New hope for duchenne? experimental drug BMN 351 enters human testing
NCT ID NCT06280209
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-stage trial is testing a drug called BMN 351 in 18 boys aged 4 to 10 with Duchenne muscular dystrophy who have a specific genetic change. The drug is designed to help the body produce a shorter but still useful version of the muscle protein dystrophin. The main goal is to check the drug's safety and how the body processes it, not yet to prove it works.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- BMN 351 (an antisense oligonucleotide designed to skip exon 51 in the dystrophin gene)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a treatment that helps boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy produce a shorter but functional version of the dystrophin protein, potentially slowing muscle decline.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early phase 1/2 trial with only 18 participants, so safety and dosing are still being established. It is not yet known if BMN 351 will meaningfully improve muscle function or quality of life.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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18 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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4 to 10 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 4 to 10 * Diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy with a specific genetic change amenable to exon 51 skipping * Able to walk * Not requiring assistance from a ventilator to breathe * Currently on consistent doses of steroid treatment for the last 12 weeks Exclusion Criteria: * The participant will have some initial clinical labs and studies to assess baseline level of heart and lung function. * Treatment with an exon skipping therapy within 12 weeks prior to the first visit. * Any history of treatment with gene therapy
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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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Fondazione Serena ETS - Centro Clinico NeMO Milano
Milan, Italy
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Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
London, WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom
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Hospital Sant Joan de Deu
Barcelona, 08950, Spain
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Hospital Viamed Santa Angela De la Cruz
Seville, 41013, Spain
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Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
Leiden, 2333 ZA, Netherlands
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UOC Fase I - Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS - Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Rome, Italy
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Yeditepe University Kosuyolu Hospital
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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