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Halting Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency With Recombinant AAV in ChildrEn

Sponsor: University College, London

NCT ID: NCT05092685

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At a glance

What the study gets you
Access to the study treatment being tested
Type of study
Interventional (receives a drug or procedure)
Time in hospital
In-person visits at study sites — visit count not specified by the sponsor
Drug or intervention
AAVLK03hOTC (genetic)
How long the study runs
Study runs about 43 months (dates as stated)
About the drug or intervention
AAVLK03hOTC — genetic: Peripheral intravenous infusion of AAVLK03hOTC.
Patient visit burden
Not specified by the sponsor
Type of study
Testing a treatment
Ages
0 Days to 16 Years
Who
All
Number of participants
12
Started
2023-11-01
Last checked
2023-10

Plain English Summary

What is this study?

  • • Testing a new treatment for ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency
  • • Phase1/Phase2 - 12 participants
  • • Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency (OTCD) is an inherited metabolic liver disease which means that the body cannot maintain normal levels of ammonia

Who can take part?

  • • Ages 0 Days to 16 Years
  • • Diagnosed with ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency

Where?

  • • London - Great Ormond Street Hospital

This is a simplified summary. Always discuss with your doctor before making any decisions.

About This Trial

Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency (OTCD) is an inherited metabolic liver disease which means that the body cannot maintain normal levels of ammonia. Ammonia levels can rise (called hyperammonaemic decompensations) which can be life-threatening and may result in impaired neurological development in children. OTCD is a rare genetic disorder characterised by complete or partial lack of the enzyme ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC).

More detail

OTC is a key element of the urea cycle, which is how the liver breaks down and removes extra nitrogen from the body. For people with OTCD the extra nitrogen builds up in the form of excess ammonia (hyperammonemia) in the blood. Ammonia is toxic and people with OTCD suffer 'hyperammonaemic decompensations' when ammonia levels in the blood rise too high. The symptoms of these hyperammonaemic decompensations include vomiting, impaired movement, and progressive lethargy. If left untreated these hyperammonaemic decompensations may result in life-threatening complications or coma. OTCD is managed with drugs that reduce the amount of ammonia in the blood (ammonia-scavenging drugs) and a low protein diet. However, sometimes hyperammonaemic decompensations still occur. Liver transplants for people with OTCD can be life-saving but there may be a long wait for a suitable liver and neurological damage may occur before a liver transplant is possible. The HORACE study is testing a new gene therapy (AAVLK03hOTC) which specifically targets the liver so that it can start making OTC. The investigators hope that a single injection of gene therapy for children with OTCD could help the liver work normally and reduce hyperammonaemic decompensations and their associated risks. This gene-therapy treatment could serve as a 'bridge-to-transplant' where children could grow up in a metabolically stable condition until a liver transplant is possible. This could minimise longer-term neurological damage caused by hyperammonaemic decompensations.

Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency

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Eligibility at a Glance

Key info

  • Age: 0 Days - 16 Years
  • Who can join: All genders

Biomarkers mentioned

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What the study is looking for

  • ✓OTC deficiency confirmed via enzymatic or molecular analysis. This may include identification of pathogenic...
  • ✓Patient has severe disease defined by reduced protein allowance and prescribed at least one ammonia scavenger drug.
  • ✓Patient (if capable of signing) and parents or legal representative have signed a written agreement to take part form.
  • ✓Patient's ammonia level at baseline visit (pre-gene therapy infusion) is \<100µmol/L and is within the range of...
  • ✓Patient has been on a stable dose of ammonia scavenger and stable protein allowance for the last 4 weeks at the...

Who cannot take part

  • ✗Titres of the neutralising antibodies against AAV-LK03 \>1:5 serum dilution.
  • ✗Evidence of severe unexplained liver disease including but not limited to liver cancer, liver cirrhosis, or...
  • ✗Evidence of active hepatitis B or C virus (HBV and HCV respectively) documented by hepatitis B surface antigen...
  • ✗Positive PCR for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
  • ✗Liver transplant including hepatocytes/cells infusion.
See the full criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patient (male or female) aged ≤16 years at time of written informed consent. For the dose escalation phase patients must be aged 6-16, for the dose expansion phase patients must be aged 0-16 (at the time of written informed consent). 2. OTC deficiency confirmed via enzymatic or molecular analysis. This may include identification of pathogenic mutations or liver OTC activity that is \<20% of normal activity. 3. Patient has severe disease defined by reduced protein allowance and prescribed at least one ammonia scavenger drug. 4. Patient (if capable of signing) and parents or legal representative have signed a written informed consent form. 5. Females of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test in serum or urine at the screening and Day 0 infusion visits, and use an adequate contraception method from the screening visit until 4 weeks after the first negative plasma sample monitoring vector genomes copies or the week 52 visit, whatever comes first. 6. Sexually active boys must use an adequate contraception method (abstinence or use of condom with spermicide) from at least 14 days prior to the infusion and until 4 weeks after the first negative plasma sample monitoring vector genomes copies or the week 52 visit, whatever comes first. 7. Patient's ammonia level at baseline visit (pre-gene therapy infusion) is \<100µmol/L and is within the range of historical ammonia levels obtained when the patient was clinically stable. 8. Patient has been on a stable dose of ammonia scavenger and stable protein allowance for the last 4 weeks at the baseline visit. 9. Patient is willing to commit to an additional 4 years of long-term safety follow-up. Exclusion criteria: 1. Titres of the neutralising antibodies against AAV-LK03 \>1:5 serum dilution. 2. Significant hepatic inflammation as evidenced by the following laboratory abnormalities: alanine aminotransferase or aspartate aminotransferase or bilirubin \>2 x upper limit of normal (ULN), alkaline phosphatase \>3 x ULN. 3. Evidence of severe unexplained liver disease including but not limited to liver malignancy, liver cirrhosis, or acute liver failure. 4. Evidence of active hepatitis B or C virus (HBV and HCV respectively) documented by hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or HCV RNA positivity. 5. Positive PCR for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). 6. Liver transplant including hepatocytes/cells infusion. 7. Current participation in another clinical trial of an investigational medicinal product or medical device, or participation within previous 12 months. 8. Patient has contraindication to immunosuppression. 9. Active infection (bacterial or viral). 10. Pregnant or breastfeeding females. 11. Patients with other serious underlying medical conditions including malignancy and severe (≥ grade 3) functional organ impairment (liver, kidney, respiratory) according to CTCAE v5.0. For neurological symptoms considered as sequelae of previous hyperammonaemic decompensation and which are considered as stable (i.e. not evolving), a grade 3 will be acceptable. Grade 4 and 5 will preclude inclusion. 12. Patients with any other significant condition or disability that, in the investigator opinion, may interfere with the patient's optimal participation in the study.

Where Is This Study? (1 UK site)

Great Ormond Street Hospital

London WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom

Recruiting
Site contact (verified)
Anupam Chakrapani, DrAnupam.Chakrapani@gosh.nhs.uk

How to Get in Touch

Trial Manager

Sponsor contact

CONTACT

+44 (0) 20 7907 4669 cctu.horace@ucl.ac.uk
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov · Last verified: 2023-10