A Phase 1/2 interventional study of intra-striatal rAAV5-miHTT and Imitation (sham) surgery in Huntington's Disease, sponsored by UniQure Biopharma B.V.. Active, not recruiting at 12 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 25 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-10-21.
Sponsored by UniQure Biopharma B.V. · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Treatment
This is the first study of AMT-130 in patients with early manifest HD and is designed to establish safety and proof-of-concept (PoC). CT-AMT-130-01 is a Phase 1/2, multicenter, first-in-human (FIH) study. The first three cohorts of the study have completed enrollment, including the randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled cohorts. Cohort 4 is open-label.
Cohort 4 participants will receive high dose AMT-130.
AMT-130 is an investigational, single administration gene therapy intended to modify the disease course for HD. Preclinical studies have shown that AMT-130 lowers huntingtin protein and is associated with decreased progression of Huntington's Disease signs in animal models.
Cohort 1, 2, and 3 evaluated low dose and high dose AMT-130.
Cohort 4 will further evaluate the safety of high dose AMT-130 in participants with low striatal volume. All participants in Cohort 4 will receive high dose AMT-130 and will receive pre- and post-operative dexamethasone.
Cohorts 1 and 2 participants continue follow-up visits through 6 years after receipt of AMT-130. Cohorts 3 and 4 participants continue follow-up visits through 5 years after receipt of AMT-130.
285 studies on the registry are indexed under Huntington Disease; 49 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 43 is close to the median of 40 across 203 interventional studies indexed under Huntington Disease.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Low dose rAAV5-miHTT (6x10\^12 gc/subject). Note: gc = genome copies
Genetic: intra-striatal rAAV5-miHTT
High dose rAAV5-miHTT (6x10\^13 gc/subject).
Genetic: intra-striatal rAAV5-miHTT
Imitation (sham) surgery
Other: Imitation (sham) surgery
Low dose rAAV5-miHTT (6x10\^12 gc/subject). High dose rAAV5-miHTT (6x10\^13 gc/subject).
Genetic: intra-striatal rAAV5-miHTT
High dose rAAV5-miHTT (6x10\^13 gc/subject).
Genetic: intra-striatal rAAV5-miHTT
One time MRI-guided stereotaxic infusion of rAAV5-miHTT into the brain
Also known as: AMT-130
Simulated surgical procedure with skin incisions only; no intrastriatal injections and no burr holes through the skull
Number and type of Adverse Events (AE)
Safety will be assessed by adverse events (AEs) related to clinical safety laboratory tests, vital signs, electrocardiograms (ECGs), neurological and physical examinations, rAAV5 vector shedding, immunogenicity response (Cohorts 1, 2 \& 3), suicidality risk \[Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale \[C-SSRS)\], changes in global cognitive functioning \[Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale (MoCA)\] and MRI measures of edema, inflammation, volume loss and structural changes.
Time frame: 12 months (Cohorts 1 & 2) and 12 months (Cohort 3)
Duration of persistence of AMT-130 in the brain
Change over time in levels of AMT-130-derived Vector DNA Expression in the Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)
Time frame: Collected for duration of study through month 72 (Cohorts 1 & 2) and through month 16 (Cohorts 3 & 4)
CSF Mutant Protein (fM)
Will be used as an exploratory biomarker to measure disease progression and responsiveness to AMT-130 treatment.
Time frame: Collected for duration of study through month 72
CSF/Serum Neurofilament Light Chain (pg/mL)
Will be used as an exploratory biomarker to measure disease progression and responsiveness to AMT-130 treatment.
Time frame: Collected for duration of study through month 72
Unified Huntington Disease Rating Scale (UHDRS)
The UHDRS will assess changes from baseline in summary scores of domains of motor function, cognitive function, behavioral function, and functional abilities.
Time frame: Collected for duration of study through month 72
Quantitative Motor (Q-Motor) Testing
Q-Motor testing will measure disease progression and responsiveness to AMT-130 treatment.
Time frame: Collected for duration of study through month 72 (Cohorts 1, 2 & 3)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
MRI assessments will include whole brain volume, striatal region volumes, white matter volume, gray matter volume, ventricular volume, cortical thickness, and diffusion MRI measures.
Time frame: Collected for duration of study through month 72
Neuro-QoL Measures
The Neuro-QoL is a brief, reliable, valid, standardized set of patient reported, Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) measures for people living with neurological conditions.
Time frame: Collected for duration of study through month 72
Plan to share: No
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