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CompletedNCT03173521Updated Nov 22, 2024

Gene Therapy in Patients With Mucopolysaccharidosis Disease

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of AAV2/8.TBG.hARSB in Mucopolysaccharidosis Type VI, sponsored by Fondazione Telethon. Completed at 2 sites in 2 countries. Open to participants aged 4 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-11-22.

Sponsored by Fondazione Telethon · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
9
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
4 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study investigated the safety and efficacy of gene therapy approaches for Mucopolysaccharidosis type VI disease caused by the deficiency of arylsulfatase B (ARSB) enzyme. The aim of the study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the treatment.

Read the detailed description

Mucopolysaccharidosis type VI disease is involved in Lysosomal Storage Disorder. The MPS VI disease is characterized by growth retardation, corneal clouding, cardiac valve disease, organomegaly, skeletal dysplasia, without central nervous system involvement.

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Conditions studied

  • Mucopolysaccharidosis Type VI

Keywords

  • MPSVI
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In context

Mucopolysaccharidoses

145 studies on the registry are indexed under Mucopolysaccharidoses; 11 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 9 is below the median of 15 across 80 interventional studies indexed under Mucopolysaccharidoses.

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Lead sponsor

Fondazione Telethon is the lead sponsor of 12 studies on the registry; 3 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
4 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Documented biochemical and molecular diagnosis of MPS VI. Testing for homozygous or compound heterozygous disease-causing mutations of the ARSB gene must have been performed by an accredited laboratory.
  2. Subjects must be of 4 years of age or older.
  3. Subjects should have received ERT for at least 12 months before enrolment and should continue to receive ERT until 7-14 days before IMP administration.
  4. Documented informed consent; willingness to adhere to protocol and to participate to long-term follow-up, as evidenced by written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Subjects unable or unwilling to meet requirements of the study.
  2. Participation in a clinical study with an investigational drug in the 6 months prior to enrolment in this trial.
  3. Subjects unable to perform the 6MWT.
  4. History of severe anaphylactoid reaction to Naglazyme in subjects receiving ERT that could affect the safety (severe reaction is meant to be a respiratory impairment event that is life-threatening).
  5. Presence of tracheostomy or need of ventilatory assistance.
  6. Subjects with evidence of progressive myelomalacia that is considered severe enough to require neck surgery in the first six months after enrolment.
  7. Values of AST or ALT above the upper limit of normal range at baseline 2 (at -5days) evaluations.
  8. Co-existence of chronic diseases or clinically relevant abnormal baseline laboratory values; infections with hepatitis B, C, or HIV (Baseline 1).
  9. Systemic corticosteroid therapy or other immunosuppressive/immunomodulating drugs within 2 months prior to IMP administration.
  10. Female individuals of childbearing age who are pregnant or nursing or unwilling to use effective contraception for at least one year post-IMP administration.
  11. Fertile male individuals who are unwilling to use male barrier contraceptives such as condom.
  12. Any other condition that would not allow the subject to complete follow-up examinations during the course of the study and that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would make the subject unsuitable for the study.
  13. Presence of serum NAB to AAV8 above the limit of detection of the assay (Screening and Baseline 1).
  14. Presence of serum antibodies anti-ARSB above the upper limit of detection of the assay (antibodies anti-ARSB level >31250 or declared positive at the value of serum dilution 1.10 according to the performed assay) at Screening and Baseline 1.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
9 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    open label

    Adeno-associated viral vector serotype 8 with liver-specific thyroxine-binding globulin (TBG) promoter driving the expression of the human ARSB gene diluted in its final formulation medium \[Drug product (DP) diluted in 0.9% saline solution and 0.25% of human serum albumin\]. Four dose levels are available: * 'Starting dose' is 6x1011 gc of vector per kg of body weight. * 'High dose' is 2x1012 gc of vector per kg of body weight. * 'Very high dose' is 6x1012 gc of vector per kg of body weight. * 'Low dose' is 2x1011 gc of vector per kg of body weight. Intermediate doses are also possible. The administration of the IMP will be performed into a peripheral vein (e.g. median cubital vein) over 2-4 hours using an infusion pump. The IMP final volume to be injected is calculated based on the patient's weight (determined on the day of hospital admission), as 3 mL/kg.

    Biological: AAV2/8.TBG.hARSB

Interventions

  • BiologicalAAV2/8.TBG.hARSB

    Adeno-associated viral vector serotype 8 with liver-specific thyroxinebinding globulin (TBG) promoter driving the expression of the human ARSB gene. Four dose levels are available: * Starting dose is 6x1011 gc of vector per kg of body weight; * High dose is 2x1012 gc of vector per kg of body weight and will be administered after at least two subjects at the starting dose have experienced no DLT; * Very high dose is 6x1012 vector per kg of body weight and will be administered after three subjects at the high dose have experienced no DLT; * Low dose is 2x1011 gc of vector per kg of body weight. Intermediate doses are also possible. The administration of the IMP will be performed into a peripheral vein. The IMP final volume to be injected is calculated based on the patient's weight (determined on the day of hospital admission), as 3 mL/kg.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Safety and tolerability of the IMP administration

    Overall safety and tolerability will be determined through monitoring of adverse events, laboratory and clinical investigations and imaging studies (for example complete physical examination with vital signs recording, liver ultrasound, measurement of transaminases, thyroids hormones, creatinine, albumin, total proteins in blood and urine, and urea, C3 and C4 in blood).

    Time frame: From GT up to 5 years post IMP administration at the following visits: days 1,2,3; weeks 2,3,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14; months 4,9,12; years 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5.

  2. Primary efficacy outcome - Urinary GAG levels

    To determine the efficacy of gene therapy, post-injection urinary GAG excretion levels will be compared to the average of pre-injection urinary GAG determined at baseline 1 and at visit 1.

    Time frame: From GT up to 5 years post IMP administration at the following visits: days 1,2,3; months 4,9,12,15; years 1.5,1.75, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Secondary efficacy outcome - endurance

    Endurance as measured by 6-minute walk test (6MWT) in walking subjects, 3-minute stair climb test (3MSCT) in walking subjects.

    Time frame: From GT up to 5 years post IMP administration at the following visits: months 4,9,12; years 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3.

  2. Secondary efficacy outcome - lung volumes

    Forced vital capacity (FVC), and forced expiratory volume at 1 second (FEV1) in cooperative subjects.

    Time frame: From GT up to 5 years post IMP administration at the following visits: months 4,9,12; years 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3.

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Study locations

2 sites
  • Department of Translational Medicine (DISMET) of "Federico II" University, Naples
    Naples, 80131, Italy
  • Children's Hospital Hacettepe University
    Ankara, Turkey
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 22, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03173521
Lead sponsor
Fondazione Telethon
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 2, 2017
Start date
Jul 17, 2017
Primary completion
Jul 30, 2021
Completion
Jul 16, 2024
Last update
Nov 22, 2024

Study contacts

Nicola Brunetti-Pierri
principal investigator · Department of Translational Medicine (DISMET) of "Federico II" University, Naples

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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