Intrathecal Onasemnogene Abeparvovec for Sitting, Nonambulatory Patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy : Phase I Ascending-Dose Study (STRONG)

BACKGROUND: Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a neuromuscular disorder arising from biallelic non-functional survival motor neuron 1 (SMN1) genes with variable copies of partially functional SMN2 gene. Intrathecal onasemnogene abeparvovec administration, at fixed, low doses, may enable treatment of heavier patients ineligible for weight-based intravenous dosing.

OBJECTIVE: STRONG (NCT03381729) assessed the safety/tolerability and efficacy of intrathecal onasemnogene abeparvovec for sitting, nonambulatory SMA patients.

METHODS: Sitting, nonambulatory SMA patients (biallelic SMN1 loss, three SMN2 copies, aged 6-<60 months) received a single dose of intrathecal onasemnogene abeparvovec. Patients were enrolled sequentially into one of three (low, medium, and high) dose cohorts and stratified into two groups by age at dosing: younger (6-<24 months) and older (24-<60 months). Primary endpoints included safety/tolerability, independent standing ≥3 seconds (younger group), and change in Hammersmith Functional Motor Scale Expanded (HFMSE) from baseline (older group) compared with historic controls.

RESULTS: Thirty-two patients were enrolled and completed the study (medium dose, n = 25). All patients had one or more treatment-emergent adverse events, with one serious and related to treatment (transaminase elevations). No deaths were reported. One of 13 patients (7.7%) in the younger group treated with the medium dose achieved independent standing. At Month 12 for the older group receiving the medium dose, change from baseline in HFMSE was significantly improved compared with the SMA historic control population (P < 0.01).

CONCLUSIONS: Intrathecal onasemnogene abeparvovec was safe and well-tolerated. Older patients treated with the medium dose demonstrated increases in HFMSE score greater than commonly observed in natural history.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Journal of neuromuscular diseases - 10(2023), 3 vom: 01., Seite 389-404

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Finkel, Richard S [VerfasserIn]
Darras, Basil T [VerfasserIn]
Mendell, Jerry R [VerfasserIn]
Day, John W [VerfasserIn]
Kuntz, Nancy L [VerfasserIn]
Connolly, Anne M [VerfasserIn]
Zaidman, Craig M [VerfasserIn]
Crawford, Thomas O [VerfasserIn]
Butterfield, Russell J [VerfasserIn]
Shieh, Perry B [VerfasserIn]
Tennekoon, Gihan [VerfasserIn]
Brandsema, John F [VerfasserIn]
Iannaccone, Susan T [VerfasserIn]
Shoffner, John [VerfasserIn]
Kavanagh, Sarah [VerfasserIn]
Macek, Thomas A [VerfasserIn]
Tauscher-Wisniewski, Sitra [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adeno-associated virus
Clinical trial
Gene therapy
Hammersmith Functional Motor Scale Expanded
Intrathecal administration
Journal Article
Motor milestones
Neurodegenerative disorders
Onasemnogene abeparvovec
Spinal muscular atrophy
Vector genomes

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 09.05.2023

Date Revised 23.11.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3233/JND-221560

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM35417553X