Experimental gene therapy hopes to slow rare brain disease in toddlers

NCT ID NCT04998396

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests a gene therapy called BBP-812 in children up to 30 months old with Canavan disease, a rare genetic brain disorder. The treatment uses a harmless virus to deliver a working copy of the ASPA gene, aiming to reduce harmful brain chemicals and improve motor and thinking skills. The main goals are to check safety and measure changes in brain chemistry and development over a year.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Canavan disease Leukoencephalopathies Rare Diseases

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

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  • Contact

Locations

  • Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

    RECRUITING

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

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  • Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH); Center for Rare Neurological Diseases (CRND)

    RECRUITING

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

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  • UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland

    RECRUITING

    Oakland, California, 94609, United States

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  • Weill Cornell Medicine; Division of Pediatric Neurology

    COMPLETED

    New York, New York, 10065, United States