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Trial of Sodium Phenylbutyrate-Taurursodiol for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.


ABSTRACT:

Background

Sodium phenylbutyrate and taurursodiol have been found to reduce neuronal death in experimental models. The efficacy and safety of a combination of the two compounds in persons with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are not known.

Methods

In this multicenter, randomized, double-blind trial, we enrolled participants with definite ALS who had had an onset of symptoms within the previous 18 months. Participants were randomly assigned in a 2:1 ratio to receive sodium phenylbutyrate-taurursodiol (3 g of sodium phenylbutyrate and 1 g of taurursodiol, administered once a day for 3 weeks and then twice a day) or placebo. The primary outcome was the rate of decline in the total score on the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale-Revised (ALSFRS-R; range, 0 to 48, with higher scores indicating better function) through 24 weeks. Secondary outcomes were the rates of decline in isometric muscle strength, plasma phosphorylated axonal neurofilament H subunit levels, and the slow vital capacity; the time to death, tracheostomy, or permanent ventilation; and the time to death, tracheostomy, permanent ventilation, or hospitalization.

Results

A total of 177 persons with ALS were screened for eligibility, and 137 were randomly assigned to receive sodium phenylbutyrate-taurursodiol (89 participants) or placebo (48 participants). In a modified intention-to-treat analysis, the mean rate of change in the ALSFRS-R score was -1.24 points per month with the active drug and -1.66 points per month with placebo (difference, 0.42 points per month; 95% confidence interval, 0.03 to 0.81; P = 0.03). Secondary outcomes did not differ significantly between the two groups. Adverse events with the active drug were mainly gastrointestinal.

Conclusions

Sodium phenylbutyrate-taurursodiol resulted in slower functional decline than placebo as measured by the ALSFRS-R score over a period of 24 weeks. Secondary outcomes were not significantly different between the two groups. Longer and larger trials are necessary to evaluate the efficacy and safety of sodium phenylbutyrate-taurursodiol in persons with ALS. (Funded by Amylyx Pharmaceuticals and others; CENTAUR ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT03127514.).

SUBMITTER: Paganoni S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9134321 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Trial of Sodium Phenylbutyrate-Taurursodiol for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

Paganoni Sabrina S   Macklin Eric A EA   Hendrix Suzanne S   Berry James D JD   Elliott Michael A MA   Maiser Samuel S   Karam Chafic C   Caress James B JB   Owegi Margaret A MA   Quick Adam A   Wymer James J   Goutman Stephen A SA   Heitzman Daragh D   Heiman-Patterson Terry T   Jackson Carlayne E CE   Quinn Colin C   Rothstein Jeffrey D JD   Kasarskis Edward J EJ   Katz Jonathan J   Jenkins Liberty L   Ladha Shafeeq S   Miller Timothy M TM   Scelsa Stephen N SN   Vu Tuan H TH   Fournier Christina N CN   Glass Jonathan D JD   Johnson Kristin M KM   Swenson Andrea A   Goyal Namita A NA   Pattee Gary L GL   Andres Patricia L PL   Babu Suma S   Chase Marianne M   Dagostino Derek D   Dickson Samuel P SP   Ellison Noel N   Hall Meghan M   Hendrix Kent K   Kittle Gale G   McGovern Michelle M   Ostrow Joseph J   Pothier Lindsay L   Randall Rebecca R   Shefner Jeremy M JM   Sherman Alexander V AV   Tustison Eric E   Vigneswaran Prasha P   Walker Jason J   Yu Hong H   Chan James J   Wittes Janet J   Cohen Joshua J   Klee Justin J   Leslie Kent K   Tanzi Rudolph E RE   Gilbert Walter W   Yeramian Patrick D PD   Schoenfeld David D   Cudkowicz Merit E ME  

The New England journal of medicine 20200901 10


<h4>Background</h4>Sodium phenylbutyrate and taurursodiol have been found to reduce neuronal death in experimental models. The efficacy and safety of a combination of the two compounds in persons with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are not known.<h4>Methods</h4>In this multicenter, randomized, double-blind trial, we enrolled participants with definite ALS who had had an onset of symptoms within the previous 18 months. Participants were randomly assigned in a 2:1 ratio to receive sodium phen  ...[more]

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