Safety and efficacy of tamoxifen in non-ambulant patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial (TAMDMD Group B).

Most patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) are non-ambulant. Preserving proximal motor function is crucial, rarely studied. Tamoxifen, a selective oestrogen receptor modulator, reduced signs of muscular pathology in a DMD mouse model. Our objective was to assess the safety and efficacy of...

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Autores: Henzi BC, Putananickal N, Schmidt S, Nagy S, Rubino-Nacht D, Schaedelin S, Amthor H, Childs AM, Deconinck N, Horrocks I, Houwen-van Opstal S, Laugel V, Lobato ML, Osorio AN, Schara-Schmidt U, Spinty S, von Moers A, Lawrence F, Hafner P, Dorchies OM, Fischer D
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2025
País:España
Recursos:Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
Repositório:r-FSJD. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica de la Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
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Palavra-chave:Corticosteroid naive
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Motor function measurement
Non-ambulant duchenne muscular dystrophy
Tamoxifen
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Resumo:Most patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) are non-ambulant. Preserving proximal motor function is crucial, rarely studied. Tamoxifen, a selective oestrogen receptor modulator, reduced signs of muscular pathology in a DMD mouse model. Our objective was to assess the safety and efficacy of tamoxifen over 48 weeks in non-ambulant DMD patients. In this multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial at six European centres boys aged 10-16 years with genetically diagnosed DMD, non-ambulant and off corticosteroid treatment for =6 months, randomly assigned (1:1) to either 20 mg/day tamoxifen orally or placebo were included. The primary outcome was change in D2 motor function measure from baseline to week 48. Of 15 non-ambulant male patients with DMD screened, 14 were enrolled from January 24th, 2019, to January 6th, 2021. Eight patients were randomised to the treatment and six to the placebo group. The primary efficacy outcome did not differ significantly between tamoxifen and placebo (7.8 percentage points, 95 % CI, -26.82 to 11.22, p=0.359) with a trend not favouring tamoxifen. No deaths or life-threatening serious AEs occurred. Tamoxifen was safe but due to insufficient clinical evidence, it cannot be recommended as a treatment option for DMD. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03354039).