ArticleBiomedicines2024
The Effectiveness of NP001 on the Long-Term Survival of Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
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A Phase 2 Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Study of NP001 in Subjects With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
A Phase 2 Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Study of NP001 in Subjects With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Evidence of Elevated Systemic Inflammation
Who cites it
8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Biomarkers in ALS trials: from discovery to clinical utility.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Pooled it
- Respiratory Function Improvement and Lifespan Extension Following Immunotherapy with NP001 Support the Concept That Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Is an Immuno-Neurologic Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Trial
- Cell-based immunotherapy for neurodegenerative disease: A promising avenue.Neural regeneration research · 2026Article
- Neurodegenerative diseases and immune system: From pathogenic mechanism to therapy.Neural regeneration research · 2026Article
- The Progress of Active Immunotherapy for Parkinson's Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
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- Unlocking amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: the role of adiponectin in inflammation and disease progression.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Systemic Innate Immune System Restoration as a Therapeutic Approach for Neurodegenerative Disease: Effects of NP001 on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Progression.Biomedicines · 2024Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
objectivesThe aim of this study was to estimate the effect of a 6 months' treatment course of the innate immune modulator NP001 (a pH-adjusted intravenous formulation of purified sodium chlorite), on disease progression, as measured by overall survival (OS) in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
methodsBlinded survival data were retrospectively collected for 268 of the 273 patients who had participated in two phase 2 placebo-controlled clinical trials of NP001 (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01281631 and NCT02794857) and received at least one dose of either 1 mg/kg or 2 mg/kg of NP001 as chlorite based on actual body weight, or placebo. Kaplan-Meier methods were used on the intent-to-treat population to estimate survival probabilities.
resultsIn the overall population, the median OS was 4.8 months (2.7 years [95% CI: 2.3, 3.5] in the 2 mg/kg NP001group and 2.3 years [95% CI: 1.8, 2.9] in the placebo group). Hazard ratio (HR): 0.77 (95% CI: 0.57, 1.03),
conclusionsThe findings from this study suggest that a 6 months' treatment course of NP001 resulted in a 4.8-month increase in overall survival in patients with ALS. The findings from this study indicate that targeting inflammation associated with the innate immune system may provide a pathway for new therapeutic options for the treatment of ALS.
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