FUSION: A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of ION363 in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Participants With Fused in Sarcoma Mutations (FUS-ALS)

Last updated: February 15, 2026
Sponsor: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Overall Status: Active - Not Recruiting

Phase

3

Condition

Scar Tissue

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Als)

Sarcoma

Treatment

Placebo

ION363

Clinical Study ID

NCT04768972
ION363-CS1
2020-005522-28
  • Ages > 10
  • All Genders

Study Summary

The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of ION363 on clinical function and survival in carriers of fused in sarcoma mutations with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (FUS-ALS).

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria for Part 1:

  1. Participants must be ≥10 years of age at the time of informed consent and have signs or symptoms consistent with an ALS disease (in the opinion of the Investigator).

  2. Genetic mutation in FUS confirmed by a testing laboratory that is Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) certified and European Conformity (CE)-marked, or equivalent. Mutations must be reviewed and approved by a variant classification committee.

  3. Upright (sitting position) slow vital capacity (SVC) is ≥ 50% of predicted value (as adjusted for sex, age, and height) OR if SVC is < 50% of predicted value, must be 10 to 30 years of age (inclusive) at the time of informed consent AND had ALS symptom onset within 12 months before the time of informed consent.

  4. Participants taking edaravone, riluzole, Relyvrio (sodium phenylbutyrate/taurursodiol combination, called Albrioza in Canada), sodium phenylbutyrate, or tauroursodeoxycholic acid (TUDCA, also known as taurursodiol or urosodiol) must be on a stable dose for ≥ 28 days prior to Day 1, and willing to continue on that dose throughout the duration of the study, unless the Investigator determines that it should be discontinued for medical reasons, in which case it may not be restarted during the study.

  5. Stable concomitant medications and nutritional support for at least 1 month prior to Study Day 1. Concomitant medications or nutritional support that have not been stable for at least 1 month prior to Study Day 1 may be allowed in consultation with the Sponsor Medical Monitor or designee.

  6. Females must not be pregnant or lactating. Males and females must be willing to following protocol-specified contraception requirements, or be surgically sterile, or be post-menopausal (females).

  7. Has an informant/caregiver who, in the Investigator's judgment, has frequent and sufficient contact with the participant as to be able to provide accurate information about the participant's cognitive and functional abilities throughout the study. In addition, a patient who is < 18 years old must have a trial partner (parent, caregiver, or other) who is reliable, competent, at least 18 years of age, and willing to accompany the patient to all trial visits.

Inclusion Criteria for Part 2:

  1. Completed, or rescued from, Part 1, or

  2. Enrolled and received at least 1 dose of ION363 in the Investigator-initiated study program

  3. Patient meeting Criteria #1-2 is otherwise suitable for study participation, in the opinion of the Investigator

Exclusion Criteria for Part 1:

  1. Requiring permanent ventilation (> 22 hours of mechanical ventilation [invasive or noninvasive] per day for > 21 consecutive days) and/or tracheostomy.

  2. Any known genetic variant (other than those in the FUS gene) that is pathogenic or likely to be pathogenic for the ALS-frontotemporal dementia (FTD) spectrum of disease.

  3. Positive test result for:

  4. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

  5. Hepatitis C (HCV), unless previously treated and has been serum/plasma HCV RNA negative for at least 6 months after the end of treatment

  6. Hepatitis B (HBV) by HBV surface antigen test, unless currently on nucleotide/nucleoside analogue treatment

  7. Clinically significant abnormalities in medical history (e.g., previous acute coronary syndrome within 3 months before Screening, major surgery within 2 months before Screening) or physical examination.

  8. Uncontrolled hypertension (blood pressure [BP] > 160/100 millimeters of mercury [mm Hg]).

  9. Malignancy within 1 year before Screening, except for basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ of the cervix that has been successfully treated. Participants with a history of other malignancies that have been treated with curative intent and which have not recurred within 6 months may also be eligible per Investigator judgement.

  10. Obstructive hydrocephalus

  11. Known significant brain or spinal disease that would interfere with the lumbar puncture (LP) process, CSF circulation or safety assessment, including tumors or abnormalities by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography, subarachnoid hemorrhage, suggestion of raised intracranial pressure on MRI or ophthalmic examination, spinal stenosis or curvature, Chiari malformation, syringomyelia, tethered spinal cord syndrome and connective tissue disorders such as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and Marfan syndrome.

  12. Concurrent participation in any other interventional clinical study.

  13. Previous or current treatment with an oligonucleotide (including small interfering RNA [siRNA], tofersen). This exclusion criterion does not apply to COVID-19 vaccinations, which are allowed.

  14. Treatment with another investigational drug, biological agent, or device within 1 month before Screening, or 5 half-lives of investigational agent, whichever is longer.

  15. History of gene therapy or cell transplantation or any other experimental brain surgery.

  16. Anticipated need, in the opinion of the Investigator, for administration of any antiplatelet or anticoagulant medication that cannot be safely paused before and/or after an LP procedure according to local or institutional guidelines and/or Investigator determination after consultation with the appropriate treating physician. Low-dose aspirin (≤ 100 mg/day, administered as monotherapy) is permitted and may be continued through the LP procedure.

