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RecruitingNCT05860569Updated Jul 3, 2025

Safety Evaluation of Gene Therapy Drug in the Treatment of Primary Hypertriglyceridemic Patients With Recurrent Pancreatitis

A Phase 1 interventional study of GC304 in Hypertriglyceridemia, Familial, sponsored by GeneCradle Inc. Recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 60 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-07-03.

Sponsored by GeneCradle Inc · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Sep 2024; still recruiting 2 years later.
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
7
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years to 60 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The study will evaluate safety and tolerance of intravenous delivery of GC304 gene therapy drug as a treatment of primary hypertriglyceridemic patients with previous onset of acute pancreatitis.

Read the detailed description

The purpose of this trial is to evaluate safety and tolerance of gene therapy drug GC304 in primary hypertriglyceridemic patients who have loss of function mutations in GPIHBP1 or LPL genes, with previous onset of acute pancreatitis.

Open-label, dose-escalation clinical trial of GC304 will be conducted in China. GC304 will be administrated intravenously. Short-term safety will be evaluated in 52 weeks and enter long-term follow-up study of 5 years at will. Patients will be tested at baseline and followed up on various time points.

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Conditions studied

  • Hypertriglyceridemia, Familial
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In context

Lead sponsor

GeneCradle Inc is the lead sponsor of 8 studies on the registry; 6 are open to participants now.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 60 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Diagnosed as primary hypertriglyceridemia poorly managed by regular treatment and dietary control, with episode of acute pancreatitis twice or once of severe acute pancreatitis within 5 years;
  • Fasting plasma triglycerides (TG) levels above 5.65 mmol/L (intake of dietary fat \<30 g within 24 hours before blood taken);
  • Homozygous or heterozygous mutations in GPIHBP1 or LPL genes by genetic screening;
  • The patients within reproductive age take effective contraceptive measures voluntarily entering screening stage until 6 months after the trial;
  • The patients fully understand and are able to comply with the requirements of the treatment and are willing to complete the trial as planned, including voluntary compliance with the trial procedures, acceptance of low-fat dietary requirements, and provide of biological samples.
  • Be able to understand the procedures and methods of the trial and voluntarily participate with the signature of the informed consent by the patient or his/her guardian.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patient who is known to be allergic to any ingredient of a trial drug (including immunosuppressants) or has any disease prohibited from the treatment;
  • Patient who is having active bacteria, fungi, viruses or other infections;
  • Patient who is intolerant of immunosuppressive drugs or steroids;
  • Patient who is with any of the following clinical history of serious illness or existing serious illness:

    1. unrelieved abdominal pain caused by acute onset of pancreatitis or by other causes;
    2. disease history of malignancy or currently suffering from any malignant tumor;
    3. autoimmune diseases;
    4. disease history of epilepsy or mental illness (e.g. schizophrenia, depression, mania, anxiety, etc.);
    5. heart diseases: cardiomyopathy and myocarditis; structural heart diseases; coronary heart disease (acute coronary syndrome, myocardial infarction); pericardial disease; severe arrhythmias (severe tachycardia requiring pacemakers, severe rapid arrhythmias, and other arrhythmias beyond the control of medications) ; New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification heart function grading ≥III or Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) ≤50%;
    6. poorly controlled diabetes (fasting blood glucose ≥11.1mmol/L);
    7. with systolic blood pressure (SBP) > 150mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) > 100mmHg after treatment with a stable dose (at least 4 weeks) of antihypertensive drugs;
  • The results of the laboratory examination at screening meet either of the following:

    1. Aspartate transaminase (AST) or alanine transaminase (ALT) > 2 × upper limit of normals (ULN);
    2. Total bilirubin > upper limit of normals (ULN);
    3. Creatinine > upper limit of normals (ULN);
    4. Phosphatase kinase > 2 × upper limit of normals (ULN);
    5. Glomerular filtration rate estimate \< 50 mL/min (estimated by the Cockroft-Gault formula);
    6. Positive hepatitis B surface antigen, positive hepatitis C antibody, positive HIV antibody or positive syphilis spiral antibody before or during screening;
    7. A positive blood pregnancy test;
  • AAV5 neutralizing antibody levels above 1:100
  • Person who has used a clinical trial drug within 1 month (30 days) prior to screening, or who plans to participate in other clinical trials during the trial period;
  • Blood loss/donation of more than 400 mL (except for female physiological blood loss) within 3 months (90 days) before screening, and receiving blood transfusion or using blood products;
  • Person who has undergone major surgery within 3 months (90 days) prior to screening, or who has undergone surgery that could significantly affect the course or safety evaluation of the trial drug;
  • Alcohol consumption was high in the first 3 months (90 days), i.e. the average alcohol intake was greater than 3 units/day (Male) or 2 units/days (female) (1 unit = 18ml alcohol, such as beer 360 ml with 5% alcohol, 12% wine 150ml, 40% liquor 45ml); or who cannot abstain from drinking during the trial;
  • Women who are pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding, or all persons of reproductive age who are unable to take effective contraceptives until 3 months after the completion of the study;
  • Patients who have poor compliance or who may not be able to complete the test for other reasons, or whom the investigator considers inappropriate to participate in the trial.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Sequential assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
7 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Cohort 1

    3.0x10\^12 vg/kg of GC304 delivered one-time intravenously (n=3)

    Genetic: GC304

  • Experimental
    Cohort 2

    1.0x10\^13 vg/ kg of GC304 delivered one-time i intravenously (n=3)

    Genetic: GC304

  • Experimental
    Cohort 3

    3.0x10\^13 vg/ kg of GC304 delivered one-time i intravenously (n=3)

    Genetic: GC304

Interventions

  • GeneticGC304

    Self-complementary adeno-associated virus serotype 5 (AAV5) carrying a codon-optimized LPL coding sequence(coLPL) driven by a liver-specific promoter (LP)

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events [Safety and Tolerability])

    Frequency of treatment-related adverse events (AEs), serious adverse events (SAEs), and changes from baseline in relevant clinical laboratory tests

    Time frame: 12 weeks

  2. The incidence of dose limited tolerance (DLT)

    Time frame: 12 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Changes of plasma triglyceride levels from baseline

    Time frame: 12 weeks

  2. The proportion of patients who stop using lipid-lowering medications;

    Time frame: 12 weeks

  3. Copy numbers of viral vector DNA [Shedding of viral vectors];

    Time frame: 12 weeks

  4. Titers of antibody against viral vector

    Time frame: 12 weeks

  5. Titers of antibody against LPL (lipoprotein lipase) protein

    Time frame: 12 weeks

Other outcomes

  1. Changes of LPL activity in post-heparin plasma from baseline;

    Time frame: 52 weeks

  2. Frequency of onset of acute pancreatitis after administration of GC304;

    Time frame: 52 weeks

  3. Changes of plasma triglyceride levels from baseline;

    Time frame: 52 weeks

  4. The proportion of patients who stop taking hypolipidemic drugs;

    Time frame: 52 weeks

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Peking Union Medical College
    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
    • Qi Liu · Contact · liuq@bj-genecradle.com · 86-15628951937
    • Shuyang Zhang, MD · Principal investigator
    • Zhuang Tian, MD · Sub investigator
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 3, 2025, 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
NCT05860569
Lead sponsor
GeneCradle Inc
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 16, 2023
Start date
Sep 20, 2024
Primary completion
Dec 2026 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 2028 (estimated)
Last update
Jul 3, 2025

Study contacts

GeneCradle, Inc. China
Contact
ind@bj-genecradle.com
86-13501380583

Oversight

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