Efficacy Confirmation Study of NPC-09

This is an interventional treatment trial for GNE Myopathy focused on measuring GNE myopathy, Distal myopathy with rimmed vacuoles (DMRV), Hereditary inclusion body myopathy (hIBM), Nonaka disease, sialic acid, aceneuramic acid, N-acetylneuraminic acid Read More

Inclusion Criteria:

• Willing and able to provide written, signed informed consent after the nature of the study has been explained, and before any research-related procedures are conducted
• Have a documented diagnosis of GNEM, HIBM, distal myopathy with rimmed vacuoles (DMRV), or Nonaka disease due to previously demonstrated mutations in the gene encoding the GNE/MNK enzyme (genotyping will not be conducted in this study)
• Male or female, aged 18 - 50 years at Screening
• Those who have a score of 24 points or more on the upper limbs of GNEM-FAS (GNE Myopathy Functional Activity Scale) and a disease period of 5 years or more and 15 years or less
• Those whose upper limb muscle weakness has been confirmed from the results of manual muscle testing or grip strength measurements over the past few years, or if he / she has participated in the previous clinical trial*, those who could confirm the upper extremity composite score decreased during the investigational drug is not administered.
• Able to provide reproducible force in elbow flexors (i.e. two dynamometry force values with no more than 15% variability in the dominant arm) at Screening
• Willing and able to comply with all study procedures
• Participants of child-bearing potential or with partners of child-bearing potential who have not undergone a bilateral sapling-oophorectomy and are sexually active must consent to use an effective method of contraception as determined by the site investigator (i.e. oral hormonal contraceptives, patch hormonal contraceptives, vaginal ring, intrauterine device, physical double-barrier methods, surgical hysterectomy, vasectomy, tubal ligation or true abstinence) from the period following the signing of the informed consent through 3 months after last dose of study drug
• Females of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test at Screening and be willing to have additional pregnancy tests during the study.
• Females considered not of childbearing potential include those who have been in menopause for at least two years, have had tubal ligation at least one year prior to Screening, or who have had a total hysterectomy or bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
• Willing and able to provide written, signed informed consent after the nature of the study has been explained, and before any research-related procedures are conducted

Exclusion Criteria:

• Ingestion of N-acetyl-D-mannosamine (ManNAc), SA, or related metabolites; intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG); or anything that can be metabolized to produce SA in the body within 60 days prior to the Screening Visit
• Has had any hypersensitivity to the investigational drug (SA-ER or its excipients) that, in the judgment of the investigator, places the subject at increased risk for adverse effects
• History of more than 30 days treatment with SA-ER and/or SA-IR in prior clinical trials in the past year
• Has serum transaminase (i.e. aspartate aminotransferase [AST] or gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase [GGT]) levels greater than 3X the upper limit of normal (ULN) for age/gender, or serum creatinine of greater than 2X ULN at Screening
• Pregnant or breastfeeding at Screening or planning to become pregnant (self or partner) at any time during the study
• Use of any investigational product or investigational medical device within 30 days prior to Screening, or anticipated requirement for any investigational agent prior to completion of all scheduled study assessments
• Has a condition of such severity and acuity, in the opinion of the investigator, that it warrants immediate surgical intervention or other treatment or may not allow safe participation in the study
• Has a concurrent disease, active suicidal ideation, or other condition that, in the view of the investigator, places the subject at high risk of poor treatment adherence or of not completing the study, or would interfere with study participation or would affect safety
• More than 400 mL blood donation within 16 weeks
• Presence of alcohol or drug dependency
• Those whom the investigator judges not to be appropriate for the subject