Research Studies

Study Title

Healey Platform Trial

Enrollment Status

Active - Not Recruiting

Principal Investigators

Site-PIs: Michael Benatar, MD, PhD and Nathan Carberry, MD

Study Type

Drug Trial

Goals

  • Evaluate the safety and efficacy of multiple experimental agents compared to shared placebo, under the auspice of a single platform trial
  • Previous agents evaluated include:
    • Regimen A: Zilucoplan
    • Regimen B: Verdiperstat
    • Regimen C: Bioenergetic nanocatalysis (CNM-Au8-nanocrystaline gold)
    • Regimen D: pridopidine
    • Regimen E: Trehalose (SLS-005)
    • Regimen F: ABBV-CLS-7262
    • Regimen G: DNL343
  • Current agents evaluated include:

Enrolling

ALS patients

Eligibility

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Clinical diagnosis of ALS
Onset of weakness within the past 36 months
Breathing function (vital capacity) at least 50% of normal
Regimen-specific eligibility criteria may also apply

Study Involvement

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Multiple study visits over a period of 28 weeks
Study procedures include:

  • Medical history and medication review
  • Drug dosing with compliance tracking
  • Breathing tests
  • Questionnaires/surveys
  • Physical exam
  • Neurological exam
  • Electrocardiogram (EKG)
  • Blood and urine collection
  • Optional: DNA and CSF collection

Option to continue to open label or re-randomized to receive a new experimental agent

Primary Funding Source

Healey ALS Center

Related Publications

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Writing Committee for the HEALEY ALS Platform Trial; Berry JD, Maragakis NJ, Macklin EA, Chibnik LB, Quintana M, Saville BR, Detry MA, Vestrucci M, Marion J, McGlothlin A, Stommel EW, Chase M, Pothier L, Harkey BA, Yu H, Sherman A, Shefner J, Hall M, Kittle G, Babu S, Andrews J, D'Agostino D, Tustison E, Scirocco E, Giacomelli E, Alameda G, Locatelli E, Ho D, Quick A, Ajroud-Driss S, Katz J, Heitzman D, Appel SH, Shroff S, Felice KJ, Simmons Z, Miller T, Olney N, Weiss MD, Goutman SA, Fernandes JA Jr, Jawdat O, Owegi MA, Foster L, Vu T, Ilieva H, Newman DS, Arcila-Londono X, Jackson C, Ladha S, Heiman-Patterson T, Caress J, Swenson A, Peltier A, Lewis R, Fee D, Elliott M, Bedlack R, Kasarskis EJ, Elman L, Rosenfeld J, Walk D, McIlduff CE, Twydell P, Young E, Johnson K, Rezania K, Goyal NA, Cohen JA, Benatar M, Jones V, Glass J, Shah J, Beydoun SR, Wymer JP, Zilliox L, Nayar S, Pattee GL, Martinez-Thompson J, Rynders A, Evan J, Evan J, Hartford A, Sepassi M, Ho KS, Glanzman R, Greenberg B, Hotchkin MT, Paganoni S, Cudkowicz ME; HEALEY ALS Platform Trial Study Group. CNM-Au8 in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: The HEALEY ALS Platform Trial. JAMA. 2025 Feb 17;333(13):1138-49. Online ahead of print. [PubMed link: 40067821]

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40067821

Writing Committee for the HEALEY ALS Platform Trial; Shefner JM, Oskarsson B, Macklin EA, Chibnik LB, Quintana M, Saville BR, Detry MA, Vestrucci M, Marion J, McGlothlin A, Heiman-Patterson T, Chase M, Pothier L, Harkey BA, Yu H, Sherman AV, Hall M, Kittle G, Berry JD, Babu S, Andrews J, D'Agostino D, Tustison E, Scirocco E, Giacomelli E, Alameda G, Locatelli E, Ho D, Quick A, Ajroud-Driss S, Katz J, Heitzman D, Appel SH, Shroff S, Felice K, Maragakis NJ, Simmons Z, Miller TM, Olney N, Weiss MD, Goutman SA, Fernandes JA, Jawdat O, Owegi MA, Foster LA, Vu T, Ilieva H, Newman DS, Arcila-Londono X, Jackson CE, Ladha S, Caress JB, Swenson A, Peltier A, Lewis RA, Fee D, Elliott M, Bedlack R, Kasarskis EJ, Elman L, Rosenfeld J, Walk D, McIlduff C, Twydell P, Young E, Johnson K, Rezania K, Goyal NA, Cohen JA, Benatar M, Jones V, Shah J, Beydoun SR, Wymer JP, Zilliox L, Nayar S, Pattee GL, Martinez-Thompson J, Leitner ML, Chen K, Goldberg YP, Cohen Y, Geva M, Hayden MR, Paganoni S, Cudkowicz ME; HEALEY ALS Platform Trial Study Group. Pridopidine in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: The HEALEY ALS Platform Trial. JAMA. 2025 Feb 17;333(13):1128-37. Online ahead of print. [PubMed link: 40067755]

