A Study to Assess Dystrophin Levels in Participants With Nonsense Mutation Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (nmDMD)
Condition: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
MeSH terms: Muscular Dystrophies; Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne
Intervention: Ataluren
Intervention description: Ataluren will be administered as per the dose and schedule specified in the arm.
Phase: Phase 2
Study type: Interventional
Primary purpose: Treatment
Intervention model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Enrollment: 20.0
Sex: Male
Minimum age: 2 Years
Maximum age: 7 Years
Healthy volunteers: No

Summary:

      This study is designed to evaluate the ability of ataluren to increase dystrophin protein
      levels in muscle cells of participants with nmDMD. The study will evaluate the levels of
      dystrophin before and after 40 weeks of ataluren therapy using muscle biopsies and 2
      validated assay methods, electrochemiluminescence (ECL) and immunohistochemistry.
    

Eligibility criteria:

        Inclusion Criteria:

          -  Evidence of signed and dated informed consent/assent document(s) indicating that the
             participant (and/or his parent/legal guardian) has been informed of all pertinent
             aspects of the trial.

          -  Phenotypic evidence of duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) based on the onset of
             characteristic clinical symptoms or signs (for example, proximal muscle weakness,
             waddling gait, and Gowers' maneuver) and an elevated serum creatine kinase (CK).
             Medical documentation of phenotypic evidence of DMD needs to be provided upon request
             by the Sponsor's medical monitor.

          -  Documentation of the presence of a nonsense point mutation in the dystrophin gene as
             determined by gene sequencing. Review and approval of documentation by sponsor or
             designee is required prior to enrollment.

          -  Willing to undergo muscle biopsy.

        Exclusion Criteria:

          -  Ongoing intravenous (IV) aminoglycoside or IV vancomycin therapy.

          -  Known contra-indication to muscle biopsy (such as bleeding or clotting disorders).

          -  Prior or ongoing therapy with ataluren.

          -  Known hypersensitivity to any of the ingredients or excipients of the study drug (for
             example, refined polydextrose, polyethylene glycol 3350, poloxamer 407, mannitol 25C,
             crospovidone XL10, hydroxyethyl cellulose, colloidal silica, magnesium stearate).

          -  Exposure to another investigational drug within 2 months prior to start of study
             treatment, or ongoing participation in any interventional clinical trial.

          -  Requirement for daytime ventilator assistance or any use of invasive mechanical
             ventilation via tracheostomy. Evening non-invasive mechanical ventilation such as use
             of bilevel positive airway pressure (Bi-PAP) therapy is allowed.

          -  Elevated serum creatinine or cystatin C levels at screening.

          -  Prior or ongoing medical condition (for example, concomitant illness, psychiatric
             condition, behavioral disorder), medical history, physical findings or laboratory
             abnormality that, in the investigator's opinion, could adversely affect the safety of
             the participant, makes it unlikely that the course of treatment or follow-up would be
             completed, or could impair the assessment of study results.