New hope for sarcopenic obesity: expanded access program opens
NCT ID NCT06784297
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This program offers expanded access to IMM01-STEM, an experimental treatment for sarcopenic obesity—a condition combining muscle loss and obesity. It is for patients who cannot join ongoing clinical trials due to location, eligibility, or other reasons. Participants receive weekly injections for four weeks. The goal is to provide potential benefit while more data is collected.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- IMM01-STEM (a stem cell-derived protein injection)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a treatment option for people with sarcopenic obesity who cannot join standard clinical trials.
- What could go wrong
- This is an expanded access program, not a full clinical trial, so data on effectiveness and safety is limited. The treatment is still experimental.
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- Lead sponsor
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A company
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
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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. Sex: male or post-menopausal female (as defined by the absence of a period for at least 12 consecutive months) 2. Race/nationality: all races and ethnicities accepted for which there are validated reference values for obesity and sarcopenia diagnostic criteria 3. Disease characteristics: to be eligible, the participant must meet one criterion for obesity and at least one criterion for sarcopenia, as defined below: Obesity: 1. Abdominal obesity defined by a waist circumference ≥ 40 inches (102 cm) for men, ≥ 35 inches (88 cm) for women (American Heart Association) 2. Abdominal obesity as a waist-to-hip ratio of at least 0.90 in men and 0.85 or more for 3. No obesity, normal BMI women (World Health Organization) Sarcopenia: i) Grip strength: \< 16 kg (women), \< 27 kg (men) in the dominant hand, or, ii) Gait speed \< 0.8 m/s (men and women) iii) Clinical evidence of sarcopenia alternative to grips strength and gait speed measurements, as judged by the physician Exclusion Criteria: 1. Qualifying individuals by the current enrollment criteria that are in a 50-mile geographical radius of any IMM01-STEM clinical trial site or a potential clinical site. 2. Inability to sign an informed consent 3. Concomitant investigational drugs and treatments 4. Concomitant medication included in the table 1. 5. Current malignancy or recent malignancy in complete remission less than 3 years 6. BMI \< 20 7. Major surgical procedures in the past 30 days. 8. Cognitive impairment, Alzheimer disease, 9. Progressive autoimmune disorders including rheumatoid arthritis, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, systemic sclerosis, inclusion body myositis, idiopathic inflammatory myopathy, and similar conditions.
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