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Clinical Trial of Sodium Phenylbutyrate in Children With Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type I

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Condition(s) targeted: Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type I

Intervention: sodium phenylbutyrate (Drug)

Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2

Status: Terminated

Sponsored by: Westat

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
René Gonin, PhD, Principal Investigator, Affiliation: Mathematical Statistician, Westat
Peter R Gilbert, ScM, Study Director, Affiliation: The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Summary

The purpose of this study is to identify the maximum tolerated dosage of sodium phenylbutyrate in children with spinal muscular atrophy type I; and to determine if the drug has an effect on SMN mRNA and protein levels.

Clinical Details

Official title: Phase I/IIa Clinical Trial of Sodium Phenylbutyrate in Pediatric Subjects With Type I Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Study design: Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Primary outcome:

Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLT)

Survival Motor Neuron (SMN) Messenger Ribonucleic Acid (mRNA)

Survival Motor Neuron (SMN) Protein

Secondary outcome:

Drug Safety

Pharmacokinetic Parameters (Maximum Plasma Concentration)

Pharmacokinetic Parameters (Time to Maximum Plasma Concentration)

Pharmacokinetic Parameters (Area Under the Plasma Concentration Versus Time Curve (AUC))

Overall Study Drug Compliance

Detailed description: Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic, neuromuscular disorder caused by progressive degeneration of motor neurons in the spinal cord, which results from the loss of survival motor neuron (SMN) protein. The disorder is characterized by weakness and wasting of the voluntary muscles and is a leading cause of hereditary infant death. Sodium phenylbutyrate—a drug used to treat urea cycle disorders—may increase the amount of SMN protein in the body and consequently may decrease the severity of SMA. However, this has not yet been proven. In this multicenter trial, physicians will evaluate multiple dosage levels of sodium phenylbutyrate to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD), or the highest dose that can be safely given to children with SMA type I. The initial dosage tested will be 500 mg/kg/day. Depending upon tolerability, subsequent groups may receive dosages of 675, 900, or 1200 mg/kg/day. Blood levels of SMN mRNA and protein will also be measured to determine whether sodium phenylbutyrate can increase the amount of these two biomarkers in the blood. Up to 24 children will be enrolled in the study, and will be on sodium phenylbutyrate for 12 weeks. The MTD will be determined based on safety data from Day 0 through the Day 29 visit. Participants will continue to be monitored for safety and SMN mRNA and protein levels through the 12 week study drug administration period. Potential participants will be screened by having their complete medical and treatment histories recorded, as well as undergoing a physical examination, laboratory tests, and an electrocardiogram (EKG). Parents of eligible participants will receive a supply of sodium phenylbutyrate and instructions on how to administer the drug. Participants will return to the clinic on days 8, 22, 29, and at weeks 8 and 12 of the study to update their medical and treatment histories, have a physical exam, and have blood and urine collected for laboratory testing. A follow-up clinic visit will occur approximately 14 days after the last dose of sodium phenylbutyrate is given. During this visit participants will update their complete medical and treatment histories and have a physical examination. Duration of the study is about 14 weeks. Information from this study, which is part of the NINDS Pilot Therapeutics Network (NPTUNE), may be used for future studies to determine if sodium phenylbutyrate is effective for treating SMA, and if the drug has an effect on SMA symptoms.

Eligibility

Minimum age: 2 Months. Maximum age: 48 Months. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria: Subjects must meet all of the following inclusion criteria within 14 days prior to receiving the first dose of study drug.

- Weakness and hypotonia consistent with a clinical diagnosis of spinal muscular

atrophy (SMA) type I

- Laboratory documentation of homozygous absence of SMN1 exon 7

- Older than two months of age, but younger than 48 months of age, at the time of

enrollment. If the subject is older than 24 months of age at the time of enrollment, the subject must require ventilatory support for at least 6 hours/day.

- Written informed consent of parents/guardian

- Weight greater than or equal to 7 kilograms

- Laboratory results drawn within 14 days prior to start of study drug demonstrating:

Hemoglobin within normal range at the clinical site; White Blood Cell Count ≥ 3000/mm³; Platelet Count ≥ 75,000/mm³; Lipase and Amylase ≤ 1. 5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) in the absence of associated clinical symptoms; AST and ALT ≤2. 5x ULN; Bilirubin ≤ 1. 5x ULN in the absence of associated clinical symptoms; Sodium ≥ 130 and ≤ 150 mmol/L; Potassium ≥3. 0 and ≤ 5. 5 mmol/L; Chloride ≤ 110 mmol/L; Calcium ≥ 8. 0 mg/dL; Bicarbonate ≥ 16 mmol/L; Glucose ≥ 55 and ≤ 160 mg/dL; BUN ≤ 39 mg/dL; Creatinine ≤ 1. 5 x ULN

- Subjects who are on ventilators may enroll in the protocol providing they have been

on stable ventilator settings for at least the prior two weeks.

- Subject is expected to survive for at least 6 months following study entry

Exclusion Criteria: Subjects who meet any of the following criteria will be excluded from participating in the study:

- Evidence of renal dysfunction, blood dyscrasia, hepatic insufficiency, symptomatic

pancreatitis, cardiac arrhythmia, congenital heart defect, known history of metabolic acidosis, hypertension, significant central nervous system impairment, or neurodegenerative or neuromuscular disease other than SMA.

- Any adverse event ≥ Grade 3 at the time of screening based on the protocol toxicity

grading table

- Any acute co-morbid condition interfering with the well-being of the subject within 7

days of enrollment including bacterial infection, viral infectious process, food poisoning, temperature > 99. 0ºF, need for acute treatment or observation due to any other reason, as judged by the investigator.

- ≥ Grade 2 vomiting;

- ≥ Grade 2 liver dysfunction/failure (clinical);

- Any abnormality noted on EKG except for asymptomatic sinus arrhythmia

- History of allergy/sensitivity to sodium phenylbutyrate

- Use of sodium phenylbutyrate within 30 days of study entry

- Serious illness requiring systemic treatment and/or hospitalization within 14 days

prior to study entry (Subjects are not eligible following serious illness until therapy is complete and the subject is stable, or until the subject is on therapy and stable for at least 14 days.)

- Poor respiratory status which is expected to require the initiation of BiPAP during

the initial 29 days of drug administration.

- Use of medications intended for the treatment of SMA including riluzole, valproic

acid, hydroxyurea, oral use of albuterol, sodium phenylbutyrate, butyrate derivatives, creatine, carnitine, growth hormone, anabolic steroids, probenecid, oral or parenteral use of corticosteroids at entry, haloperidol, agents anticipated to increase or decrease muscle strength or agents with known or presumed histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibition within 30 days prior to study entry. Notes: Subjects who use a nebulizer or require an inhaler to receive albuterol will be allowed in the study; however oral use of albuterol is prohibited. Topical use of steroids will be allowed. Oral use of steroids is not allowed at entry, but these may be used as clinically indicated while on study. Event grading will be based on the toxicity-grading table in the protocol.

Locations and Contacts

Stanford University Medical Center, 300 Pasteur Drive, Room A343, Stanford, California 94305-5235, United States

Children's Hospital, Boston, 300 Longwood Avenue, Fegan 11, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States

Columbia University, 180 Fort Washington Avenue, 5th Floor, New York, New York 10032, United States

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Clinical Trials Office, A-230, 34th St. and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4399, United States

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Children's Medical Center of Dallas, Ambulatory Care Pavilion, 2350 Stemmons Freeway, Suite #5074, Dallas, Texas 75207, United States

Additional Information

Starting date: January 2008
Last updated: October 27, 2010

Page last updated: August 23, 2015

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