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A Study to Evaluate Administration of SBT101 Gene Therapy in Adult Patients With Adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN)

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of SBT101 Treatment in AMN, AMN Gene Mutation and X-ALD, sponsored by SwanBio Therapeutics, Inc.. Terminated at 2 sites in 2 countries. Open to male participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-08-26.

Sponsored by SwanBio Therapeutics, Inc. · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
The SBT101 program for AMN was terminated for business/strategic reasons, and there were no safety concerns
Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
9
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
Male
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Study summary

This is a Phase 1/2 randomized, blinded, dose-escalation study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of intrathecal (IT) administration of SBT101, a recombinant adeno-associated virus serotype 9 (AAV9) containing a functional copy of the human adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-binding cassette transporter subfamily D member 1 (ABCD1; hABCD1) gene, in adult patients with adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN) aged 18-65 years.

Patients will receive a single dose of SBT101 via IT route (or an imitation procedure) and will be followed for safety and efficacy for 2 years. Patients receiving SBT101 will be followed for an additional 3 years (5 total) for Safety. Patients receiving an imitation procedure will be offered the opportunity to receive SBT101 after 2 years, as data indicate.

Read the detailed description

The study consists of two parts after infusion of SBT101:

Part 1: A blinded 24-month core study period to evaluate the safety and potential impact of SBT101 on disease progression. Part 1 will consist of 2 phases:

Phase 1: Dose-Escalation Phase: Two (2) doses of SBT101 (Dose level 1 cohort and Dose Level 2 cohort) will be evaluated to establish the maximum tolerated dose (MTD).

Phase 2: Dose-Expansion Phase: Additional patients will be enrolled to receive SBT101 at the MTD

Part 2: An unblinded 3-year long-term safety follow-up period with annual follow-up visits to evaluate the safety of SBT101 and disease progression.

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Conditions studied

  • AMN
  • AMN Gene Mutation
  • X-ALD

Keywords

  • AMN
  • X-ALD
  • Adrenoleukodystrophy
  • X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy
  • Adrenomyeloneuropathy
  • Myeloneuropathy
  • Spastic paraplegia
  • Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
  • HSP
  • ALD
  • ABCD1
  • ALDP
  • CALD
  • CCALD
  • Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn
  • Brain Diseases, Metabolic
  • Hereditary Central Nervous System Demyelinating Diseases
  • Leukoencephalopathies
  • Demyelinating Diseases
  • Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System
  • Metabolism, Inborn Errors
  • Peroxisomal Disorders
  • Metabolic Diseases
  • Adrenal Insufficiency
  • Gene Therapy
  • AAV9
  • Adeno-Associated Vector
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In context

Adrenoleukodystrophy

68 studies on the registry are indexed under Adrenoleukodystrophy; 19 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 9 is below the median of 31 across 40 interventional studies indexed under Adrenoleukodystrophy.

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Lead sponsor

SwanBio Therapeutics, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 2 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
Male
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Diagnosed with X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), including proven mutation in the ABCD1 gene through confirmatory genetic testing, and supported by elevated circulating VLCFA levels.
  2. Clinical evidence of spinal cord involvement but still able to ambulate independently

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Evidence of or past diagnosis of inflammatory cerebral disease.
  2. 15 years or more have elapsed since the initial onset of myeloneuropathy manifestations such as walking or running difficulties, bladder dysfunction, increased muscular tone, spasticity, weakness, balance problems, etc.
  3. for MRI procedure and/or contrast materials.
  4. Contraindication to , sirolimus, tacrolimus, and/or anesthetic medications.
  5. Unstable adrenal function (e.g., untreated or inappropriately treated adrenal insufficiency).
  6. History of diabetes or abnormal fasting plasma glucose (≥126 mg/dL) or ≥6.5%.
  7. Patients who have received a gene therapy.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(3)

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Contraindication

A reason a treatment, test or procedure should not be given to a particular person, such as an allergy, another illness or a medicine they take.

Corticosteroids (steroids)

Anti-inflammatory medicines such as prednisone, prednisolone and dexamethasone — not the anabolic steroids used for muscle.

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HbA1c

A blood test of average blood sugar over the past two to three months, given as a percentage or in mmol/mol. 6.5% (48 mmol/mol) or more is the usual threshold for diabetes, normally confirmed by a second test.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
9 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Active Treatment - Cohort 1- Dose Level 1

    Patients treated with SBT101 (1.0E14 vector genomes)

    Genetic: SBT101 Treatment

  • Experimental
    Active Treatment - Cohort 2 - Dose Level 2

    Patients treated with SBT101 (3.0E14 vector genomes).

