This is a prospective, non-randomized, open-label, dose escalation study of a single administration of gene therapy in children who are 3 to 9 years old with Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (Batten) Subtype 5 (CLN5) disease.
The study is a first in human (FIH) open-label, dose escalation study designed to assess the safety and efficacy of administration of an adeno-associated viral vector serotype 9 (AAV9) carrying the gene encoding human ceroid-lipofuscinosis neuronal protein 5 (CLN5) in subjects with CLN5 Batten disease. The study treatment will be delivered via intracerebroventricular (ICV) and intravitreal (IVT) injection on the same day. Each participant will be followed for safety and efficacy for 5 years after treatment. Efficacy assessments in this study will evaluate motor, language, visual and cognitive function.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
6
Participants with confirmed mutations in the CLN5 gene who meet all the inclusion and none of the exclusion criteria will be treated with a single intracerebroventricular (ICV) dose and a single intravitreal (IVT) dose of the study treatment.
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York, United States
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
London, United Kingdom
Incidence of Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)
Incidence, type, severity, and frequency of TEAEs
Time frame: 5 years (multiple visits)
Incidence of Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)
Incidence, type, severity, and frequency of SAEs
Time frame: 5 years (multiple visits)
Incidence of clinical laboratory abnormalities
Incidence, type, severity, and frequency of clinical laboratory abnormalities
Time frame: 5 years (multiple visits)
Incidence of new nerve conduction study (NCS) abnormalities
Incidence, type, severity, and frequency of new nerve conduction study (NCS) abnormalities
Time frame: 5 years (multiple visits)
Incidence of new physical and neurologic exam abnormalities
Incidence, type, severity, and frequency of new physical and neurologic exam abnormalities
Time frame: 5 years (multiple visits)
Change in Hamburg Scale, Motor and Language domain scores
Change from baseline in Hamburg Scale, Motor and Language domain scores (each domain is rated from 0 to 3, with 3 reflecting normal function for age and 0 reflecting complete loss of function)
Time frame: 5 years (multiple visits)
Change in Spectral Domain-Optical Coherence Tomography (SD-OCT)
Change from baseline in SD-OCT parameters including Ellipsoid Zone (EZ) defect area measurements, macular volume and thickness, retinal nerve fiber layer thickness, and ganglion cell layer thickness
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Time frame: 5 years (multiple visits)
Change in Unified Batten Diseases Rating Scale (UBDRS)
Change from baseline in total score and individual domains of the Unified Batten Diseases Rating Scale (UBDRS; total score 0 to 277, with higher scores indicating worse function)
Time frame: 5 years (multiple visits)
Change in Caregiver global impression of change
Caregiver global impression of change throughout the study
Time frame: 5 years (multiple visits)
Change in visual acuity measurements
Change from baseline in visual acuity measured using Teller acuity cards, Lea symbol chart, Landolt C chart, or low contrast visual acuity (measure to be used will depend on subject's level of cognitive and visual function)
Time frame: 5 years (multiple visits)
Change in color vision
Change from baseline in color vision measured using Ishihara color blindness testing
Time frame: 5 years (multiple visits)