Evaluation of NBI-1117567 in Participants With Mild to Moderate Alzheimer's Disease (AD) Taking a Background Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor

September 16, 2026 updated by: Neurocrine Biosciences

A Phase 2a, Multicenter, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of NBI-1117567 in Participants With Mild to Moderate Alzheimer's Disease on Stable Treatment With an Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor

This study is designed to evaluate the efficacy on improving cognitive performance as well as the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics (PK) of NBI-1117567 administered once daily (QD) in adults with mild to moderate AD who are receiving stable treatment with an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

135

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

50 years to 85 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  • Participant has a primary diagnosis of mild to moderate AD prior to screening.
  • Participant is receiving a well-tolerated treatment with an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor (donepezil, galantamine, or rivastigmine) at a stable dose for at least 3 months prior to the Screening Visit and is required to continue the same treatment at the same dose level throughout the study.
  • Negative pregnancy test at screening and Day 1 for participants of childbearing potential.
  • Participant is willing and able to comply with all study procedures and restrictions in the opinion of the investigator. Participant can follow instructions and understand and perform all study procedures, including cognitive assessments in the opinion of the investigator.

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnant (that is, positive pregnancy test at screening, or baseline [Day 1]) or lactating, or plans to become pregnant during the study.
  • Participant has other medical or neurological condition or prior clinical findings indicative of alternate or additional causes of cognitive impairment, including but not limited to vascular dementia, multi-infarct dementia, normal pressure hydrocephalus, Parkinson's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, frontotemporal dementia, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, hypoxic cerebral damage, encephalitis, central nervous system (CNS) infection, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, and history of head injury with loss of consciousness.
  • Participant has an unstable medical condition within the 3 months prior to screening or clinically relevant medical condition interfering with the study as judged by the investigator, as determined from the medical history review and the physical examinations obtained during screening.
  • Participant has any primary psychiatric condition or severe psychiatric symptom that in the opinion of the investigator may interfere with the participant's ability to participate in the study or impact the interpretation of study results.
  • Participant is undergoing psychological therapy interventions for cognition in AD. Participants undergoing cognitive behavioral therapy for conditions other than AD must be stable for 3 months prior to Day 1 and during the study.
  • Participant has previously participated in an interventional clinical study within the preceding 180 days, or 5 half-lives of the experimental treatment, whichever is longer.

Note: Other protocol-defined inclusion and exclusion criteria may apply.

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: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: NBI-1117567 Low Dose

Participants will receive the titration dose of NBI-1117567 followed by the target dose (low dose) for 10 weeks.

NBI-1117567 will be administered per schedule specified in the arm description.

Experimental: NBI-1117567 High Dose

Participants will receive the titration dose of NBI-1117567 followed by the target dose (high dose) for 10 weeks.

NBI-1117567 will be administered per schedule specified in the arm description.

Placebo Comparator: Placebo

Participants will receive placebo for 12 weeks.

Placebo matching to NBI-1117567 will be administered per schedule specified in the arm description.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Change From Baseline in Neuropsychological Test Battery (NTB) Composite Score at Day 85
Time Frame: Baseline, Day 85
Baseline, Day 85

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Change From Baseline in Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive Subscale, 13 Item Version (ADAS-Cog13) Score at Day 85
Time Frame: Baseline, Day 85
Baseline, Day 85
Change From Baseline in Clinical Dementia Rating-Sum of Boxes (CDR-SB) Score at Day 85
Time Frame: Baseline, Day 85
Baseline, Day 85

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Study Director: Clinical Development Lead, Neurocrine Biosciences

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

October 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

May 1, 2028

Study Completion (Estimated)

June 1, 2028

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 16, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 16, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

September 22, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 22, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 16, 2026

Last Verified

September 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • NBI-1117567-ADC2038

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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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