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A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effect of AVB-101, a Gene Therapy Product, in Subjects With a Genetic Sub-type of Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD-GRN)
Sponsor: AviadoBio Ltd
Summary
The goal of this clinical study is to learn about an investigational gene therapy product called AVB-101, which is designed to treat a disease called Frontotemporal Dementia with Progranulin Mutations (FTD-GRN). FTD-GRN is an early-onset form of dementia, a progressive brain disorder that affects behavior, language and movement. These symptoms result from below normal levels of a protein called progranulin (PGRN) in the brain, which leads to the death of nerve cells (neurons), affecting the brain's ability to function. The main questions that the study aims to answer are: 1. Is a one-time treatment with AVB-101 safe for patients with FTD-GRN? 2. Does a one-time treatment with AVB-101 restore PGRN levels to at least normal levels? 3. Could AVB-101 work as a treatment to slow down or stop progression of FTD-GRN? In this study there is no placebo (a dummy pill or treatment used for comparison purposes), so all participants will receive a one-time treatment of AVB-101 delivered directly to the brain, with follow-up assessments for 5 years.
Official title: A Phase 1/2 Open-Label, Ascending Dose, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Safety and Preliminary Efficacy of AVB-101 Administered by Bilateral Intrathalamic Infusion in Subjects With Frontotemporal Dementia With Progranulin Mutations (FTD-GRN)
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
30 Years - 75 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
9
Start Date
2023-08-30
Completion Date
2030-03-21
Last Updated
2026-02-27
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Intrathalamic AAV.PGRN administration
One-time MRI-guided stereotaxic infusion of AAV.PGRN into the brain
Intrathalamic AVB-101
AVB-101 is made from an adeno-associated virus, serotype 9 (AAV9). AAVs are small viruses that are naturally occurring and do not cause illness or infection on their own. AVB-101 has been modified to contain a copy of the correct (non-mutated) GRN gene, plus some other genetic material to enable the GRN gene to function inside neurons (cells within the brain). AVB-101 has also been modified so that it cannot divide and make new copies of itself (known as 'replication'), which means that it cannot cause disease or a large immune response in your body.
Locations (19)
The Ohio State University (OSU) Wexner Medical Center
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Vanderbilt University Medical Centre
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, Texas, United States
UZ Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
Milan, Italy
Amsterdam UMC
Amsterdam, Netherlands
NEURO-CARE Sp. z o.o. Sp. Komandytowa
Katowice, Poland
Neurologia Slaska Centrum Medyczne
Katowice, Poland
Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne, SUM w Katowicach
Katowice, Poland
Euromedis Sp. z o.o.
Szczecin, Poland
Centrum Medyczne NeuroProtect Sp z o.o.
Warsaw, Poland
Mazowiecki Szpital Brodnowski Sp. z o. o.
Warsaw, Poland
Hospital Clinic Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe
Valencia, Spain
Skåne University Hospital
Lund, Sweden
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Cambridge, United Kingdom
University Hospital of Wales
Cardiff, United Kingdom
University College London Hospitals
London, United Kingdom