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An Exploratory Clinical Trial of VGN-R08b in Patients With Type II Gaucher Disease

An Early Phase 1 interventional study of VGN-R08b in Type II Gaucher Disease, sponsored by Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. Recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 0 Months to 24 Months. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-02-22.

Sponsored by Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine · Early Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Jan 2025, 1 year 8 months ago, but the record still lists the study as recruiting.
  • Registered 4 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Mar 2023, registered Jul 2023).
  • Started Mar 2023; still recruiting 3 years 7 months later.
Phase
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
6
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
0 Months to 24 Months
Sex
All
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Study summary

This exploratory trial is to prove the tolerability and safety of VGN-R08b to treat infants with type II Gaucher disease.

Read the detailed description

Gaucher disease (GD) is an autosomal recessive genetic metabolic disorder. Due to the mutation of Glucocerebrosidase gene (GBA1), the activity of glucocerebrosidase (GCase) in the lysosome of the body is reduced, causing its substrate glucocerceramide to be accumulated in macrophage lysosomes in the liver, spleen, bone, lung, brain and eyes. Type II, acute neuropathy, with extensive and severe visceral involvement, usually develops within the first year of life, and most children die before the age of 2. VGN-R08b is a kind of Gene therapy with adeno-associated virus (AAV) serotype 9 (AAV9) driven human GBA1 being injected directly into intracerebroventricular.

This is a single-center, open, dose-climbing investigator-sponsored exploratory clinical study that included a dose-climbing phase and a dose-expanding phase. The sponsor plans to explore two dose levels in dose-climbing phase (one subject each cohort), then have additional 2\~4 subjects in dose-expanding phase.

This study is to give preliminary evidence for the safety and efficacy of VGN-R08b treatment for patients with type II Gaucher disease.

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Conditions studied

  • Type II Gaucher Disease

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Keywords

  • GBA, Glucocerceramide, AAV9, CNS gene therapy
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In context

Gaucher Disease

171 studies on the registry are indexed under Gaucher Disease; 37 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 6 is below the median of 20 across 98 interventional studies indexed under Gaucher Disease.

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Lead sponsor

Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine is the lead sponsor of 222 studies on the registry; 54 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
0 Months to 24 Months
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Infants with age of ≤24 months.
  2. Historical diagnosis of Gaucher disease confirmed by GCase enzyme activity test, and with GBA1 biallelic mutations.
  3. Neurological signs and/or symptoms consistent with diagnosis of GD2.
  4. Parent(s)/legal guardian(s) of subject must give their consent for subject to enroll in the study.
  5. Parent(s)/legal guardian(s) of the subject must agree to comply with the requirements of the study, including providing disease information and support disease assessment of symptoms.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Diagnosis of a significant CNS disease other than GD2 that may be a cause for the patient's GD symptoms or may confound study objectives.
  2. Achieved independent gait.
  3. Severe visceral symptoms of GD which, in the opinion of the Investigator, would pose an unacceptable risk to the patient or interfere with the patient's ability to comply with study procedures or interfere with the conduct of the study.
  4. Clinically active infection (including HIV, HBV, HCV or syphilis).
  5. For those receiving enzyme replacement therapy and/or substrate reduction therapy and/or ambroxol for Gaucher disease, stable treatment ≤2 months before enrollment.
  6. Use of strong inhibitors or inducers of cytochrome CYP3A4 or P-glycoprotein (P-gp) medications, herbals, or over-the-counter agents.
  7. Any type of prior gene or cell therapy.
  8. Immunizations (live vaccines) in the prior 4 weeks.
  9. Use of systemic immunosuppressant or corticosteroid therapy other than protocol-specified (topical preparations for dermatological conditions are allowed).
  10. Patients with anti-AAV9 neutralizing antibody titer over 1:5.
  11. Brain MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) showing clinically significant abnormality considered to prevent intracisternal injection.
  12. Contraindication to sedation during surgery or imaging studies (PET).
  13. Presence of other significant medical conditions that would create an unacceptable risk to the patient or interfere with the patient's ability to comply with study procedures or interfere with the conduct of the study.
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Study design

Phase
Early Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
6 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    type II Gaucher disease

    This is a single-center, open, dose-climbing investigator-sponsored exploratory clinical study that included a dose-climbing phase and a dose-expanding phase. The sponsor plans to explore two dose levels in dose-climbing phase (one subject each cohort), then have additional 2\~4 subjects in dose-expanding phase

    Drug: VGN-R08b

Interventions

  • DrugVGN-R08b

    VGN-R08b is a kind of Gene therapy with adeno-associated virus (AAV) serotype 9 (AAV9) driven human GBA1 being injected directly into intracerebroventricular.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Adverse Events (AEs), Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)

    Adverse Events (AEs), Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)

    Time frame: Week 52

Secondary outcomes

  1. Long-term safety follow-up

    Number of Adverse Events (AEs), Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)

    Time frame: Up to Year 5

  2. Survival ratio at age of 24 months

    Survival ratio at age of 24 months

    Time frame: Baseline until event, or reach the age of 24 months, Up to Year 5

  3. Changes in the activity of glucose cerebroside lipase (GCase)

    Pharmacodynamic indicators

    Time frame: Up to Year 5

  4. Changes in the activity of glucose cerebroside (GC) levels

    Pharmacodynamic indicators

    Time frame: Up to Year 5

  5. Changes in the activity of glucose sphingosine (Lyso GL1) levels in peripheral blood and CSF after medication

    Pharmacodynamic indicators

    Time frame: Up to Year 5

  6. Immunogenicity

    Number of subjects producing antibodies against AAV9 and GCase

    Time frame: 26 weeks

  7. Changes in the genomic level of VGN-R08b vector in peripheral blood after medication

    Pharmacokinetics

    Time frame: 26 weeks

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
    Shanghai, Shanghai 200097, China
    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 Feb 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
NCT06272149
Lead sponsor
Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Collaborators
Shanghai Vitalgen BioPharma Co., Ltd.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Feb 22, 2024
Start date
Mar 1, 2023
Primary completion
Jan 15, 2025 (estimated)
Completion
Feb 28, 2029 (estimated)
Last update
Feb 22, 2024

Study contacts

Zhang Huiwen, Dr.
Contact
zhanghuiwen@xinhuamed.com.cn
18117165075
Zhang Huiwen, Dr.
principal investigator · Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

Oversight

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