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NCT Number: NCT07082725

A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Oral Nizubaglustat (AZ-3102) in Late-infantile and Juvenile Forms of Niemann-Pick Type C Disease (NPC)

An 18-month double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, multicenter, Phase 3 study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of oral nizubaglustat (AZ-3102) in late-infantile and juvenile forms of Niemann-Pick type C disease

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About this study

Please see NCT #07054515 for information on the AZA-001-301 Master Protocol

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE

The primary objective of this study is to demonstrate superior efficacy on ataxic manifestations with oral nizubaglustat dosing compared with placebo when administered over 18 months in participants with late-infantile and juvenile forms of NPC disease

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES

I. To assess additional efficacy in ataxic and non-ataxic manifestations comparing nizubaglustat dosing with placebo when administered over 18 months in participants with late-infantile and juvenile forms of NPC disease

II. To assess the pharmacokinetic (PK) properties of nizubaglustat after administration of the first dose (Visit 1) and at steady state after multiple once daily doses

III. To assess the pharmacodynamic (PD) effects of nizubaglustat

IV. To assess the safety and tolerability of daily oral nizubaglustat dosing compared with placebo, when administered over 18 months in participants with late-infantile and juvenile forms of NPC disease

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Signed informed consent
  • Confirmed diagnosis of NPC disease
  • Patient is unable or unwilling to take miglustat, or is, in the opinion of the investigator, unsatisfactorily treated with miglustat
  • Male and female participants aged 4 years and older at the time of informed consent
  • Onset of neurological symptoms from 2 to 15 years
  • Disability level at Baseline: Ataxic disturbances with a total SARA score of ≥3 and ≤30 at Baseline
  • Female of childbearing potential who are sexually active willing to follow the contraceptive guidance
  • Male participants with a female partner of childbearing potential willing to follow the contraceptive guidance

Exclusion criteria

  • A history of medical conditions other than NPC disease that, in the opinion of the Principal Investigator, would confound scientific rigor or the interpretation of results
  • Body weight of <10 kg
  • The presence of another neurologic disease
  • The presence of moderate or severe hepatic impairment
  • The presence of moderate or severe renal impairment
  • Platelet count of <100x10^9/L
  • The dose of any anti-epileptic treatment(s) was not stable (required a change in dose within the previous 3 months) and/or a new anti-epileptic treatment (drug or procedure) was prescribed in the month before Baseline
  • Prior use of an investigational drug within the 3 months before Screening; or prior participation in a clinical study involving gene therapy or stem cell transplantation within 2 years prior to Screening
  • A positive serum pregnancy test (for women of childbearing potential)
  • Current treatment with miglustat, provided the patient has been using the recommended dose for most of the past 12 months AND is, in the opinion of the investigator, satisfactorily treated with miglustat. Any participants receiving miglustat are required to undergo a 1-month washout period before starting study medication

Treatment and study plan

Nizubaglustat

Drug

AZ-3102

Placebo

Drug

Matching placebo

Primary outcomes

  1. Change from baseline in total Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA) score

    Time frame: Baseline to month 18

    Total SARA comprises eight categories with a cumulative score ranging from 0 (no ataxia) to 40 (most severe ataxia)

  2. Change from baseline in functional SARA score

    Time frame: Baseline to month 18

    Functional SARA uses an abbreviated scale that scores 0 to 16, with higher scores indicating more severe impairment

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change from baseline in SARA score for gait/posture

    Time frame: Baseline to months 6, 12, and 18

    Assessed on a 9-point scale with higher scores indicating inability to complete the task

  2. Change from baseline in SARA score for speech

    Time frame: Baseline to months 6, 12, and 18

    Assessed on a 7-point scale with higher scores indicating unintelligible speech/anarthria

  3. Change from baseline in SARA score for kinetics

    Time frame: Baseline to months 6, 12, and 18

    Assessed on a 5-point scale with higher scores indicating more severe impairment

  4. Change from baseline in Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale (VABS)

    Time frame: Baseline to months 6, 12, and 18

    Assesses four domains of function: communication, daily living skills, socialization, and motor skills

  5. Change from baseline in Penetration-Aspiration Scale (PAS)

    Time frame: Baseline to months 6, 12, and 18

    Assessed on an 8-point ordinal scale, with 1 representing the lowest and 8 the highest/most severe score

  6. Change from baseline in 9-Hole Peg Test (9-HPT-D)

    Time frame: Baseline to months 6, 12, and 18

    Assessed by the number of pegs per second placed in a 50-second, 9-HPT using the dominant hand

  7. Change from baseline in NPC-Clinical Severity Scale (NPC-CSS)

    Time frame: Baseline to months 6, 12, and 18

    Scores can range from 0 to 61, with a higher score indicating more severe clinical impairment

  8. Change from baseline in Goal Attainment scale (GAS)

    Time frame: Baseline to months 6, 12, and 18

    Assesses individual goals achieved during the study

  9. Change from baseline in Clinician Global Impression of Change (CGI-C)

    Time frame: Baseline to months 6, 12, and 18

    Assessed on a 7-point scale with higher scores indicating lower improvement

  10. Change from baseline in Participant/Caregiver Global Impression of Change (PGI-C)

    Time frame: Baseline to months 6, 12, and 18

    Assessed on a 7-point scale with higher scores indicating lower improvement

  11. Change from baseline in Seizure frequency and duration, as per the seizure diary

    Time frame: Baseline to months 6, 12, and 18

  12. Time-to-event comparison between nizubaglustat and placebo over the study duration for pre-defined detrimental events of an increase in total SARA score of ≥2 points

    Time frame: Baseline to month 18

  13. Time-to-event comparison between nizubaglustat and placebo over the study duration for pre-defined detrimental events of an increase in functional SARA of ≥1.5 points

    Time frame: Baseline to month 18

  14. Time-to-event comparison between nizubaglustat and placebo over the study duration for pre-defined detrimental events of a decrease in PAS of ≥1 point

    Time frame: Baseline to month 18

  15. Time-to-event comparison between nizubaglustat and placebo over the study duration for pre-defined detrimental events of participants leaving the study due to participant/caregiver perception of disease progression/lack of efficacy

    Time frame: Baseline to month 18

  16. Maximum observed plasma concentration (Cmax)

    Time frame: Baseline and months 1,18, and 21

  17. Time to Cmax (Tmax)

    Time frame: Baseline and months 1,18, and 21

  18. Plasma trough concentration (Ctrough)

    Time frame: Baseline and month 1

  19. Area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time of dosing (zero) to 24 hours post-dose (AUC0-24) at baseline

    Time frame: Baseline (Day 1)

  20. Accumulation ratio for Cmax

    Time frame: Baseline and months 1,18, and 21

  21. Change from baseline in plasma concentration of glucosylceramide (GlcCer) C16:0; C18:0

    Time frame: Baseline and months 1, 6, 12, and 18

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Contact for Healthcare Professionals

CONTACT

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Patient Advocacy Representative

CONTACT

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Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Azafaros B.V.

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

18-month Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter, Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Oral Nizubaglustat (AZ-3102) in Late-infantile and Juvenile Forms of Niemann-Pick Type C Disease and in Late-infantile and Juvenile-onset Forms of GM1 Gangliosidosis or GM2 Gangliosidosis

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2028
Study completion
2028
First posted
Jul 24, 2025
Registry last updated
Jul 21, 2026

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