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40067755

Writing Committee for the HEALEY ALS Platform Trial; Andrews J, Paganoni S, Macklin EA, Chibnik LB, Quintana M, Saville BR, Detry MA, Vestrucci M, Marion J, McGlothlin A, Young E, Chase M, Pothier L, Harkey B, Yu H, Sherman A, Shefner J, Hall M, Kittle G, Connolly MR, Berry JD, D'Agostino D, Tustison E, Giacomelli E, Scirocco E, Alameda G, Locatelli E, Ho D, Quick A, Heitzman D, Ajroud-Driss S, Appel SH, Shroff S, Katz J, Felice K, Maragakis NJ, Simmons Z, Goutman SA, Olney N, Miller T, Fernandes JA, Ilieva H, Jawdat O, Weiss MD, Foster L, Vu T, Ladha S, Owegi MA, Newman DS, Arcila-Londono X, Jackson CE, Swenson A, Heiman-Patterson T, Caress J, Fee D, Peltier A, Lewis R, Rosenfeld J, Walk D, Johnson K, Elliott M, Kasarskis EJ, Rutkove S, McIlduff CE, Bedlack R, Elman L, Goyal NA, Rezania K, Twydell P, Benatar M, Glass J, Cohen JA, Jones V, Zilliox L, Wymer JP, Beydoun SR, Shah J, Pattee GL, Martinez-Thompson J, Nayar S, Granit V, Donohue M, Grossman K, Campbell DJ, Qureshi IA, Cudkowicz ME, Babu S. Verdiperstat in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Results From the Randomized HEALEY ALS Platform Trial. JAMA Neurol. 2025 Apr;82(4):333-343. [PubMed link: 40067754]

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40067754

Paganoni S, Fournier CN, Macklin EA, Chibnik LB, Quintana M, Saville BR, Detry MA, Vestrucci M, Marion J, McGlothlin A, Ajroud-Driss S, Chase M, Pothier L, Harkey BA, Yu H, Sherman AV, Shefner JM, Hall M, Kittle G, Berry JD, Babu S, Andrews J, Dagostino D, Tustison E, Giacomelli E, Scirocco E, Alameda G, Locatelli E, Ho D, Quick A, Katz J, Heitzman D, Appel SH, Shroff S, Felice K, Maragakis NJ, Simmons Z, Miller TM, Olney N, Weiss MD, Goutman SA, Fernandes JA, Jawdat O, Owegi MA, Foster LA, Vu T, Ilieva H, Newman DS, Arcila-Londono X, Jackson CE, Ladha S, Heiman-Patterson T, Caress JB, Swenson A, Peltier A, Lewis R, Fee D, Elliott M, Bedlack R, Kasarskis EJ, Elman L, Rosenfeld J, Walk D, McIlduff C, Twydell P, Young E, Johnson K, Rezania K, Goyal NA, Cohen JA, Benatar M, Jones V, Glass J, Shah J, Beydoun SR, Wymer JP, Zilliox L, Nayar S, Pattee GL, Martinez-Thompson J, Harvey B, Patel S, Mahoney P, Duda PW, Cudkowicz ME Efficacy and safety of zilucoplan in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Feb 3;8(2):e2459058.  [PubMed link: 39960672]

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39960672

Paganoni S, Berry JD, Quintana M, Macklin E, Saville BR, Detry MA, Chase M, Sherman AV, Yu H, Drake K, Andrews J, Shefner J, Chibnik LB, Vestrucci M, Cudkowicz ME; Healey ALS Platform Trial Study Group. Adaptive platform trials to transform amyotrophic lateral sclerosis therapy development. Ann Neurol. 2022 Feb;91(2):165-175. Epub 2022 Jan 10.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34935174

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