Clinical trial • Phase I/II • Musculoskeletal|Rare Disease

ALE1 for Hypophosphatasia

Phase I/II trial of ALE1 for Hypophosphatasia.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Musculoskeletal|Rare Disease
Trial Disease
Hypophosphatasia
Trial Stage
Phase I/II
Drug Modality
Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
16-09-2025
First CTIS Authorization Date
19-11-2025

Trial design

Randomised, ale1 matched placebo (placebo arm); dose and schedule not specified in the available data.-controlled, adaptive Phase I/II trial in Germany.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
ALE1 matched placebo (placebo arm); dose and schedule not specified in the available data.
Adaptive
True, single-ascending dose (SAD) and multiple-ascending dose (MAD) dose-escalation design; specific escalation rules, interim analyses or stopping rules not provided in available data.
Single Multiple Or Escalation Dose Combined
Yes
Target Sample Size
96

Eligibility

Recruits 96 adults.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Aged ≥ 18 to ≤ 65 years (inclusive) at the time of signing the ICF."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Part 1: 1) Participants are overtly healthy as determined by a medical evaluation."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Part 1: 2) No concurrent medical conditions or significant medical history, in the opinion of the investigator."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Part 2: 1) Documented ALPL gene variant."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Part 1: History of conditions affecting bone or mineral metabolism."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Part 2: 1) Previous treatment with an enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) or any advanced therapeutic agent (e.g., gene therapy) for the treatment of HPP or any treatment for osteoporotic diseases."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Part 2: 2) Previous exposure to any medication or investigational agent potentially affecting bone structure, muscle volume, muscle strength, or muscle or nerve function."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Part 2: 3) Diagnosis of hyperparathyroidism."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Part 2: 4) Diagnosis of hypoparathyroidism, unless secondary to HPP."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Part 2: 5) New fracture within 12 weeks before first dosing."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Number and severity of treatment emergent adverse events (TEAEs) in healthy participants and patients with hypophosphatasia (HPP) with increasing oral doses of ALE1","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Pharmacokinetic parameters of single and multiple ascending doses of ALE1.","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Pharmacodynamic biomarker levels in blood samples of single and multiple ascending doses of ALE1.","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Dose proportionality in pharmacokinetic parameters in single and multiple ascending doses of ALE1.","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Effect of food on ALE1 pharmacokinetic parameters.","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
96
Recruitment Window Months
14
Consent Approach
Adults (participants aged ≥18) provide informed consent. Subject information and informed consent forms are available (documents listed include German-language ICFs: L1_SIS and ICF Main 2A_DEU_German_ForPub, L1_SIS and ICF Main 2B_DEU_German_ForPub, and L1_SIS and ICF Pregnancy_DEU_German__ForPub). Specific assent procedures not applicable/not provided.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
2
Total Number Of Participants
96

Germany

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
30-10-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
06-05-2026
Processing Time Days
188
Number Of Sites
2
Number Of Participants
24

Sites

Site Name
Orthopädische Klinik König-Ludwig-Haus
Department Name
Orthopaedics and trauma surgery
Principal Investigator Name
Lothar Seefried
Principal Investigator Email
lothar.seefried@uni-wuerzburg.de
Contact Person Name
Lothar Seefried
Site Name
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Department Name
Department of Osteology and Biomechanics
Principal Investigator Name
Florian Barvencik
Principal Investigator Email
fbarvencik@uke.de
Contact Person Name
Florian Barvencik
Contact Person Email
fbarvencik@uke.de

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Alesta Therapeutics B.V.
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
Netherlands

Contract research organisations

Name
Novotech Clinical Research (Cyprus) Limited
Responsibilities
codes: 1,11,12,2,5,8
Name
QPS Netherlands B.V.
Responsibilities
PD analysis
Name
4g Clinical LLC
Responsibilities
code 3

Third parties

  • {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"Congenica Ltd","duties_or_roles":"ALPL genotyping","organisation_type":"Health care"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"ClinCapture","duties_or_roles":"code 7","organisation_type":"Industry"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Clario","duties_or_roles":"ECG analysis","organisation_type":"Health care"}
  • {"country":"Netherlands","full_name":"QPS Netherlands B.V.","duties_or_roles":"PD analysis","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Cyprus","full_name":"Novotech Clinical Research (Cyprus) Limited","duties_or_roles":"codes: 1,11,12,2,5,8","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"4g Clinical LLC","duties_or_roles":"code 3","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Australia","full_name":"360 Biolabs Pty Limited","duties_or_roles":"PK analysis","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Thomas Jefferson University","duties_or_roles":"code 13","organisation_type":"Educational Institution"}
  • {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"Acm Global Central Laboratory Limited","duties_or_roles":"PD analysis; code 4","organisation_type":"Laboratory/Research/Testing facility"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
ALE1 I
Active Substance
ALE1
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
Oral
Route
Oral
Authorisation Status
Authorised
First In Human
Yes
Dose Levels
ALE1 I
Investigational Product Name
ALE1
Active Substance
ALE1
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
Oral
Route
Oral
Authorisation Status
Authorised
First In Human
Yes
Dose Levels
ALE1
Investigational Product Name
ALE1 III
Active Substance
ALE1
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
Oral
Route
Oral
Authorisation Status
Authorised
First In Human
Yes
Dose Levels
ALE1 III
Investigational Product Name
ALE1 matched placebo
Modality
Other

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