New pill for MS enters early human testing
NCT ID NCT07085507
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jul 22, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This early-phase trial is testing an oral drug called VT7208 in healthy volunteers and people with multiple sclerosis (MS). The study has three parts: first, checking safety and how the drug moves through the body in healthy adults; second, seeing how food affects the drug; and third, testing safety in MS patients. About 100 people will take part, and the goal is to see if VT7208 is safe enough for further study.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- VT7208 (an oral small molecule drug)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new oral treatment option for multiple sclerosis that helps control the disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early phase 1/2 trial with only 100 participants, so safety and effectiveness are not yet known. The drug may not work or could have side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: Parts 1 and 2 * Age 18-65 * Must be in good health with no significant medical history * Willing and able to attend all study visits and comply with study requirements, including lumbar puncture for CSF collection * Able and willing to provide written informed consent Part 3 * Age 18-60 * Must be in good health with no significant medical history * MS diagnosis prior to Day 1 in accordance with 2017 McDonald criteria. * Willing and able to attend all study visits and comply with study requirements, including lumbar puncture for CSF collection * Able and willing to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Evidence of clinically significant condition or disease * Any physical or psychological condition that prohibits study completion * Known history of illicit drug use or drug abuse, harmful alcohol use (at the -Investigator's discretion), alcoholism, and/or smoking or nicotine-containing product use within 7 days prior to the first dose of study agent * History of severe allergic reactions or hypersensitivity * Donation or loss of ≥ 1 unit of whole blood or plasma within 4 weeks prior to dosing
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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.
How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. 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
Locations
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CMAX
RECRUITINGAdelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia
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