🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-01-13

A Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of DNL593 in Healthy Participants and Participants With Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD-GRN) (NCT05262023)

A Phase 1/2, Multicenter, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double Blind Single Dose and Multiple Dose Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of DNL593 in Healthy Participants and Participants With Frontotemporal Dementia Followed by an Open-Label Extension

🔵 Active, Not Recruiting Phase1 / Phase2 💊 Investigational Drug / Biologic Sponsor: Denali Therapeutics Inc.

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

This is a Phase 1/2, multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and pharmacodynamics (PD) of single and multiple doses of DNL593 in two parts followed by an optional open-label extension (OLE) period. Part A will evaluate the safety, tolerability, PK, and PD of single doses of DNL593 in healthy male and healthy female participants of nonchildbearing potential. Part B will evaluate the safety, tolerability, PK, and PD of multiple doses of DNL593 in participants with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) over 25 weeks. Part B will be followed by Part C, an optional 18-month OLE period available for all participants who complete Part B.

Who can join: Review the eligibility criteria below.

Location: University of California San Francisco — San Francisco, California

Age range: 18 Years to 80 Years

🧪 Interventions in This Study

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Full eligibility criteria are available on the official NIH protocol. View the criteria ↗

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (26 Sites)

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  • University of California San Francisco — San Francisco, California
  • John Hopkins University — Baltimore, Maryland
  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • University of Antwerp — Antwerp,
  • UZ Leuven — Leuven,
  • L2IP - Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas LTDA — Brasília,
  • Faculdade de Medicina Da Universidade de São Paulo — São Paulo,
  • Hospital Universitario San Ignacio — Bogotá,
  • Grupo de Neurosicencias de la Universidad de Antioquia — Medellín,
  • Fakultni nemocnice v Motole — Prague,
  • CHU de Nantes — Nantes,
  • CHU Rouen — Rouen,
  • CHU Toulouse — Toulouse,
  • ASST degli Spedali Civili di Brescia — Brescia,
  • Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi — Florence,
  • IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano — Milan,
  • Azienda Ospedaliera Cardinale G Panico — Tricase,
  • Erasmus University Medical Center — Rotterdam,
  • Hospital de Braga — Braga,
  • Campus Neurológico Sénior — Torres Vedras,
  • Hospital Clinic de Barcelona — Barcelona, Barcelona
  • Hospital Universitario de Donostia — Donostia / San Sebastian, Guipúzcoa
  • Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio — Seville, Sevilla
  • Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty — Istanbul,
  • Ondokuz Mayis University Hospital — Samsun,

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

  • 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
  • Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
  • Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

💡 How to Participate

  1. Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
  2. Review the official NIH record below to find the coordinating site.
  3. Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
  4. Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.
🏛️ View Official NIH Record ↗