A Study to Assess Dystrophin Levels in Participants With Nonsense Mutation Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (nmDMD)
| Status: | Recruiting | 
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Neurology, Orthopedic | 
| Therapuetic Areas: | Neurology, Orthopedics / Podiatry | 
| Healthy: | No | 
| Age Range: | 2 - 7 | 
| Updated: | 3/22/2019 | 
| Start Date: | December 21, 2018 | 
| End Date: | March 24, 2020 | 
| Contact: | Mary Frances Harmon | 
| Email: | mharmon@ptcbio.com | 
| Phone: | (908) 912-9256 | 
Phase 2 Clinical Pharmacology Study to Assess Dystrophin Levels in Subjects With nmDMD Before and After Treatment With Ataluren
This study is designed to evaluate the ability of ataluren to increase dystrophin protein
levels in muscle cells of participants with nmDMD. The study will evaluate the levels of
dystrophin before and after 40 weeks of ataluren therapy using muscle biopsies and two
validated assay methods, electrochemiluminescence (ECL) and immunohistochemistry.
			levels in muscle cells of participants with nmDMD. The study will evaluate the levels of
dystrophin before and after 40 weeks of ataluren therapy using muscle biopsies and two
validated assay methods, electrochemiluminescence (ECL) and immunohistochemistry.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Evidence of signed and dated informed consent/assent document(s) indicating that the
participant (and/or his parent/legal guardian) has been informed of all pertinent
aspects of the trial.
- Phenotypic evidence of duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) based on the onset of
characteristic clinical symptoms or signs (for example, proximal muscle weakness,
waddling gait, and Gowers' maneuver) and an elevated serum creatine kinase (CK).
Medical documentation of phenotypic evidence of DMD needs to be provided upon request
by the Sponsor's medical monitor.
- Documentation of the presence of a nonsense point mutation in the dystrophin gene as
determined by gene sequencing. Review and approval of documentation by sponsor or
designee is required prior to enrollment.
- Willing to undergo muscle biopsy.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Ongoing intravenous (IV) aminoglycoside or IV vancomycin therapy.
- Known contra-indication to muscle biopsy (such as bleeding or clotting disorders).
- Prior or ongoing therapy with ataluren.
- Known hypersensitivity to any of the ingredients or excipients of the study drug (for
example, refined polydextrose, polyethylene glycol 3350, poloxamer 407, mannitol 25C,
crospovidone XL10, hydroxyethyl cellulose, colloidal silica, magnesium stearate).
- Exposure to another investigational drug within 2 months prior to start of study
treatment, or ongoing participation in any interventional clinical trial.
- Requirement for daytime ventilator assistance or any use of invasive mechanical
ventilation via tracheostomy. Evening non-invasive mechanical ventilation such as use
of bilevel positive airway pressure (Bi-PAP) therapy is allowed.
- Elevated serum creatinine or cystatin C levels at screening.
- Prior or ongoing medical condition (for example, concomitant illness, psychiatric
condition, behavioral disorder), medical history, physical findings or laboratory
abnormality that, in the investigator's opinion, could adversely affect the safety of
the participant, makes it unlikely that the course of treatment or follow-up would be
completed, or could impair the assessment of study results.
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								Sacramento, California 95817			
	
			
					Principal Investigator: Craig McDonald
			
						
										Phone: 916-734-0968
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								Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455			
	
			(612) 625-5000 
							 
					Principal Investigator: Peter Karachunski
			
						
										Phone: 612-626-4690
					
		Univ of Minnesota With a flagship campus in the heart of the Twin Cities, and...  
  
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									630 W 168th St
New York, New York 10032
	
			
					New York, New York 10032
Principal Investigator: Darryl De Vivo
			
						
										Phone: 212-342-3679
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									601 Children's Lane
Norfolk, Virginia 23507
	
			Norfolk, Virginia 23507
(757) 668-7000
							 
					Principal Investigator: Crystal Proud
			
						
										Phone: 757-469-9123
					
		Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters Children  
  
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									1653 W. Congress Parkway
Chicago, Illinois 60612
	
			Chicago, Illinois 60612
(312) 942-5000 
							 
					Principal Investigator: Peter Heydemann
			
						
										Phone: 312-942-0079
					
		Rush University Medical Center Rush University Medical Center encompasses a 664-bed hospital serving adults and...  
  
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									6621 Fannin St
Houston, Texas 77030
	
			Houston, Texas 77030
(832) 824-1000
							 
					Principal Investigator: Tim Lotze
			
						
										Phone: 832-822-1255
					
		Texas Children's Hospital Texas Children's Hospital, located in Houston, Texas, is a not-for-profit organization whose...  
  
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									3901 Rainbow Blvd
Kansas City, Kansas 66160
	
			Kansas City, Kansas 66160
(913) 588-5000 
							 
					Principal Investigator: Jeffrey Statland
			
						
								
		University of Kansas Medical Center The University of Kansas Medical Center serves Kansas through excellence...  
  
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								Los Angeles, California 90095			
	
			
					Principal Investigator: Stanley Nelson
			
						
										Phone: 310-267-2416
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									1919 E Thomas Rd
Phoenix, Arizona 85006
	
			Phoenix, Arizona 85006
(602) 933-1000
							 
					Principal Investigator: Saunder Bernes
			
						
										Phone: 602-933-0641
					
		Phoenix Children's Hospital Phoenix Children's Hospital has provided hope, healing, and the best healthcare for...  
  
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								San Antonio, Texas 78229			
	
			
					Principal Investigator: Ratna Bhavaraju-Sanka
			
						
										Phone: 210-567-8222
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