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DEVOTE Study Exploring Higher Dose of Nusinersen in Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Study Design and Part A Results.
DEVOTE Study Exploring Higher Dose of Nusinersen in Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Study Design and Part A Results. Journal of neuromuscular diseases Finkel, R. S., Day, J. W., Pascual, S. I., Ryan, M. M., Mercuri, E., De Vivo, D. C., Montes, J., Gurgel-Giannetti, J., Monine, M., Gambino, G., Makepeace, C., Foster, R., Berger, Z., DEVOTE Study Group 2023Abstract
BACKGROUND: Pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic modeling indicates that the higher dose of nusinersen may be associated with a clinically meaningful increase in efficacy above that seen with the 12-mg approved dose.OBJECTIVE: Here we describe both the design of DEVOTE (NCT04089566), a 3-part clinical study evaluating safety, tolerability, and efficacy of higher dose of nusinersen, and results from the initial Part A.METHODS: DEVOTE Part A evaluates safety and tolerability of a higher nusinersen dose; Part B assesses efficacy in a randomized, double-blind design; and Part C assesses safety and tolerability of participants transitioning from the 12-mg dose to higher doses.RESULTS: In the completed Part A of DEVOTE, all 6 enrolled participants aged 6.1-12.6 years have completed the study. Four participants experienced treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs), the majority of which were mild. Common TEAEs of headache, pain, chills, vomiting, and paresthesia were considered related to the lumbar puncture procedure. There were no safety concerns regarding clinical or laboratory parameters. Nusinersen levels in the cerebrospinal fluid were within the range of modeled predictions for higher dose of nusinersen. While Part A was not designed for assessing efficacy, most participants showed stabilization or improvement in motor function. Parts B and C of DEVOTE are ongoing.CONCLUSIONS: The findings from Part A of the DEVOTE study support further development of higher dose of nusinersen.
View details for DOI 10.3233/JND-221667
View details for PubMedID 37393513