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A Phase I/II Trial of JR-446 in Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IIIB (MPS IIIB)

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of JR-446 in Mucopolysaccharidosis IIIB, sponsored by JCR Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.. Recruiting at 5 sites in 3 countries. Open to participants aged Up to 5 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-21.

Sponsored by JCR Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
12
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
Up to 5 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a global, open-label, Phase I/II, interventional trial in participants younger than 6 years of age with Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IIIB (MPS IIIB), designed to assess the safety and tolerability of JR-446, determine its pharmacodynamic effects, and explore its potential to demonstrate early clinical effects on disease-relevant outcomes.

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Conditions studied

  • Mucopolysaccharidosis IIIB
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In context

Lead sponsor

JCR Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. is the lead sponsor of 13 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
Up to 5 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Patients with confirmed MPS IIIB with a phenotype of MPS IIIB that is not classified as slowly progressive (i.e., not attenuated).
  2. A chronological age \<6 years.
  3. Ability to complete and achieve a Standard score ≥55, using either Bailey Scale of Infant Development-4 (BSID-4) Cognitive domain or Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children-II (KABC-II) Non-Verbal Index, whichever tool is most appropriate for the participant's chronological age.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Contraindication for lumbar puncture or MRI.
  2. A participant who has a medical condition or extenuating circumstance that, in the opinion of the principal investigator or sub-investigator, might compromise the participant's ability to comply with protocol requirements, the participant's well-being or safety, or the interpretability of the participant's clinical data.
  3. A participant who has received any other investigational drug product (including but not limited to, tralesinidase alfa enzyme replacement therapy [TA-ERT], Genistein, KINERET [anakinra], ambroxol, miglustat) within 4 months (or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer) before the time of providing informed consent.
  4. A participant who has received gene therapy treatment or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) with successful engraftment.
  5. Serious drug allergy or hypersensitivity to any components of JR-446 or medications likely prescribed during the trial.
  6. A participant has a history of bleeding disorder or current use of medications that, in the opinion of the investigator, place them at risk of bleeding following lumbar puncture.
  7. A patient with recurrent epileptic seizures not adequately controlled with anti-seizure medication, and which, in the clinical judgment of the principal investigator, would preclude safe participation in the trial.
  8. Serology consistent with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) exposure or consistent with active hepatitis B (HepB) or hepatitis C (HepC) infection.
  9. A participant/family, who, in the opinion of the investigator, may not be able to comply with protocol requirements and cooperate fully with the trial assessments, procedures, and scheduling for JR-446 IMP dose administrations.
  10. Study participants for whom informed consent is unable to be provided by a parent or legal guardian; or when applicable for a study participant who is unable to provide assent with respect to study participation in conjunction with parental or legal guardian consent for participation on study.

The above information is not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a patient's potential participation in this clinical trial.

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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
12 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    JR-446

    Arm: 1

    Drug: JR-446

Interventions

  • DrugJR-446

    IV infusion

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. To establish the safety and tolerability of JR-446 in MPS IIIB patients following repeated dose administration

    Incidence and severity of treatment-emergent adverse events; Incidence and severity of infusion-associated reactions; Incidence of clinically significant changes/abnormalities in safety laboratory tests, vital signs, and electrocardiogram.

    Time frame: Up to 1 year (multiple visits)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change From Baseline in Cerebrospinal Fluid Heparan Sulfate Concentration

    Time frame: Through Week 53 (up to 1 year; multiple visits)

  2. Absolute Change From Baseline in Serum Heparan Sulfate Concentration

    Time frame: Through Week 53 (up to 1 year; multiple visits)

  3. Percent Change From Baseline in Serum Heparan Sulfate Concentration

    Time frame: Through Week 53 (up to 1 year; multiple visits)

  4. Absolute Change From Baseline in Urine Heparan Sulfate Concentration

    Time frame: Through Week 53 (up to 1 year; multiple visits)

  5. Percent Change From Baseline in Urine Heparan Sulfate Concentration

    Time frame: Through Week 53 (up to 1 year; multiple visits)

  6. Absolute Change From Baseline in Serum Neurofilament Light Chain Concentration

    Time frame: Through Week 53 (up to 1 year; multiple visits)

  7. Percent Change From Baseline in Serum Neurofilament Light Chain Concentration

    Time frame: Through Week 53 (up to 1 year; multiple visits)

  8. Change in Cognitive Function Assessments From Baseline

    Time frame: Through Week 53 (up to 1 year)

  9. Change in Brain MRIs From Baseline

    Time frame: Through Week 53 (up to 1 year)

  10. Change in Height Standard Deviation Score (SDS) From Baseline (using WHO child growth standards)

    Time frame: Through Week 53 (up to 1 year)

  11. Change in Weight SDS From Baseline (using WHO child growth standards)

    Time frame: Through Week 53 (up to 1 year)

  12. Change in Body Mass Index (BMI) SDS From Baseline (using WHO child growth standards)

    Time frame: Through Week 53 (up to 1 year)

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Study locations

1 of 5 sites recruiting
  • Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institution, Attn: 2900 Wing
    Oakland, California 94609, United States
    Recruiting
  • UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15224, United States
    Not yet recruiting
  • Lysosomal and Rare Disorders Research and Treatment Center (LDRTC)
    Fairfax, Virginia 22030, United States
    Not yet recruiting
  • University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
    Hamburg, 20246, Germany
    • Nicole Maria Muschol · Contact · muschol@uke.de · +49 (0) 40 7410 53714
    Not yet recruiting
  • Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
    London, WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom
    Not yet 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 Sep 21, 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
NCT07640984
Lead sponsor
JCR Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.
Collaborators
MEDIPAL HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 11, 2026
Start date
Sep 9, 2026
Primary completion
Jun 30, 2028 (estimated)
Completion
Sep 30, 2028 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 21, 2026

Study contacts

JCR Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.
Contact
clinical_development@jp.jcrpharm.com
+81-797-32-8582

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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