Brain-saving drug for rare hunter syndrome enters final testing

NCT ID NCT04573023

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated May 14, 2026 · Updated 25 times

Summary

This phase 3 study tests a drug called JR-141 in 86 people with Hunter syndrome (MPS II), a rare genetic disease that damages the body and brain. The goal is to see if the drug can reduce harmful substances in the spinal fluid and improve thinking and learning skills. Participants receive the drug or an active control, and researchers monitor safety and effectiveness over time.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

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

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

  • Columbia University

    New York, New York, 10032, United States

  • Ege University Children Hospital

    Izmir, Turkey (Türkiye)

  • Fundación Cardio Infantil - Instituto de Cardiología

    Bogotá, Colombia

  • Gazi University Medicine Faculty Hospital

    Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

  • Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust - Metabolic Medicine

    London, United Kingdom

  • Ha'Emek Medical Center

    Afula, Israel

  • Hospital Sant Joan de Déu

    Barcelona, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Austral

    Buenos Aires, Argentina

  • Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre

    Porto Alegre, Brazil

  • Hôpital Armand Trousseau

    Paris, France

  • Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant

    Bron, France

  • Instituto de Genética e Erros Inatos do Metabolismo

    São Paulo, Brazil

  • Osp. Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, IRCCS

    Rome, Italy

  • Phoenix Children's Hospital

    Phoenix, Arizona, 27599-7487, United States

  • SphinCS GmbH

    Höchheim, Germany

  • UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland

    Oakland, California, 94609, United States

  • University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Medical School Wing E

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599-7487, United States

  • Universitätsklinikum Giessen

    Giessen, Germany

  • Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf

    Hamburg, Germany

  • Universitätsmedizin Mainz

    Mainz, Germany

  • Uniwersytecki Szpital Dziecięcy

    Krakow, Poland

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