A Phase II, 26-week, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Efficacy of ONO-2020 in Patients With Mild to Moderate Alzheimer's Disease
This is a Phase 2, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled study to assess safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and efficacy of ONO-2020 in participants with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD). This study aims to determine whether administering ONO-2020, an epigenetic regulator, may improve cognitive functions like memory and cognition in individuals with Alzheimer's disease dementia.
• Have a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease according to the recommendations from the revised criteria for diagnosis and staging of Alzheimer's disease: Alzheimer's Association Workgroup , along with any positive AD-specific biomarker results (abnormal Core 1 or Core 2 biomarkers) from a previous diagnosis or at screening.
• Have a previous MRI or CT scan of the brain, which was performed within 1 year prior to enrollment in the study, to confirm that more recent neurological events (e.g., stroke) would not potentially constitute a confounder in the assessment of the etiology of the participant's cognitive status.
• MMSE score of 15 to 24, inclusive, and MMSE score cannot deviate more than 3 points in either direction between the screening and baseline visits.
• AD numeric clinical stage 4 or stage 5 based on NIA-AA criteria 2024, at screening and baseline visits
• Participants receiving concurrent AD treatment (acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and /or memantine) must be on a stable dose for at least 90 days prior to randomization, and the participant must be willing to remain on the same dose for the duration of the study.
• Have the ability to comply with procedures for cognitive and other tests in the opinion of the investigator
• If female, postmenopausal for at least 1 year
• Non-vasectomized male participants with female partners of childbearing potential must agree to use an effective method of contraception from dosing on Day 1 until 3 months after the last administration of study intervention and agree not to donate sperm until 3 months after the last administration of study intervention.
• Participant must have a Caregiver who has frequent contact with the participant (defined as at least 8 hours per week spread across 3\
‣ 4 visits per week) to provide support to the participant to ensure compliance with study requirements. The Caregiver must be willing to consent to participate in this study, to provide a rating of the extent and severity of change of the participant's memory, problem-solving abilities, or activities of daily living from prior abilities.
⁃ General health status acceptable for participation in the study, and the participant must be able to ingest pills.
⁃ Participant and his/her Caregiver have provided full written informed consent prior to the performance of any protocol-specified procedure; or if a participant is unable to provide informed consent due to cognitive status, he/she has provided assent, and a legally acceptable representative (LAR) has provided full written informed consent on behalf of the participant.