Treatment Effect of Tamoxifen on Patients With DMD

July 21, 2022 updated by: Talia Dor, Hadassah Medical Organization

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a progressive devastating disease that affects mainly boys, with an incidence of about 1:3,500 live births. The pathology of DMD is a result of non-repaired muscle damage that leads to muscle-tissue replacement by scar tissue, a process known as fibrosis. Currently, there is no effective treatment for the disease. The only therapy offered to these boys are steroids which slightly delayed the disease progression. The boys lose their ability to walk at around the age of 12, and die in the 4th decade of life from severe heart and lung problems.

In this study investigators will test the efficacy of Tamoxifen treatment in ambulatory DMD boys. Tamoxifen is a drug used for palliative treatment of breast cancer patients and has an outstanding safety profile. In addition, Tamoxifen was tested in the past in boys, for other pediatric indications, and showed an excellent safety with no side effects.

Tamoxifen is being tested in this study, as a therapy for DMD, for the following reasons:

(i) it was shown to have anti-fibrotic effect in multiple in-vivo systems; (ii) it assists in the repair of damaged muscles.

In other words, Tamoxifen is expected to have a synergistic effect on DMD patients, due to its dual mechanism of action. Indeed, Tamoxifen was shown to have significant beneficial effects in the mdx mouse model of DMD. Also, a small compassionate cohort of 3 boys, treated for 6 months with Tamoxifen, yielded very encouraging results.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

19

Phase

  • Phase 1

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

5 years to 16 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Ambulatory

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Non Ambulatory

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: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Other: open label study
one arm open label study
Drug: Tamoxifen

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
6-minute walk distance (6MWD)
Time Frame: The six minute walk distance will be tested during the 36 months of the trial. For the first 12 months, the 6 minute walk test will be tested every 3 months and for the follow up period of 24 months,will be done every 6 months.
PT evaluation
The six minute walk distance will be tested during the 36 months of the trial. For the first 12 months, the 6 minute walk test will be tested every 3 months and for the follow up period of 24 months,will be done every 6 months.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
North Star assesment(NSAA)
Time Frame: The NSAA will be tested during the 36 months of the trial. For the first 12 months, the NSAA will be tested every 3 months and for the follow up period of 24 months,will be done every 6 months.
PT evaluation
The NSAA will be tested during the 36 months of the trial. For the first 12 months, the NSAA will be tested every 3 months and for the follow up period of 24 months,will be done every 6 months.

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Hadassah Medical Organization

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

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 (Actual)

November 1, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2020

Study Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 22, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 13, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

July 15, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 25, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 21, 2022

Last Verified

July 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • DMDTAM001-HMO-CTIL

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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