Official Title
Early Access Program With Arimoclomol for the Treatment of Niemann-Pick Disease Type C in the US
Brief Summary

NPC is a rare, relentlessly progressive, neurological disease and associated with seriousmorbidity and shortened life expectancy.The purpose of this Expanded Access Program is to provide early access to arimoclomol forpatients with Niemann-Pick Type C disease who, in the opinion and the clinical judgementof the treating physician, may benefit from treatment with arimoclomol.Participants will receive treatment with arimoclomol until their doctor finds it does nothelp them anymore, they withdraw, or the study is stopped for any reason.

Available
Intermediate-size Population
Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C

Drug: Arimoclomol

Participants receive prescribed arimoclomol by oral administration

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- The patient has a confirmed diagnosis of NPC (NPC1 or NPC2)* and at least one
neurological symptom.

- The patient is two years of age or above.

- The patient is a permanent resident of US.

- If taking miglustat (Zavesca®), the patient must have been on the target dose for
the past six weeks.

- If the patient is a sexually active female of child-bearing potential
(post-menarche), it is agreed to use highly effective contraception during the EAP
and until three weeks after the last dose of arimoclomol.

- Confirmed negative urine pregnancy test for sexually active female of child-bearing
potential (post-menarche).

- All sexually active male patients with female partners of child-bearing potential
(postmenarche) agree to use a condom in addition to the birth control used by their
partners during treatment and until three weeks after the last dose of arimoclomol.

- If the patient has a history of seizures, the condition must be adequately
controlled, i.e., the pattern of seizure activity must be stable, and the patient
must be on a stable dose and regimen of antiepileptic medication during one month
prior to screening.

- Patient or parent/guardian must provide written informed consent to participate in
EAP.

- In line with Patterson et al. 2017

Exclusion Criteria:

- Severe liver insufficiency.

- Renal insufficiency.

- The patient has a known or suspected allergy or intolerance to arimoclomol or its
constituents.

- The patient is pregnant, planning to become pregnant (while on the EAP program) or
is currently breastfeeding.

- The patient will undergo treatment with another investigational drug*, whilst
participating in the program or in the 4 weeks prior to commencing treatment with
arimoclomol.

- The patient is either eligible and able to participate in or is currently
participating in an active interventional clinical trial within the indication.

- The patient, in the opinion of the clinician, is unable to comply with the treatment
or has a medical condition that would potentially increase the risk to the patient
by participation.

- The patient has a medical condition which hinders the clinician's assessment of
arimoclomol safety and efficacy (e.g. certain epileptic conditions or severe
cataplexy).

- Including unlicensed product provided under an Early Access Program or
equivalent compassionate use programs

Eligibility Gender
All
Eligibility Age
Minimum: 2 Years ~ Maximum: N/A
Countries
United States
Locations

University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, United States

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital and Research Center/ UCSF
Oakland, California, United States

Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC)
Orange, California, United States

Nicklaus Children's Hospital
Miami, Florida, United States

Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, United States

Boston Childrens Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Mayo Clinic Children's Center
Rochester, Minnesota, United States

New York University School of Medicine
New York, New York, United States

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCH)
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Dell Children's Medical Center
Austin, Texas, United States

UT Health / McGovern Medical School; Division of Medical Genetics
Houston, Texas, United States

Contacts

Zevra Therapeutics Medical Information
+1-888-289-5607
medicalaffairs@zevra.com

Clinigen Customer service
+1 877-768-4303
usmapoperations@clinigengroup.com

NCT Number
MeSH Terms
Pick Disease of the Brain
Aphasia, Primary Progressive
Frontotemporal Dementia
Niemann-Pick Diseases
Niemann-Pick Disease, Type A
Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C