Recruiting
Phase 1

ION356

Sponsor:

Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Code:

NCT06150716

Conditions

Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Male

Age: 2 - 17

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

ION356

Study Details

Brief summary:

The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of ION356.

Conditions

Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease

Study ID

NCT06150716

Start date

Apr 10, 2024

Status verified date

Dec, 2025

Completion date

Jun, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jun, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Male

Age: 2 - 17

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Key Inclusion Criteria

1. Participant's parent or legally accepted representative can provide informed consent, attend all scheduled study visits, provide feedback regarding the participant's symptoms, and can comply with all study requirements.
2. Diagnosis of PMD with genetic confirmation of PLP1 gene duplication.
3. Clinical phenotype and brain imaging consistent with a diagnosis of PMD.
4. Male between the ages of 2 and 17 years, inclusive, at the time of informed consent.
5. Able and willing to meet all study requirements (in the opinion of the Investigator), including travel to Study Center, procedures, measurements, and visits.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Clinically significant abnormalities in medical history, laboratory tests or physical examination.
2. Unwillingness to comply with study procedures, including follow-up, as specified by this protocol, or unwillingness to cooperate fully with the Investigator.
3. Any contraindication or unwillingness to undergo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
4. Treatment with another investigational drug, biological agent, or device within 1 month of Screening, or 5 half-lives of the investigational agent, whichever is longer.
5. Previous treatment with an oligonucleotide (including small interfering ribonucleic acid) within 4 months of Screening if a single dose was received, or within 12 months of Screening if multiple doses were received. This exclusion does not apply to vaccines (both messenger ribonucleic acid \[mRNA\] and viral vector vaccines).
6. History of gene therapy or cell transplantation, or any experimental brain surgery.
7. Current obstructive hydrocephalus.
8. Known brain or spinal disease or previous spinal surgery that would interfere with the lumbar puncture (LP) process, CSF circulation, or safety assessment.
9. Hospitalization for any major medical or surgical procedure involving general anesthesia within 12 weeks prior to Screening or planned during the study.
10. Have any other conditions, which, in the opinion of the Investigator, would make the participant unsuitable for inclusion, or could interfere with the participant participating in or completing the study.

Study Design

Enrollment

24 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Sequential

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Cohort A: ION356 Dose A

Participants will receive ION356 intrathecally at Dose A in the MAD Period, followed by ION356 Dose A in the LTE Period.

experimental: Cohort B: ION356 Dose B

Participants will receive ION356 intrathecally at Dose B in the MAD Period, followed by ION356 Dose B in the LTE Period.

Interventions

ION356

Administered as intrathecal (IT) injection.

Primary outcome measure

  • Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious TEAEs [ Time Frame: Up to Week 145 ]
  • Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Change from Baseline in Laboratory Assessments [ Time Frame: Baseline up to Week 145 ]
  • Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Change From Baseline in Neurological Examination Findings [ Time Frame: Baseline up to Week 145 ]
  • Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Change From Baseline in Vital Signs [ Time Frame: Baseline up to Week 145 ]
  • Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Change From Baseline in Electrocardiography (ECG) [ Time Frame: Baseline up to Week 145 ]
  • Number of Participants With Change From Baseline in Concomitant Medication Use [ Time Frame: Baseline up to Week 145 ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Locations

Ionis Investigative Site

Recruiting

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30342

Ionis Investigative Site

Recruiting

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104

Ionis Investigative Site

Recruiting

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84113

More Information

Sponsor

Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Last update posted

Dec 12, 2025

Last verified

Dec, 2025

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-08. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on 2025-12-12.