  17. Have any other conditions, which, in the opinion of the Investigator would make the participant unsuitable for inclusion or could interfere with the individual participating in or completing the study, in the opinion of the Investigator.

Study Design

Total Participants: 89
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: Placebo
Phase: 3
Study Start date:
June 14, 2021
Estimated Completion Date:
March 31, 2028

Study Description

This is a multi-center, three-part study of ION363 in up to 95 participants. Part 1 will consist of participants who will be randomized in a 2:1 ratio to receive a multi-dose regimen of ION363 or placebo for a period of 60 weeks, followed by Part 2, in which participants will receive open-label ION363 for a period of 84 weeks. Participants may continue to receive open-label ION363 in Part 3 for up to 3 additional years or until ION363 becomes commercially available in the patient's country or until the Sponsor discontinues the ION363 development program, whichever occurs earlier.

Connect with a study center

  • Murdoch Children's Research Institute

    Parkville, Victoria 3052
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • UZ Leuven

    Leuven, VL-Brabant 3000
    Belgium

    Site Not Available

  • UZ Leuven

    Leuven 2792482, VL-Brabant 3000
    Belgium

    Site Not Available

  • PSEG Centro de Pesquisa Clinica S.A.

    São Paulo, 04038-002
    Brazil

    Site Not Available

  • PSEG Centro de Pesquisa Clinica S.A.

    São Paulo 3448439, 04038-002
    Brazil

    Site Not Available

  • Montreal Neurological Institute

    Montreal, Quebec H3A 2B4
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • Montreal Neurological Institute

    Montreal 6077243, Quebec 6115047 H3A 2B4
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • Universitaetsmedizin Rostock

    Rostock, 18147
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Universitaetsmedizin Rostock

    Rostock 2844588, 18147
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Universitätsklinikum Ulm

    Ulm, 89081
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Universitätsklinikum Ulm

    Ulm 2820256, 89081
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • St. James Hospital

    Dublin, D08 A978
    Ireland

    Site Not Available

  • St. James Hospital

    Dublin 2964574, D08 A978
    Ireland

    Site Not Available

  • Citta della Salute e della Scienza di Torino - Ospedale le Molinette

    Torino, 10126
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • Citta della Salute e della Scienza di Torino - Ospedale le Molinette

    Torino 8980539, 10126
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • Toho University Omori Medical Center

    Tokyo, 143-8541
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Toho University Omori Medical Center

    Tokyo 1850147, 143-8541
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Hanyang University Seoul Hospital

    Seoul, 4763
    Korea, Republic of

    Site Not Available

  • Seoul National University Hospital

    Seoul, 3080
    Korea, Republic of

    Site Not Available

  • Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht

    Utrecht, 3584 CX
    Netherlands

    Site Not Available

  • Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht

    Utrecht 2745912, 3584 CX
    Netherlands

    Site Not Available

  • Linden spólka z ograniczona odpowiedzialnoscia spólka komandytow

    Krakow 3094802, 30-721
    Poland

    Site Not Available

  • Linden spólka z ograniczona odpowiedzialnoscia spólka komandytow

    Kraków, 30-721
    Poland

    Site Not Available

  • Hanyang University Seoul Hospital

    Seoul 1835848, 4763
    South Korea

    Site Not Available

  • Seoul National University Hospital

    Seoul 1835848, 3080
    South Korea

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge

    Barcelona, 8907
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge

    Barcelona 3128760, 8907
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • University Hospital of Umea

    Umeå, SE-901 85
    Sweden

    Site Not Available

  • University Hospital of Umea

    Umeå 602150, SE-901 85
    Sweden

    Site Not Available

  • Kantonsspital St. Gallen

    Saint Gallen, 9007
    Switzerland

    Site Not Available

  • Kantonsspital St. Gallen

    Sankt Gallen 2658822, 9007
    Switzerland

    Site Not Available

  • Taipei Veterans General Hospital (VGHTP)

    Taipei 1668341, 11217
    Taiwan

    Site Not Available

  • Taipei Veterans General Hospital (VGHTP)

    Taipei City, 11217
    Taiwan

    Site Not Available

  • King's College Hospital

    London, SE5 9RT
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • King's College Hospital

    London 2643743, SE5 9RT
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • Barrow Neurological Institute

    Phoenix, Arizona 85013
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of California San Diego

    La Jolla, California 92037
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Stanford University Medical Center

    Palo Alto, California 94304
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of California San Diego

    La Jolla 5363943, California 5332921 92037
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Stanford University Medical Center

    Palo Alto 5380748, California 5332921 94304
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, Maryland 21205
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore 4347778, Maryland 4361885 21205
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts 02114
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston 4930956, Massachusetts 6254926 02114
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    Saint Louis, Missouri 63110
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    St Louis 4407066, Missouri 4398678 63110
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Columbia University Medical Center

    New York, New York 10032
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Columbia University Medical Center

    New York 5128581, New York 5128638 10032
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

    Columbus, Ohio 43210
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

    Columbus 4509177, Ohio 5165418 43210
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Utah

    Salt Lake City, Utah 84132
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Utah

    Salt Lake City 5780993, Utah 5549030 84132
    United States

    Site Not Available

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