Soluble Nogo-Receptor-Fc decoy (AXER-204) in patients with chronic cervical spinal cord injury in the USA: a first-in-human and randomised clinical trial
Maynard G, Kannan R, Liu J, Wang W, Lam T, Wang X, Adamson C, Hackett C, Schwab J, Liu C, Leslie D, Chen D, Marino R, Zafonte R, Flanders A, Block G, Smith E, Strittmatter S. Soluble Nogo-Receptor-Fc decoy (AXER-204) in patients with chronic cervical spinal cord injury in the USA: a first-in-human and randomised clinical trial. The Lancet Neurology 2023, 22: 672-684. PMID: 37479373, PMCID: PMC10410101, DOI: 10.1016/s1474-4422(23)00215-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUpper extremity motor scoreSpinal cord injuryChronic spinal cord injuryTreatment-related adverse eventsAdverse eventsDay 169Intrathecal dosesCord injuryClinical trialsAmerican Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale (AIS) gradeCervical traumatic spinal cord injuryChronic cervical spinal cord injuryCommon treatment-related adverse eventsCervical spinal cord injurySevere spinal cord injuryTraumatic spinal cord injuryPost-hoc subgroup analysesPersistent neurological deficitsDouble-blind comparisonKey secondary objectiveNational InstituteOpen labelAdvancing Translational SciencesPlacebo groupNeurological deficits