    Genetic: SBT101 Treatment

Interventions

  • GeneticSBT101 Treatment

    SBT101 Treatment

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Adverse Events to SBT101. Any Serious TEAE. Any Serious TEAE Related to the Study Procedure or Study Drug.

    Any Treatment Emergent Adverse Event (TEAE). TEAE was defined as any adverse event which started during or after the administration of IMP or the immunosuppressant pre-medication.

    Time frame: 2 years

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Results

Posted Aug 26, 2026
Limitations and caveats
Early termination leading to small numbers of subjects analyzed.

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneDose Level 1Dose Level 2
Started45
Enrolled at study closure35
Completed35
Not completed10
Withdrew: Death10

Outcome measures

PrimaryAdverse Events to SBT101. Any Serious TEAE. Any Serious TEAE Related to the Study Procedure or Study Drug.

Any Treatment Emergent Adverse Event (TEAE). TEAE was defined as any adverse event which started during or after the administration of IMP or the immunosuppressant pre-medication.

Time frame:
2 years
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Adverse Events to SBT101. Any Serious TEAE. Any Serious TEAE Related to the Study Procedure or Study Drug.
ParticipantsCohort 1 - Dose Level 1Cohort 2 - Dose Level 2
Any TEAE44
Any Grade 3 or 4 TEAE related to study procedure or study drug20

Adverse events

Collected over From enrollment until 30 days after the patient's last visit (up to 24 months).. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Cohort 1 - Dose Level 11/4 (25%)3/4 (75%)4/4 (100%)
Cohort 2 - Dose Level 20/4 (0%)2/4 (50%)4/4 (100%)
Most frequent serious events
Most frequent serious events
EventCohort 1 - Dose Level 1Cohort 2 - Dose Level 2
GastroenteritisInfections and infestations1/40/4
PyelonephritisInfections and infestations1/40/4
Adrenocortical insufficiency acuteEndocrine disorders0/41/4
Muscular weaknessMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders1/40/4
Myelitis transverseNervous system disorders1/40/4
AspirationRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders1/40/4
Deep vein thrombosisVascular disorders0/41/4
Most frequent other events
Showing 10 of 102
Most frequent other events
EventCohort 1 - Dose Level 1Cohort 2 - Dose Level 2
Nervous system disordersMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders4/44/4
HeadacheNervous system disorders3/44/4
ParaesthesiaNervous system disorders0/44/4
Muscular weaknessMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders2/43/4
Micturition urgencyRenal and urinary disorders3/42/4
FatigueGeneral disorders1/43/4
Back painMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders2/42/4
Musculoskeletal stiffnessMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders2/42/4
Muscle spasmsMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders0/42/4
HypoaesthesiaNervous system disorders1/42/4

Baseline characteristics

Safety Analysis Set (all participants who received any amount of SBT101 as part of the study).

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(Years)Cohort 1 - Dose Level 1Cohort 2 - Dose Level 2Total
Mean28.3 ± 7.4135 ± 1.4131.6 ± 6.12
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Cohort 1 - Dose Level 1Cohort 2 - Dose Level 2Total
Female000
Male448
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Cohort 1 - Dose Level 1Cohort 2 - Dose Level 2Total
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian101
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
Black or African American000
White347
More than one race000
Unknown or Not Reported000
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Cohort 1 - Dose Level 1Cohort 2 - Dose Level 2Total
Hispanic or Latino000
Not Hispanic or Latino448
Unknown or Not Reported000
Confirmed Mutation in the ABCD1 Gene
Confirmed Mutation in the ABCD1 Gene(Participants)Cohort 1 - Dose Level 1Cohort 2 - Dose Level 2Total
Count of participants448
Adrenal Insufficiency
Adrenal Insufficiency(Participants)Cohort 1 - Dose Level 1Cohort 2 - Dose Level 2Total
Yes325
No123
Time Since AMN Diagnosis
Time Since AMN Diagnosis(Years)Cohort 1 - Dose Level 1Cohort 2 - Dose Level 2Total
Mean2.41 ± 1.7201.74 ± 0.8112.14 ± 1.333
Baseline EDSS
Baseline EDSS(Score on a scale)Cohort 1 - Dose Level 1Cohort 2 - Dose Level 2Total
Mean3.25 ± 0.6452.88 ± 0.8543.06 ± 0.729
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Study locations

2 sites
  • University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
    Worcester, Massachusetts 01655, United States
  • Amsterdam UMC
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
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References and documents

Study documents

PDFs hosted by the registry, ClinicalTrials.gov.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 26, 2026, 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
NCT05394064
Lead sponsor
SwanBio Therapeutics, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 27, 2022
Start date
Nov 17, 2022
Primary completion
Jun 30, 2025
Completion
Aug 31, 2025
Results posted
Aug 26, 2026
Last update
Aug 26, 2026

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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