MRNA therapy hopes to fix copper problem in wilson disease
NCT ID NCT07240896
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-phase trial tests a new mRNA drug called DSL101 in 18 adults with Wilson disease, a genetic condition that causes copper buildup. The drug is designed to help the body produce a protein that controls copper. Participants receive low, medium, or high doses by IV every four weeks. The main goal is to check safety, but researchers will also measure copper levels in urine and blood to see if the treatment works.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- DSL101 (ATP7B mRNA/LNP)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a treatment that helps the body manage copper levels, potentially reducing symptoms and complications of Wilson disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small trial (18 people) focused on safety. It may not show clear benefit, and risks like infusion reactions or immune responses are possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Early phase 1
The earliest testing in people: a first look at safety, in a very small group.
- Participants
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About 18 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2029
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 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: 1. Age ≥18 years old, gender not limited. 2. Meet the diagnostic criteria f Wilson's Disease in "Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Wilson's Disease (2022 Edition)", with a Leipzig score ≥4, at least one year between diagnosis and screening; ceruloplasmin level \<0.1g/L. 3. Patinets with Wilson's disease confirmed by laboratory tests to have double-chromosome mutations in the ATP7B gene. 4. Low copper diet for at least six months befoer screening and willing to continue low copper diet during study. 5. Fertile subjects agreed to adopt reliable contrraceptive methods from the screening until 6 months after the last administration. 6. The subjects are atable patients with WD who have been trasted for at least six months without drug or dose changes for at least 6 momths at the time of screening , and have continuously used standard treatments \[SOC, such as D-penicillamine, sodiu dihydroxypropane sulfonate, dimercaptosuccinic acid, trientine, and zinc preparations (zinc acetate, zinc gluconate, zinc sulfate)\] for at least 6 months screening, and allowed subjects to continue with their prior SOC treatment. 7. The subject's condition was fully controlled after treatment, and its definition must meet all of the following conditions: 1. Serum NCC level ≥ 25 μg/L and ≤ 150 μg/L; 2. Urinary copper ≥100 μg/24 hours and ≤900 μg/24 hours;; 3. ALT \< 2 times of upper limit of normal value (ULN); 4. The investigator believes that no other laboratory values or clinical symptoms would stop current standard therapy; 8. Subjects with good compliance, who can understand and cooperate to complete the requirements of protocol. 9. The subjects voluntarily participated in the trial and signed the informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Allergy or intolerance to the investigational drug. 2. Wilson's disease is accompanied by severe complications such as neurological and mental disorders. 3. History of liver transplantation. 4. Other liver-related diseases and clinical symptoms that can cause liver injury, such as acute and chronic hepatitis, alcoholic liver disease, autoimmune liver disease, drug-induced liver injury, liver cirrhosis, liver ascites, esophageal varices, hepatic encephalopathy, hepatorenal syndrome, liver failure, liver malignancy, etc.; Subjects with Model for end-stage liver disease score (MELD)\>13. 5. Other diseases that can cause hemolysis or anemia, such as erythrocytosis, Mediterranean anemia, hemolytic anemia, various causes of infection, large area burns, etc. 6. Other diseases that can cause dysfunction of the nervous system, such as Parkinson's disease, Parkinson syndrome, various causes of dystonia, chorea, primary tremor, epilepsy, mental abnormalities (such as history of schizophrenia or suicide attempts), etc. 7. Screening period laboratory examination indicators: 1. Hemoglobin \< 90 g/L; 2. Creatinine clearance ≤30 mL/min, or glomerular filtration rate \<45 mL/min/1.73 m²; 3. TBil≥2×ULN,ALP/TBil\<4,AST/ALT\>2.2; 4. Platelets \< 70 ×10\^9/L; 5. Neutrophils \< 1.0 × 10\^9 /L. 8. History of gastrointestinal bleeding within six months before screening. 9. Subjects with history of moderate to severe depression, suicidal thoughts or behaviors and serious psychiatric within 6 months prior to screening. 10. Subjects who have uncontrolled diseases of thr heart, liver, kidneys, endocrine system, digestive tract, metabolism, blood, or malignant tumors. 11. Active hepatitis B virus infection or active hepatitis C virus infection, or human immunodeficiency virus antibody positive. 12. Pregnant women or lactating women. 13. Subjects who have participated other clinical trial within 3 months prior to screening or plan to participate during the clinical trial. 14. Investigators evaluate other subjects who are not suitable to participate in this clinical trial.
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Locations
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University
RECRUITINGHefei, Anhui, 230000, China
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