Can a targeted infusion slow muscle decline in duchenne? a new trial aims to find out.
NCT ID NCT06244082
First seen Jul 30, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests an experimental drug called AOC 1044 in people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy whose genetic mutation makes them candidates for exon 44 skipping therapy. The drug is given by intravenous infusion. Researchers are evaluating long-term safety and whether it can reduce levels of creatine kinase, a marker of muscle damage. Participants include both those who previously received AOC 1044 and new volunteers aged 7 to 27.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- an experimental drug called AOC 1044, given by intravenous infusion
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a treatment that slows muscle damage in people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy who have a specific genetic mutation.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase, open-label trial with no placebo group, so results may be hard to interpret. Long-term safety and effectiveness are not yet known.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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39 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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7 to 27 years
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Key Inclusion Criteria Rollover Participants: * Satisfactorily completed AOC 1044-CS1 (EXPLORE44) as determined by the Investigator and Sponsor * No significant tolerability issues with AOC 1044 De novo Participants: * Aged 7 to 27 years, inclusive, at the time of informed consent * Clinical diagnosis of DMD or clear onset of DMD symptoms at or before the age of 6 years * Confirmation of DMD gene mutation amenable to exon 44 skipping * Weight ≥ 23 kg * Ambulatory or non-ambulatory * Ambulatory participants: LVEF ≥50% and FVC≥50% * Non-ambulatory participants: LVEF ≥45% and FVC≥40% * PUL 2.0 entry item A ≥3 * If on corticosteroids, stable dose for 30 days before screening and throughout the study Key Exclusion Criteria Rollover Participants: * Presence of any new condition or worsening of existing condition that could affect a participant\'s safety or ability to comply with study procedures De novo Participants: * Serum hemoglobin \< lower limit of normal * Uncontrolled hypertension or diabetes * Prior treatment with any cell or gene therapy * Prior treatment with another exon 44 skipping agent within 6 months prior to informed consent * Recently treated with an investigational drug * History of multiple drug allergies
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, 43215, United States
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Arkansas Children&#39;s Hospital
Little Rock, Arkansas, 72202, United States
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Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare
Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55101, United States
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Lucille Packard Children&#39;s Hospital at Stanford
San Carlos, California, 94070, United States
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Neurology Rare Disease Center
Denton, Texas, 76208, United States
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Rare Disease Research
Hillsborough, North Carolina, 27278, United States
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Rare Disease Research - Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia, 30329, United States
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UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California, 95817, United States
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University of California, San Diego, Rady's Children's Hospital
La Jolla, California, 92037, United States
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University of Massachusetts Medical School
Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, United States
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