A Phase 2a Study of TPN-101 in Patients With Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP)

April 2, 2026 updated by: Transposon Therapeutics, Inc.
This is a Phase 2a study to assess the safety and tolerability of TPN-101 patients with PSP.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

This is a Phase 2a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled parallel-group, 4-arm study with an open-label treatment phase in patients with PSP. This study includes a 6-week Screening Period, a 24-week Double-blind Treatment Period, a 24-week Open label Treatment Period, and a Follow-up Visit 4 weeks post treatment.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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42

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • Arizona
      • Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85013
        • St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Barrow Neurological Institute
    • California
      • La Jolla, California, United States, 92037
        • UC San Diego Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute
      • San Francisco, California, United States, 94158
        • UCSF Neurosciences Clinical Research Unit (NCRU)
    • Colorado
      • Englewood, Colorado, United States, 80113
        • Rocky Mountain Movement Disorders Center
    • Florida
      • Boca Raton, Florida, United States, 33486
        • Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center of Boca Raton
      • Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32608
        • UFHealth Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287
        • Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
        • Massachusetts General Hospital
    • Michigan
      • Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States, 48334
        • Quest Research Institute
    • Minnesota
      • Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
        • Mayo Clinic
    • Nevada
      • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89106
        • Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10032
        • Irving Center for Clinical and Translational Research
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
        • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
    • Texas
      • Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390
        • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

41 years to 86 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Clinical diagnosis of probable progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)
  2. Presence of PSP symptoms for less than 5 years
  3. Has a reliable caregiver/informant to accompany the patient to all study visits.
  4. Score ≥ 18 on the Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE) at Screening
  5. Patient must reside outside a skilled nursing facility or dementia care facility at the time of Screening, and admission to such a facility must not be planned. Residence in an assisted living facility is allowed

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients must not meet any of the following criteria:

  1. Presence of other significant neurological or psychiatric disorders
  2. History of clinically significant brain abnormality
  3. Presence of cerebellar ataxia, choreoathetosis, early symptomatic autonomic dysfunction, or moderate to severe resting tremor, responsive to levodopa
  4. Known history of serum or plasma progranulin level less than one standard deviation below the normal patient mean
  5. Known presence of disease-associated mutation in TARDBP, GRN, CHMPB2, or VCP genes; or any other frontotemporal lobar degeneration causative genes not associated with underlying tau pathology
  6. History of clinically significant hematological, endocrine, cardiovascular, renal, hepatic, or gastrointestinal disease

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Drug: Placebo
Placebo once daily for 24 weeks (double-blind treatment) followed by 400 mg/day TPN-101 for 24 weeks (open-label treatment).
Experimental: TPN-101, Dose A
Drug: TPN-101, 100 mg/day
100 mg/day of study investigational drug TPN-101 once daily for 24 weeks (double-blind treatment) followed by 400 mg/day TPN-101 for 24 weeks (open-label treatment).
Experimental: TPN-101, Dose B
Drug: TPN-101, 200 mg/day
200 mg/day of study investigational drug TPN-101 once daily for 24 weeks (double-blind treatment) followed by 400 mg/day TPN-101 for 24 weeks (open-label treatment).
Experimental: TPN-101, Dose C
Drug: TPN-101, 400 mg/day
400 mg/day of study investigational drug TPN-101 once daily for 24 weeks (double-blind treatment) followed by 400 mg/day TPN-101 for 24 weeks (open-label treatment).

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Assess the safety and tolerability of TPN-101 in patients with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)
Time Frame: 48 weeks
Incidence and severity of spontaneously reported treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) associated with TPN-101 v. placebo administered for up to 48 weeks in patients with PSP
48 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Assess the pharmacokinetics of TPN-101 as measured by concentrations of TPN-101 in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Time Frame: 48 weeks
48 weeks
Assess the pharmacodynamic effect of TPN-101 on neurodegeneration as measured by changes in the levels of CSF and blood neurofilament light (NfL)
Time Frame: 48 weeks
48 weeks
Assess the clinical effect of TPN-101 as measured by changes in score on the Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Rating Scale (PSPRS)
Time Frame: 48 weeks
The PSPRS is comprised of 28 items in six categories: daily activities (by history), behavior, bulbar, ocular motor, limb motor and gait/midline. Scores range from 0 to 100, each item is graded 0-2 (six items) or 0-4 (22 items), with lower scores indicating better clinical and functional status.
48 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Transposon Therapeutics, Inc.

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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December 12, 2021

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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February 24, 2024

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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March 24, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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July 19, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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July 29, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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August 6, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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April 8, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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April 2, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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April 1, 2026

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • TPN-101-PSP-201

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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