Tofacitinib in Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Trial end date:
2026-06-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease, of which motor-neuron's degeneration may be associated with neuroinflammation. Tofacitinib is a Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor that affects cellular hematopoiesis and cellular immune function. At the same time, tofacitinib is suitable for rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis. This study is a single center, single arm, proof of concept, clinical trial study, and it is planned to use tofacitinib to carry out a clinical trial to observe the treatment effect of ALS patients.
Phase:
EARLY_PHASE1
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Beijing Tiantan Hospital
Collaborator:
Turing-Darwin Laboratory; West Institute of Computing Technology, Chongqing, China