New ALS drug candidate QRL-101 tested in small safety trial
NCT ID NCT06714396
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This phase 1 study tested a single dose of the experimental drug QRL-101 in 12 people with ALS. The main goals were to see how the drug moves through the body and whether it is safe. Participants received either QRL-101 or a placebo, and researchers monitored side effects and drug levels in the blood.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- QRL-101
- What this could lead to
- If this early study shows QRL-101 is safe and well-tolerated, it could support larger trials to see if it helps control ALS progression.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-phase trial with only 12 participants. It is designed mainly to check safety and drug levels, not to prove the drug works for ALS. Many drugs fail in later stages.
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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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12 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- 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 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 1. Age 18 to 80 years of age inclusive at the time of signing the informed consent. 2. Diagnosis of ALS, by either Gold Coast Criteria or El Escorial Criteria (possible, probable laboratory supported, probable, or definite) 3. Clinical chemistry laboratory values within acceptable range for the population, as per investigator judgment. 4. Body mass index of 18 to 32 kg/m2 (inclusive). 5. Willing and able to practice effective contraception. EXCLUSION CRITERIA 1. Currently enrolled in any other clinical trial involving a study drug, off-label drug or device use, or any other type of medical research judged not scientifically or medically compatible with this study. 2. History or presence of medical illness including, but not limited to, any cardiovascular, hepatic, respiratory, hematological, endocrine, psychiatric, or neurological disease, convulsions, or any clinically significant laboratory abnormality that, in the judgment of the investigator, indicate a medical problem that would preclude study participation. 3. Off-label use of drugs or devices that are being used or investigated as disease-modifying therapies in ALS 4. Participated in another clinical study within 30 days, or 5 half-lives of the previous investigational product, whichever is greater, prior to the planned randomization date. 5. Taking any prescription or nonprescription medicines that are cytochrome P450 3A4 inducers, inhibitors, or substrates within 30 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is greater, prior to the planned randomization date
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
Utrecht, Netherlands, 9728 NZ, Netherlands
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