RGX-202: RGX-202 is a recombinant AAV8 containing a transgene encoding a novel microdystrophin
Study summary
RGX-202 is a gene therapy designed to deliver a transgene for a novel microdystrophin that includes functional elements of naturally-occurring dystrophin including the C-Terminal (CT) domain.
This is a multicenter, open-label dose evaluation clinical study to assess the safety, tolerability, and clinical efficacy of a one-time intravenous (IV) dose of RGX-202 in participants with Duchenne.
Eligibility
Sex
MALE
Min age
1 Year
Max age
—
Healthy volunteers
No
Part 1 - Key Inclusion Criteria:
* The participant's legal guardian(s) is (are) willing and able to provide written, signed informed consent prior to any study-related procedures; and, where applicable, the minor participant has provided written or verbal assent according to local requirements.
* Is a male at least 4 years of age and less than 12 years of age at consent or 1 to \<4 years of age at the time of dosing and ≥ 10 kg at the time of screening.
* Must meet any of the following criteria:
* DMD gene mutation in exons 18 and above, and a clinical picture consistent with typical DMD with the exception of a participant (Cohort 1b) with DMD gene mutation in exons 12-17.
* Participant is able to walk 100 meters independently without assistive devices. Cohort 2c participant must be able to walk 10 meters independently without assistive devices. Cohort 1b participant must be able to walk with or without assistive devices.
* Participant is able to complete the TTSTAND per protocol-specific criteria.
* Participant has been on a stable dose of systemic glucocorticoids according to the standard of care for at least 12 weeks. Cohort 2c participants must be consistently on or off a stable dose of systemic glucocorticoids according to the standard of care for at least 12 weeks.
* Clinical laboratory test results, including hepatic and renal function, are within the normal range during screening, or if abnormal, are not clinically significant, in the opinion of the investigator.
* Documentation is provided at screening visit for participant's adherence to the local country's vaccination schedule. The parent(s) or legal guardian(s) must be willing to have their child receive a meningococcal vaccine, if not already vaccinated.
* Participant and parent(s)/legal guardian(s) are willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, study intervention administration plan, and study procedures.
Part 2 and 3 Inclusion Criteria:
* The participant's legal guardian(s) is (are) willing and able to provide written, signed informed consent prior to any study-related procedures; and, where applicable, the minor participant has provided written or verbal assent according to local requirements.
* DMD gene mutation with any mutation except for those with deletions or point mutations in exons 8, 9 and/or 10.
* Participant is able to complete the TTSTAND per protocol-specific criteria.
* Clinical laboratory test results, including hepatic and renal function, are within the normal range during screening, or if abnormal, are not clinically significant, in the opinion of the investigator.
* Documentation is provided at screening visit for participant's adherence to the local country's vaccination schedule. The parent(s) or legal guardian(s) must be willing to have their child receive a meningococcal vaccine, if not already vaccinated.
* Participant and parent(s)/legal guardian(s) are willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, study intervention administration plan, and study procedures.
* Is a male at least 1 year of age and ≥ 10 kg at the time of screening.
* Sexually active participants must be willing to use a medically accepted method of contraception from the time of the screening visit through 5 years after RGX-202 administration.
* Participants 1 to \<4 years of age must meet the following criteria:
* is able to walk 10 meters independently without assistive devices.
* must be consistently on or off a stable dose of systemic glucocorticoids according to the standard of care for at least 12 weeks and the 24-month duration of the study.
* Participants 4 years and older must meet the following criteria:
* are able to walk 100 meters independently without assistive devices.
* have been on a stable dose of systemic glucocorticoids according to the standard of care for at least 12 weeks and remain on a stable dose for the 24-month duration of the study.
* have a NSAA total score ≥16.
Part 1 Exclusion Criteria:
* Participant has any condition that would contraindicate treatment with immunosuppression.
* Participant has received ataluren (a protein restoration therapy) or an exon-skipping therapy for the treatment of DMD within 6 months of study entry or is unable to refrain from taking ataluren or exon-skipping therapy for a duration of 5 years from the time of RGX-202 administration.
* Participant has received any investigational or commercial gene therapy product over his lifetime.
* Participant is currently taking any other investigational intervention (other than corticosteroids) or has taken any other investigational intervention (other than corticosteroids) within 3 months prior to the scheduled Day 1 intervention. If your corticosteroid is vamorolone, the participant will be asked to temporarily convert his daily dosing to prednisolone/prednisone during a short period of time around RGX-202 administration. He will be allowed to revert back to his baseline vamorolone regimen at the original per kilogram dose at which he entered the study and should remain on this for 24 months unless the investigator determines that this is not clinically indicated or possible.
* Participant has impaired cardiac function defined as a left ventricular ejection fraction of \< 55% on screening cardiac assessments (echocardiogram or MRI).
* Participant is not a good candidate for the study, in the opinion of the investigator.
Part 2 and 3 Exclusion Criteria:
* Participant has any condition that would contraindicate treatment with immunosuppression.
* Participant has received givinostat within 3 months of study entry or has received ataluren (a protein restoration therapy) or an exon-skipping therapy for the treatment of DMD within 6 months of study entry or is unable to refrain from taking ataluren or exon-skipping therapy for a duration of 5 years from the time of RGX-202 administration.
* Participant has received any investigational or commercial gene therapy product over his lifetime.
* Participant is currently taking any other investigational intervention (other than corticosteroids) or has taken any other investigational intervention (other than corticosteroids) within 3 months prior to the scheduled Day 1 intervention. If the corticosteroid is vamorolone, the participant will be asked to temporarily convert his daily dosing to prednisolone/prednisone during a short period of time around RGX-202 administration. He will be allowed to revert back to his baseline vamorolone regimen at the original per kilogram dose at which he entered the study and should remain on this for 24 months unless the investigator determines that this is not clinically indicated or possible.
* Participant has detectable titer of \>1:50 for AAV8 total binding antibodies in serum at screening.
* Participant has impaired cardiac function defined as a left ventricular ejection fraction of \< 55% on screening cardiac assessments echocardiogram or MRI).
* Participant is not a good candidate for the study, in the opinion of the investigator.
Primary outcome measure(s)
Part 1 Safety measured by incidence of Adverse Events and Serious Adverse Events — 52 weeks Evaluate incidences of AEs and SAEs
Part 2 and 3 Pharmacodynamic — 12 weeks Proportion of participants whose RGX-202 microdystrophin protein expression determined in their muscle biopsy is ≥ 10% relative to dystrophin level in non-DMD participants
Trial sites (23)
Facility
City
Region
Status
Arkansas Children's Hospital
Little Rock
Arkansas
Children's Hospital of Orange County
Orange
California
Stanford School of Medicine /Division of Neuromuscular Medicine
Palo Alto
California
Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora
Colorado
University of Florida
Gainesville
Florida
Rare Disease Research
Atlanta
Georgia
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Chicago
Illinois
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Iowa
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City
Kansas
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Worcester
Massachusetts
Helen DeVos Children's Hospital
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Columbia University Medical Center
New York
New York
Cincinnati Children's
Cincinnati
Ohio
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus
Ohio
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland
Oregon
Monroe Carell Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
Nashville
Tennessee
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas
Texas
Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters
Norfolk
Virginia
Children's Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University
This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.
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