New drug shows promise for Long-Term control of rare nerve disease
NCT ID NCT05071300
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at the long-term safety and effects of a drug called eplontersen in people with a rare inherited nerve disease called hATTR-PN. About 151 participants who completed earlier studies will receive regular injections of eplontersen. The goal is to see if the drug remains safe over time and helps control nerve damage.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Eplontersen (a drug given as a shot under the skin)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could confirm eplontersen as a safe long-term treatment option to slow nerve damage in people with hATTR-PN.
- What could go wrong
- This is an extension study, so participants already know the drug is generally safe, but long-term risks (like effects on platelets, kidneys, or liver) are still being checked. The trial is not designed to prove a cure, only to manage the disease.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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151 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2022
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2029
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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18 years and older
- 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: 1. Satisfactory completion of ION-682884-CS3 (NCT04136184) (Index Study) as judged by the Investigator and Sponsor, or diagnosis of hATTR-PN and satisfactory completion of either study ISIS 420915-CS101 or study 2018-P001436 (NCT03702829) (both are Investigator-Sponsored studies with inotersen - the unconjugated version of eplontersen) as judged by the Investigator and Sponsor. 2. Must have given written informed consent (signed and dated) and any authorizations required by local law and be able to comply with all study requirements. 3. Satisfy the following: 1. Females: must be non-pregnant and non-lactating and either: * Surgically sterile (e.g., tubal occlusion, hysterectomy, bilateral salpingectomy, bilateral oophorectomy); * Post-menopausal (defined as 12 months of spontaneous amenorrhea in females \> 55 years of age or, in females ≤ 55 years, 12 months of spontaneous amenorrhea without an alternative medical cause and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels in the postmenopausal range for the laboratory involved; * Abstinent\*; * If engaged in sexual relations of child-bearing potential, agree to use highly effective contraceptive methods from the time of signing the informed consent form until at least 24 weeks after the last dose of eplontersen and agree to receive pregnancy tests per protocol. 2. Males: Surgically sterile (i.e., bilateral orchidectomy) or abstinent\*, if engaged in sexual relations with a woman of child-bearing potential (WOCBP), the participant or the participant's non-pregnant female partner must use a highly effective contraceptive method from the time of signing the informed consent form until at least 24 weeks after the last dose of eplontersen. \*Abstinence (i.e., refraining from heterosexual intercourse throughout the duration of study participation) is only acceptable as true abstinence, i.e., when this is in line with the preferred and usual lifestyle of the participant. Periodic abstinence (e.g., calendar, ovulation, symptothermal, post-ovulation methods), declaration of abstinence for the duration of a trial and withdrawal are not acceptable methods of contraception. 4. Willingness to adhere to vitamin A supplementation per protocol. Exclusion Criteria: 1\. Have any new condition or worsening of existing condition that in the opinion of the Investigator or Sponsor would make the participant unsuitable for enrollment or could interfere with the participant taking part in or completing the study.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse
Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, 31059, France
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Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte - Hospital De Santa Maria
Lisbon, 1649-035, Portugal
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Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto - Hospital Geral de Santo Antonio
Porto, 4099-001, Portugal
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Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
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China Medical University Hospital
Taichung, 40447, Taiwan
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Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo
Pavia, 27100, Italy
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Hospital Clínico San Carlos
Madrid, 28040, Spain
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Hospital El Cruce
San Juan Bautista, 1888, Argentina
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Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, C1199ABB, Argentina
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Hospital Son Llàtzer
Palma de Mallorca, 07198, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Clementino Fraga Filho
Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, 22281-100, Brazil
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Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto
São Paulo, 14051-140, Brazil
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Hôpital de la Timone
Marseille, 13385, France
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Indiana University Health University Hospital
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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Instituto Fleni
Buenos Aires, C1428 AQK, Argentina
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Instituto de Neurologia de Curitiba
Curitiba, 81210-310, Brazil
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Istanbul Üniversitesi - Istanbul Tip Fakültesi
Istanbul, 34093, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) - Fondazione Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
Milan, 20133, Italy
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Johns Hopkins University Neurology Research Office
Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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Mayo Clinic
Scottsdale, Arizona, 85259, United States
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National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, 100, Taiwan
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Norrlands Universitetssjukhus
Umeå, 901 85, Sweden
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Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science
Murdoch, Western Australia, 6150, Australia
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Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Taipei, 11217, Taiwan
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The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics
Égkomi, 2371, Cyprus
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The Neurological Institute of New York
New York, New York, 10032, United States
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Toronto General Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, M5G2C4, Canada
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Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Campinas, 13083-888, Brazil
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University of North Carolina Hospitals - Neurology Clinic
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States
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University of Washington Medical Center
Seattle, Washington, 98195, United States
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Vancouver General Hospital
Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 1M9, Canada