Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this Expert Talk, Dr. Tyrell Simkins and Dr. James Berry explore The ALSTARS Trial: Updates on the COYA 302 Clinical Trial and the Path Ahead. This session highlights the role of the immune system in ALS, the importance of inflammation in disease, and the role of regulatory T cells in helping regulate the immune response.
Dr. Simkins and Dr. Berry discuss what regulatory T cells do, what may go wrong in ALS, and how these cells may represent an emerging area of therapeutic research. They also provide an overview of COYA 302, an investigational therapeutic approach that combines two existing medicines, and share early observations from the first four people treated.
The speakers explain how the ALSTARS clinical trial is designed, including randomization, placebo control, the extension phase, and the injections involved in the study. They also discuss what clinical trial participation looks like and the importance of carefully evaluating early findings before broader conclusions can be drawn.
Throughout the discussion, Dr. Simkins and Dr. Berry explore the path ahead for COYA 302 and the ALSTARS trial, including what needs to happen before researchers can better understand the potential of this approach for people living with ALS.
In this talk, we cover:
• The role of the immune system and inflammation in ALS
• What regulatory T cells do and what may go wrong in ALS
• An introduction to COYA 302 and its therapeutic approach
• Early observations from the first four people treated
• How the ALSTARS clinical trial is designed
• What participation in the ALSTARS trial involves
• The path ahead for COYA 302 and the ALSTARS trial
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In this Expert Talk, Dr. Tyrell Simkins and Dr. James Berry explore The ALSTARS Trial: Updates on the COYA 302 Clinical Trial and the Path Ahead. This session highlights the role of the immune system in ALS, the importance of inflammation in disease, and the role of regulatory T cells in helping regulate the immune response.
Dr. Simkins and Dr. Berry discuss what regulatory T cells do, what may go wrong in ALS, and how these cells may represent an emerging area of therapeutic research. They also provide an overview of COYA 302, an investigational therapeutic approach that combines two existing medicines, and share early observations from the first four people treated.
The speakers explain how the ALSTARS clinical trial is designed, including randomization, placebo control, the extension phase, and the injections involved in the study. They also discuss what clinical trial participation looks like and the importance of carefully evaluating early findings before broader conclusions can be drawn.
Throughout the discussion, Dr. Simkins and Dr. Berry explore the path ahead for COYA 302 and the ALSTARS trial, including what needs to happen before researchers can better understand the potential of this approach for people living with ALS.
In this talk, we cover:
• The role of the immune system and inflammation in ALS
• What regulatory T cells do and what may go wrong in ALS
• An introduction to COYA 302 and its therapeutic approach
• Early observations from the first four people treated
• How the ALSTARS clinical trial is designed
• What participation in the ALSTARS trial involves
• The path ahead for COYA 302 and the ALSTARS trial
📲 Download the EverythingALS App
• Google Play: bit.ly/4nXqIYy
• App Store: bit.ly/42tPBmh
Follow EverythingALS:
► Website: everythingals.org
► X: https://x.com/everything_als
► LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/everythingals
► Facebook: facebook.com/everythingals
► Subscribe for more Expert Talks: youtube.com/@EverythingALS
#ExpertTalk #EverythingALS #ALSResearch #ALSCommunity #ALS #ALSTARS #COYA302 #ClinicalTrials #Immunology #RegulatoryTCells #ALSInnovation #ClinicalResearch #TyrellSimkins #JamesBerry










