Clinical Research Directory

Study to Determine Optimal Dose and Evaluate Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of Progerinin in Patients With Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS)

Researchers will compare treatment with progerinin plus lonafarnib vs lonafarnib alone to assess optimal dosing, safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics in patients with Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS). Subjects in the randomized study arms will continue to take the standard of care (SOC), lonafarnib, and will be randomized to either take SOC alone or in combination with progerinin.

A Study Observing Disease Progression in a Patient With Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS)

This study is a prospective, non-interventional, single-patient observational study following one patient with Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS), a rare disease that causes rapid, premature aging, over a 3-year period without any therapeutic intervention. The main purpose of this study is to track disease-related biomarkers over time - through physical measurements, cardiac and vascular ultrasound, bone age and bone density scans, cognitive testing, and quality-of-life assessments, along with blood tests (a total of 4 research blood draws, 3ml each) - in order to establish baseline natural history data that will support the future development and evaluation of an RNA-targeting gene therapy (based on AAV-Cas13 technology) for this condition.

Creating Stem Cells From a Progeria Patient's Blood to Test Candidate Treatments in the Lab

This study aims to establish induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lines from the blood of one pediatric patient with Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS), a rare disease that causes rapid, premature aging, in order to build a laboratory model of the disease. The main purpose of this study is to collect a blood sample (a total of 9cc, drawn once) from the patient, reprogram the patient's blood cells into stem cells, and then differentiate these stem cells into disease-relevant cell types (such as fibroblasts, vascular smooth muscle cells, and neurons) to study how HGPS affects cells at a molecular level. These patient-derived cells will then be used entirely in the laboratory (in-vitro) to test the safety and effectiveness of candidate treatments, including an RNA-targeting gene therapy, before any such therapy would be considered for use in patients.