New gene therapy for ALS enters first human safety trial
NCT ID NCT07401121
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-stage study tests a single dose of a gene therapy called CTx1000 in 15 people with ALS. The main goal is to see if it is safe and tolerable. Participants must have had ALS for 2 years or less and be on stable standard medications. This is not a cure; it aims to control the disease.
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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 15 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
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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18 to 80 years
- 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: * Diagnosis of ALS in accordance with the revised El Escorial criteria and TRICALS risk score * An overall disease duration of ≤ 2 years after the participant's first symptoms * No or low circulating anti-AAV9 antibodies (titre ≤ 1:50 * Stable dosing with a standard of care ALS medication (eg, riluzole and edaravone) and other prescription medications for 30 days prior to Screening * Not pregnant or breastfeeding, or willing to cease breastfeeding * All participants must use a barrier method of contraception Exclusion Criteria: * Any participants with genetic forms of ALS, including C9ORF72 repeat carriers, except for TARDBP gene variants, as confirmed by previous clinical history genetic testing * Any history of myocardial infarction or stroke within 6 months prior to Screening, or uncontrolled diabetes (HbA1C \> 9%) * Positive test for cytomegalovirus, hepatitis C antibody (HCV), hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody. * Inadequate organ function * Any participant with a current open tracheostomy
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Macquarie University Hospital
RECRUITINGSydney, New South Wales, 2109, Australia
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