Title

A Study to Evaluate Safety and Tolerability of Different Doses and Efficacy of PQ912 in Subjects With MCI and Mild AD
A Phase 2b Multicentre, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel Group Dose Finding, Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy Study of PQ912 in Subjects With MCI and Mild Dementia Due to Alzheimer's Disease.
  • Phase

    Phase 2
  • Study Type

    Interventional
  • Status

    Active, not recruiting
  • Intervention/Treatment

    PQ912 ...
  • Study Participants

    259
This is a phase 2B multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group dose finding study to evaluate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of PQ912, an inhibitor of the glutaminyl cyclase enzyme, in 250 subjects with mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia due to Alzheimer 's Disease.
In the parallel group dose finding part of the study the first 90 subjects will be randomized 1:1:1 between PQ912 300 mg BID, 600 mg BID, and placebo. When the 90th patient has completed the week 24 treatment visit, the DSMB will decide on the dose of PQ912 to be continued. The decision is based on safety findings only, no efficacy data will be considered. After the DSMB has reached a decision on the dose to be continued, all subjects randomized to receive PQ912 will be reallocated to this dose (1:1). The duration of Subjects participation in the study is either 48, 60, 72, 84 or 96 weeks of treatment (depending on time of randomization). Subjects recruited early into the study will be kept on treatment for 96 weeks or until the regular, scheduled study visit which is closest to the scheduled week 48 visit of the last subject recruited in the study, whichever comes first.
Study Started
Jul 06
2020
Primary Completion
Jan 31
2024
Anticipated
Study Completion
Mar 31
2024
Anticipated
Last Update
Sep 15
2023

Drug PQ912

PQ912 50 mg tablets and 150 mg tablets

  • Other names: varoglutamstat

Drug Placebo

Placebo tablets to mimic PQ912 50 mg and 150 mg tablets

Placebo Placebo Comparator

300 mg Experimental

Dose in weeks 1 and 2: 50 mg once daily (evening) Dose in weeks 3 and 4: 50 mg BID Dose in weeks 5-8: 150 mg BID Dose in weeks 9-24: 300 mg BID

600 mg Experimental

Dose in weeks 1 and 2: 50 mg once daily (evening) Dose in weeks 3 and 4: 50 mg BID Dose in weeks 5-8: 150 mg BID Dose in weeks 9-12: 300 mg BID Dose in weeks 12-24: 600 mg BID

Criteria

Main Inclusion Criteria:

Positive CSF AD biomarker signature according to the AA-NIA criteria
Clinical syndrome of MCI or mild dementia according to the AA-NIA Research Framework
A cognitive impairment in the WAIS IV Coding Test of at least 0.5 standard deviation below the normative data
Adequate visual and auditory abilities to perform the cognitive and functional assessments in the opinion of the investigator
Meeting the completion and performance criteria for the CogState NTB
Outpatient with study partner capable of accompanying the subject on all applicable clinic visits

Main Exclusion Criteria:

Significant neurological or psychiatric disorders, other than AD, that may affect cognition.
Atypical clinical presentations of MCI due to AD or mild dementia due to AD, such as the visual variant of AD (including posterior cortical atrophy), frontal variant or the language variant (including logopenic aphasia).
Moderate and severe dementia with a Mini-Mental State Examination score (MMSE) below 20.
Current presence of a clinically important major psychiatric disorder (e.g. major depressive disorder) as defined by DSM-5 criteria, or symptom(s) (e.g. hallucinations) that could affect the subject's ability to complete the study.
History of clinically evident stroke.
History of seizures within the last two years prior to the screening visit.
Myocardial infarction within the last six months prior to screening.
History of uncontrolled hypertension (in the opinion of the investigator) within six months prior to screening.
Contraindication to lumbar puncture and MRI
No Results Posted