TY - JOUR
T1 - Davunetide in patients with progressive supranuclear palsy: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 2/3 trial
AU - Boxer, Adam L
AU - Lang, Anthony E
AU - Grossman, Murray
AU - Knopman, David
AU - Miller, Bruce L
AU - Schneider, Lon S
AU - Doody, Rachelle S
AU - Lees, Andrew J
AU - Golbe, Lawrence I
AU - Williams, David
AU - Corvol, Jean-Christophe
AU - Ludolph, Albert
AU - Burn, David J
AU - Lorenzl, Stefan
AU - Litvan, Irene
AU - Roberson, Erik D
AU - Hoglinger, Gunter U
AU - Koestler, Mary
AU - Jack Jr, Clifford R
AU - Van Deerlin, Viviana
AU - Randolph, Christopher
AU - Lobach, Iryna V
AU - Heuer, Hilary W
AU - Gozes, Illana
AU - Parker, Lesley
AU - Whitaker, Steve
AU - Hirman, Joe
AU - Stewart, Alistair J
AU - Gold, Michael S
AU - Morimoto, Bruce H
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Background In preclinical studies, davunetide promoted microtubule stability and reduced tau phosphorylation.
Because progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is linked to tau pathology, davunetide could be a treatment for PSP. We
assessed the safety and effi cacy of davunetide in patients with PSP.
Methods In a double-blind, parallel group, phase 2/3 trial, participants were randomly assigned with permuted blocks
in a 1:1 ratio to davunetide (30 mg twice daily, intranasally) or placebo for 52 weeks at 48 centres in Australia, Canada,
France, Germany, the UK, and the USA. Participants met the modifi ed Neuroprotection and Natural History in
Parkinson Plus Syndrome study criteria for PSP. Primary endpoints were the change from baseline in PSP Rating
Scale (PSPRS) and Schwab and England Activities of Daily Living (SEADL) scale at up to 52 weeks. All participants
and study personnel were masked to treatment assignment. Analysis was by intention to treat. The trial is registered
with Clinicaltrials.gov, number NCT01110720.
Findings 313 participants were randomly assigned to davunetide (n=157) or to placebo (n=156), and 241 (77 )
completed the study (118 and 156 in the davunetide and placebo groups, respectively). There were no diff erences
in the davunetide and placebo groups in the baseline PSPRS and SEADL. The davunetide and placebo groups did
not diff er in the change from baseline in PSPRS (median 11?8 [95 CI 10?5 to 13?0] vs 11?8 [10?5 to 13?0],
respectively, p=0?41) or SEADL (?0?20 [?0?20 to ?0?17] vs ?0?20 [?0?22 to ?0?17], respectively, p=0?92). 54 serious
adverse events were reported in each of the treatment groups, including 11 deaths in the davunetide group and ten
in the placebo group. The frequency of nasal adverse events was greater in the davunetide group than in the
placebo group (epistaxis 18 [12 of 156 vs 13 [8 of 156, rhinorrhoea 15 [10 vs eight [5 , and nasal discomfort
15 [10 vs one [
AB - Background In preclinical studies, davunetide promoted microtubule stability and reduced tau phosphorylation.
Because progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is linked to tau pathology, davunetide could be a treatment for PSP. We
assessed the safety and effi cacy of davunetide in patients with PSP.
Methods In a double-blind, parallel group, phase 2/3 trial, participants were randomly assigned with permuted blocks
in a 1:1 ratio to davunetide (30 mg twice daily, intranasally) or placebo for 52 weeks at 48 centres in Australia, Canada,
France, Germany, the UK, and the USA. Participants met the modifi ed Neuroprotection and Natural History in
Parkinson Plus Syndrome study criteria for PSP. Primary endpoints were the change from baseline in PSP Rating
Scale (PSPRS) and Schwab and England Activities of Daily Living (SEADL) scale at up to 52 weeks. All participants
and study personnel were masked to treatment assignment. Analysis was by intention to treat. The trial is registered
with Clinicaltrials.gov, number NCT01110720.
Findings 313 participants were randomly assigned to davunetide (n=157) or to placebo (n=156), and 241 (77 )
completed the study (118 and 156 in the davunetide and placebo groups, respectively). There were no diff erences
in the davunetide and placebo groups in the baseline PSPRS and SEADL. The davunetide and placebo groups did
not diff er in the change from baseline in PSPRS (median 11?8 [95 CI 10?5 to 13?0] vs 11?8 [10?5 to 13?0],
respectively, p=0?41) or SEADL (?0?20 [?0?20 to ?0?17] vs ?0?20 [?0?22 to ?0?17], respectively, p=0?92). 54 serious
adverse events were reported in each of the treatment groups, including 11 deaths in the davunetide group and ten
in the placebo group. The frequency of nasal adverse events was greater in the davunetide group than in the
placebo group (epistaxis 18 [12 of 156 vs 13 [8 of 156, rhinorrhoea 15 [10 vs eight [5 , and nasal discomfort
15 [10 vs one [
UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1474442214700882
U2 - 10.1016/S1474-4422(14)70088-2
DO - 10.1016/S1474-4422(14)70088-2
M3 - Article
SN - 1474-4422
VL - 13
SP - 676
EP - 685
JO - The Lancet Neurology
JF - The Lancet Neurology
IS - 7
ER -