Experimental drug hopes to slow rare muscle disease in two patients
NCT ID NCT07412821
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-stage trial tests a daily injection of ASA-001 in two adults with a rare genetic muscle disease (ADSS1 deficient myopathy). The main goals are to see if the drug is safe and if it can slow the disease. Participants will take the drug for 8 months and have clinic visits every two weeks for check-ups.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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About 2 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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.
Inclusion criteria: * Male and females, age 18 years and above and weighing between 60 and 85 kg * Patient(s) diagnosed with ADSS1 deficient myopathy with homozygous or compound heterozygous mutations in the ADSS1 gene. * Able to understand and comply with all the study requirements * Is willing and legally able to provide written informed consent. * Willing to use highly effective contraception Exclusion criteria: * Any medical condition that could, in the Investigator's opinion, adversely affect the safety of the patient, make it unlikely that the course of treatment would be completed, or impair the assessment of study results. * Any patient who, in the Investigator's opinion, seems unable/unwilling to comply with the study procedures. * Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant * As judged by the investigator, clinical features are present at the time of screening / baseline assessments indicating that safe travel and completion of the study and its assessments are unlikely * Other severe systemic illness or disease * Participation in another treatment clinical study within thirty (30) days or 5 half-lives of the investigational product, whichever is longer, prior to signing and dating of Informed Consent Form for this study. * Known hypersensitivity to any of the components/excipients in ASA-001 * Serologic evidence of hepatitis B, C, or HIV * Ongoing/active infection (including current COVID-19 infection) * Presence of clinically significant liver or renal abnormalities * Clinical chemistry and hematology outside the limits acceptable for this patient population * History of anaphylaxis or severe allergic reaction to drug therapy or foods. * Concomitant medications to manage chronic condition(s) must not interfere with the mechanism of action for ASA-001 in the opinion of the Investigator and dose(s) must not alter for at least 4 weeks before screening through to dosing (Day 1).
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States