A Study Evaluating the Safety and Tolerability of QRL-201 in ALS

Last updated: August 22, 2025
Sponsor: QurAlis Corporation
Overall Status: Active - Not Recruiting

Phase

1

Condition

Scar Tissue

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Als)

Myasthenia Gravis (Chronic Weakness)

Treatment

QRL-201 - Dose 2

QRL-201 - Dose 3

QRL-201 - Dose 6

Clinical Study ID

NCT05633459
QRL-201-01
  • Ages 18-80
  • All Genders

Study Summary

The primary objective of this study is to determine the safety and tolerability of multiple doses of QRL-201 in people living with ALS

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Male or female participants aged 18 to 80 years diagnosed with ALS

  • ALS symptom onset within 24 months of Screening

  • Slow vital capacity >50%

  • Clinical or electrodiagnostic evidence of lower motor neuron involvement

  • Not pregnant and not nursing

  • Willing and able to practice effective contraception

  • Able to tolerate lumbar puncture

  • If on approved therapies for the treatment of ALS during the course of the study,must be on a stable dose (at the Sponsor's discretion)

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pathogenic variant, likely pathogenic variant, or variant of uncertain significancein the superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) and/or fused in sarcoma (FUS) genes

  • Currently enrolled in any other clinical study involving either an investigationalproduct (IP) or off-label use of a drug or device

  • Prior exposure to stem cell or gene therapy products

  • Any contraindication to intrathecal drug administration

  • Abnormal laboratory values deemed clinically significant by the Investigator

  • Significant infection or known inflammatory process

  • Any sign and/or history of neurological conditions and other neuromuscular disordersthat could affect the electrophysiological recordings.

  • An EEG that shows signs of abnormal electrical activity (e.g., epilepsy)

Study Design

Total Participants: 64
Treatment Group(s): 12
Primary Treatment: QRL-201 - Dose 2
Phase: 1
Study Start date:
December 16, 2022
Estimated Completion Date:
October 08, 2026

Study Description

This first-in-human, Phase 1 study will evaluate the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics (PK) of QRL-201 administered intrathecal (IT) to participants with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Two dose escalation cohorts of 8 participants each, followed by an additional 48 participants, receiving the study drug in a 6:2 ratio of QRL-201 to placebo.

Connect with a study center

  • Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven (UZ Leuven)

    Leuven, B-3000
    Belgium

    Site Not Available

  • Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven (UZ Leuven)

    Leuven 2792482, B-3000
    Belgium

    Site Not Available

  • University of Calgary

    Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • University of Alberta

    Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G3
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • University of Calgary

    Calgary 5913490, Alberta 5883102 T2N 1N4
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • University of Alberta

    Edmonton 5946768, Alberta 5883102 T6G 2G3
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • Sunnybrook Health Science Centre

    Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • Sunnybrook Health Science Centre

    Toronto 6167865, Ontario 6093943 M4N 3M5
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • CHUM - Hopital Notre-Dame

    Montréal, Quebec H2L 4M1
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital

    Montréal, Quebec H3A 2B4
    Canada

    Active - Recruiting

  • CHUM - Hopital Notre-Dame

    Montreal 6077243, Quebec 6115047 H2L 4M1
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital

    Montreal 6077243, Quebec 6115047 H3A 2B4
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen e. V. (DZNE)

    Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia 53127
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen e. V. (DZNE)

    Bonn 2946447, North Rhine-Westphalia 2861876 53127
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Charité Research Organisation

    Berlin, 10117
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Charité Research Organisation

    Berlin 2950159, 10117
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH) Campus Lübeck, Department for Neurology/ Precision Neurology

    Lübeck,
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH) Campus Lübeck, Department for Neurology/ Precision Neurology

    Lübeck 2875601,
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Universitätsklinikum Ulm

    Ulm, 89081
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Universitätsklinikum Ulm

    Ulm 2820256, 89081
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • St James's Hospital

    Dublin, D08 A978
    Ireland

    Site Not Available

  • St James's Hospital

    Dublin 2964574, D08 A978
    Ireland

    Site Not Available

  • Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht

    Utrecht,
    Netherlands

    Site Not Available

  • Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht

    Utrecht 2745912,
    Netherlands

    Site Not Available

  • The University of Sheffield, Royal Hallamshire Hospital

    Sheffield 2638077, United Kingdom S10 2JF
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

    London, SE5 9RS
    United Kingdom

    Active - Recruiting

  • National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

    London, WC1N 3BG
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

    London 2643743, SE5 9RS
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

    London 2643743, WC1N 3BG
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • The University of Sheffield, Royal Hallamshire Hospital

    Sheffield, S10 2JF
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

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