome P450 enzymes, or substrates of certain drug transporters.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Healey Center for ALS at Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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