Gene therapy mends wounds in rare 'butterfly skin' disease
NCT ID NCT06892639
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a treatment called D-Fi, made from a person's own skin cells that are genetically modified to produce a missing protein. It aims to see if injecting these cells into wounds helps them close completely compared to standard care alone. The trial includes 32 children and adults with dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, a condition that causes fragile skin and chronic wounds.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 32 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2042
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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2 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Male or female ≥2 years of age at the Screening visit * Clinical diagnosis of DEB with confirmation of COL7A1 genetic mutation. Exclusion Criteria: * Medical instability limiting ability to travel to the investigative site. * Active infection with human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B or hepatitis C. * The presence of clinically significant COL7 antibodies. * Evidence of systemic infection. * Known allergy to any of the constituents of the product. * Female who is pregnant or breastfeeding.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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Mission Dermatology
Santa Margarita, California, 92688, United States
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Stanford University School of Medicine, Dermatology
Redwood City, California, 94063, United States
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University of Massachusetts
Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, United States
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