A Study of KW-0761 in Subjects With HTLV-1 Associated Myelopathy (HAM)
HTLV-1 Associated Myelopathy
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for HTLV-1 Associated Myelopathy
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Voluntary written informed consent to participate in the study
- Diagnosis as HAM according to the second edition of HAM Treatment Manual
- At least 1-year history of HAM
Ongoing medication*1 for HAM, with no changes in 3 months before enrollment; or inadequate response or intolerance to prior medication,*2 which must have been discontinued for at least 3 months before enrollment. Subjects on maintenance therapy with steroids must have been receiving ≤ 10 mg/day prednisolone equivalent continuously for at least 3 months before enrollment.
- 1 Steroids, salazosulfapyridine, or ≥ 1.5 g/day vitamin C
- 2 Steroids, Interferon-α, salazosulfapyridine, or ≥ 1.5 g/day vitamin C
- No change in the degree of motor dysfunction for at least 3 months before the date of screening, as judged by the investigator or subinvestigator
- A OMDS of ≥3 at screening and able to walk ≥10 m at screening (use of a single cane or double canes is allowed)
Exclusion Criteria:
Any of the following significant concomitant diseases:
Type 1 diabetes mellitus, Poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus (HbA1c (NGSP) > 8.5%), Congestive heart failure (Class II to IV of the New York Heart Association Functional Classification), Myocardial infarction within 1 year before enrollment, Unstable angina within 1 year before enrollment, Poorly controlled hypertension (systolic blood pressure > 150 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure > 90 mm Hg at screening), Sever chronic lung disease requiring oxygen therapy, Multiple sclerosis or any other demyelinating disease, Epilepsy requiring treatment with antiepileptics (with the exception of epilepsy controlled by antiepileptics, with no occurrence of seizures for at least 3 years before informed consent), and Active malignancy (including ATL); or onset of malignancy or previous treatment for malignancy (with the exception of resected or surgically cured intraepithelial carcinoma of the uterine cervix, basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or ductal breast carcinoma) within 5 years before informed consent
- Active infection
- Concurrent spinal cord compression lesion (e.g., cervical spine diseases, disk herniation, or ossification of the ligamentum flavum) , with the exception of conditions that would not affect efficacy evaluation in the study, as judged by the investigator or subinvestigator
- Concurrent dementia
- Concurrent psychiatric disorder, with the exception of conditions that would not affect obtaining informed consent or efficacy evaluation in the study, as judged by the investigator or subinvestigator
- History of or current alcohol or drug dependence
- Planned surgery during the study period
- Any other conditions unsuitable for participation in the study in the opinion of the investigator or subinvestigator
Sites / Locations
- Nagoya University Hosipital
- Ehime University Hospital
- Fukuoka University Hospital
- Kyushu University Hospital
- Hospital of the University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan
- Kagoshima City Hospital
- Kagoshima University Hospital
- St. Marianna University School of Medicine Hospital
- Kumamoto University Hospital
- Tohoku University Hosipital
- Fujimoto General Hospital
- Oita Prefectural Hospital
- National Hospital Organization Okinawa National Hospital
- University of the Ryukyus Hospital
- Kansai Medical University Hosipital
- University Hosipital, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Placebo Comparator
KW-0761 0.3 mg/kg IV
Placebo (saline)
Intravenous injection every 12 weeks. Duration of double-blind treatment is going to be for 24 weeks and be followed by transitional period, which is for maximal 4 weeks. After that, duration of open label treatment is going to be conducted for 24 weeks. And an extension treatment will be continued until the approval or termination.
Intravenous injection every 12 weeks. Duration of double-blind treatment is going to be for 24 weeks and be followed by transitional period, which is for maximal 4 weeks. After that, duration of open label treatment is going to be conducted for 24 weeks. And an extension treatment will be continued until the approval or termination.