A 4-Week Safety Study of Oral ELND005 in Young Adults With Down Syndrome Without Dementia (DS201)

A 4-Week Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 2a Safety and PK Study of Oral ELND005 in Young Adults With Down Syndrome Without Dementia

This is a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, three-arm, multicenter study of the safety and PK of ELND005 administered orally for 4 weeks. This study will enroll Down Syndrome patients 18 to 45 years of age (inclusive) without dementia.

For all AE summaries, if a patient had more than one AE within a preferred term, the patient was counted only once, at the maximum severity and with the closest relationship to study drug. If a patient had more than one AE within a SOC, the subject was similarly counted only once when reporting results for that SOC.

Rapid Assessment for Development Disabilities (RADD) The RADD test was developed from the low-difficulty items from published intelligence tests (Walsh et al 2007). It was specifically developed for evaluation of individuals with intellectual disabilities and developmental disabilities. It is a validated and reliable cognitive screening instrument that can be rapidly administered. The RADD is composed of 76 items. Each item is scored as 0 (incorrect) or 1 (correct).The test assesses a wide range of functional abilities including receptive and expressive language, orientation, registration, recall, attention, self identification, motor skills, imitation, abstract reasoning, number skills, comprehension and short-term memory to give a total score. Scores are from 0 to 76. A higher total score is correlated with a higher Cognitive Impairment level.

The Neuropsychiatric Inventory(NPI) (Cummings et al 1994) is a behavioral measure that assesses psychopathology in dementia patients. The NPI was administered at the Baseline Visit (Day 1) and at Day 28 (EOS) or ET. A decrease in score shows an improvement in symptoms.

Inclusion Criteria: 18 - 45 years of age Has an IQ of > 40 (K-BIT) Able and willing to have a brain MRI Exclusion Criteria: Symptoms of dementia or worsening cognition over the past year. Has a history of hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or HIV

Rafii MS, Skotko BG, McDonough ME, Pulsifer M, Evans C, Doran E, Muranevici G, Kesslak P, Abushakra S, Lott IT; ELND005-DS Study Group. A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase II Study of Oral ELND005 (scyllo-Inositol) in Young Adults with Down Syndrome without Dementia. J Alzheimers Dis. 2017;58(2):401-411. doi: 10.3233/JAD-160965.