ALS patients get early access to potential slowing drug
NCT ID NCT06743776
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Aug 19, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This program offers the drug ibudilast (MN-166) to people with ALS who cannot join other clinical trials. Participants take the drug by mouth, starting at a lower dose and increasing. The goal is to see if ibudilast can slow the progression of ALS. The program also collects blood samples to study biomarkers.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ibudilast (MN-166)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could help slow the progression of ALS in patients who cannot join other clinical trials.
- What could go wrong
- This is an expanded access program, not a formal trial, so results are less certain. Ibudilast may not slow ALS for everyone and could cause side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
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Inclusion Criteria 1. ALS by "Gold Coast" diagnostic criteria 2. Age \> 18 years 3. Either I) Ineligibility for interventional ALS clinical research participation due to at least one of the following standard exclusion criteria: 1. Time since onset of weakness due to ALS \> 36 months 2. Vital Capacity less than 50% of predicted capacity for age, height, and sex measured (by Slow Vital Capacity (SVC) or Forced Vital Capacity (FVC)) 3. Cancer or history of cancer, except for the following: basal cell carcinoma or successfully treated squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, cervical carcinoma in situ, prostatic carcinoma in situ, or other malignancies curatively treated and with no evidence of disease recurrence for at least 3 years. 4. Geographic inaccessibility from nearest actively enrolling research trial site for a trial the patient would otherwise qualify for, defined as either \>200 miles or, in the opinion of the investigator, a distance that would make trial participation infeasible for the particular patient, due to significant disease progression or special logistical circumstances. OR II) Former COMBAT-ALS participant or current participant who has completed dosing in the OLE and may be consented at the final OLE follow-up visit. 4. Female patients of childbearing potential must use one or more effective methods of contraception throughout the entire EAP and for 30 days after discontinuing MN-166. 5. Male patients agree to practice contraception (e.g., condom use and contraception by female partner) unless partner is post-menopausal or unable to conceive throughout the entire EAP and for 30 days after discontinuing MN-166. Exclusion Criteria 1. Clinically significant unstable medical condition (other than ALS) that would pose a risk to the participant, according to treating physician's judgment (e.g., psychiatric, cardiovascular instability, systemic infection, untreated thyroid dysfunction, or clinically significant laboratory abnormality or ECG changes). 2. Clinically significant lab abnormalities in the opinion of the treating physician, including, but not limited to: alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or total bilirubin greater than 3 times the upper limit of normal (ULN), white blood cell count \<2500/mm3, platelet count \<75,000/mm3 3. Active drug or alcohol abuse 4. Female patient is lactating, pregnant, or planning pregnancy at Clinical Screening or Lab Screening 5. Concomitant use of another investigational medical product for treatment of ALS. Any such investigational medical product must be discontinued for a minimum of 5 half-lives prior to the first dose of MN-166. 6. Concomitant use of prohibited medications. Refer to Program Procedure Manual Appendix 3 for a list of prohibited medications. 7. Past participant in COMBAT-ALS clinical trial who did not complete the study. 8. Past participant in an ALS research trial who did not complete the study without cause.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Augusta University
Augusta, Georgia, 30912, United States
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Duke University
Durham, North Carolina, 27705, United States
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Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55415, United States
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Hospital for Special Care
New Britain, Connecticut, 06053, United States
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Indiana University - IU Health Neuroscience Center
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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Lehigh Valley Health Network
Allentown, Pennsylvania, 18103, United States
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Mayo Clinic
Scottsdale, Arizona, 85259, United States
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Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, Florida, 32224, United States
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Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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Nova Southeastern University
Davie, Florida, 33314, United States
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SUNY Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, New York, 13210, United States
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Semmes Murphey Foundation
Memphis, Tennessee, 38120, United States
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UCI Health
Orange, California, 92868, United States
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University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, 94143, United States
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University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908, United States
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