NEOD001 versus placebo in AL Amyloidosis

  • Research type

    Research Study

  • Full title

    A Phase 3, Randomized, Multicenter, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, 2-Arm, Efficacy and Safety Study of NEOD001 Plus Standard of Care vs. Placebo Plus Standard of Care in Subjects with Light Chain (AL) Amyloidosis

  • IRAS ID

    183416

  • Contact name

    Ashutosh Wechalekar

  • Contact email

    a.wechalekar@ucl.ac.uk

  • Sponsor organisation

    Prothena Therapeutics Limited

  • Eudract number

    2014-003865-11

  • Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier

    NCT02312206

  • Duration of Study in the UK

    3 years, 6 months, 0 days

  • Research summary

    This is a phase III, randomised, double-blind study to determine the efficacy and safety of NEOD001 plus chemotherapy vs placebo plus chemotherapy in patients with Light Chain (AL) Amyloidosis.

    Approximately 236 people will participate in the study. Patients will be asked to visit their study doctor regularly for between 1.5 and 4 years, including the enrolment and treatment periods, depending on when in the study they enrol.

    Eligible patients will be randomly assigned receive either placebo or the study drug.

    A number of assessments and procedures will be performed during the study including physical examinations, blood, chemotherapy administration, assessment questionnaires and urine sample assessments, echocardiograms (ECHO) and electrocardiograms (ECG). These assessments are performed as part of the evaluation to determine if the study drug is effective and safe.

    The study will be run at approximately 6 centres in the UK and is sponsored by Prothena Therapeutics Limited.

  • REC name

    London - Riverside Research Ethics Committee

  • REC reference

    15/LO/1236

  • Date of REC Opinion

    14 Aug 2015

  • REC opinion

    Favourable Opinion