Can a single gene infusion rewrite the story of fabry disease?
NCT ID NCT04040049
First seen Aug 06, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This trial is testing a gene therapy called FLT190 in adult men with classic Fabry disease, a genetic condition that causes harmful fat buildup in cells. The therapy uses a modified virus to deliver a working copy of the faulty gene, potentially enabling the body to produce the missing enzyme. The study aims to see if a single dose is safe and can reduce disease symptoms.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- FLT190, a gene therapy delivered via a modified virus
- What this could lead to
- If successful, a single infusion of FLT190 could provide a long-term or permanent fix for Fabry disease, reducing or eliminating the need for regular enzyme replacement therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial with a small number of participants, so safety and effectiveness are not yet proven. Gene therapy carries risks such as immune reactions or the treatment not working as intended.
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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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3 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2019
- Finished
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May 2023
- 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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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: 1. Adult males, ≥ 18 years of age with classic Fabry disease. 2. Confirmed diagnosis of classic Fabry Disease 3. Decreased plasma alpha galactosidase (αGLA) activity at screening. 4. One or more of the characteristic features of classic Fabry disease. 5. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≥60mL/min/1.73m2 at screening. 6. \<500 mg/g Urine Protein to Creatinine Ratio (UPCR) in a spot urine sample OR \< 1g/24 hours of urinary protein (24hour urine analysis), at 7. Able to give full informed consent and able to comply with all requirements of the trial including the 5-year long term follow-up. 8. Willingness to practice barrier contraception whilst vector shedding via semen is present. 9. Lack of AAV neutralizing antibodies within 6 weeks prior to dosing. 10. For inclusion in Part 1, subjects must have received either a licensed ERT or PCT for at least 12 months prior to dosing. For inclusion in Part 2, subjects must never have been previously dosed with Enzyme Replacement Therapy (ER) or Pharmacological Chaperone Therapy (PCT). 11. Willingness to avoid strenuous exercise during first 3 months after dosing. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Non-classical Fabry disease. 2. Prior hypersensitivity or intolerance to ERT 3. Prior lack of response to ERT. 4. Subjects with a history of chronic kidney disease for a minimum of 3 months. 5. Subjects with severe myocardial fibrosis. 6. Use of investigational therapy for Fabry disease within 60 days before enrolment. In addition, participation in any other clinical trial of an investigational medicinal product (IMP), and/or receiving any other IMP during the course of the study 7. Evidence of liver dysfunction as demonstrated by elevated blood levels during screening. 8. Platelet count \< 100 xE9L. 9. Subjects receiving warfarin or other anticoagulants or subjects with a clinically significant bleeding disorder. 10 - 12. Either history of, or a positive serology test at screening for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb), hepatitis C antibody (HCAb) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or a negative test at screening for anti-varicella zoster virus (VZV) IgG or hepatitis surface antibody (HBsAb). 13\. Subjects with a history of or a positive screening test for tuberculosis. 14. Subjects who have received a live attenuated vaccination within 12 weeks prior to screening or intend to receive such a vaccine within the course of the study. 15\. Uncontrolled glaucoma, diabetes mellitus, or hypertension. 16. History of any malignancy requiring treatment. 17. History or detection of significant arrhythmia during screening. 18. Subjects with uncontrolled cardiac failure, unstable chest pain, or heart attack deemed significant in the past 6 months. 19\. History of acute myocarditis or presence of acute myocarditis during screening. 20\. Prior treatment with any gene therapy medicinal product. 21. Known or suspected intolerance to gadolinium, tacrolimus and other macrolides, steroids, local anesthetics used for skin or renal biopsies, or any non-investigational medicinal products (NIMPs) or their excipients. 22\. Subjects with contraindications to MRI. Including subjects with ferromagnetic metallic implants, including pacing and defibrillator devices, nerve stimulators and cochlear implants. 23\. Subjects who have had a renal transplant. 24. Cytomegalovirus immunoglobulin positive subjects who are CMV polymerase chain reaction (PCR) positive at screening. 25-26.History of physical or psychiatric illness that could affect the subject's ability to participate or a history of substance abuse including alcohol abuse.
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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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Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Berlin, Germany
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Columbia University
New York, New York, 10032, United States
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Haukeland University Hospital
Bergen, Norway
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Kaiser Permanente
Los Angeles, California, 90027, United States
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Lysosomal and Rare Disorders Research and Treatment Center
Fairfax, Virginia, 22030, United States
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Medical University of Vienna
Vienna, Austria
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Metabolics and Genetics in Calgary (MAGIC Clinic)
Calgary, Toronto, T2E 7Z4, Canada
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Royal Free Hospital
London, United Kingdom
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Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
Salford, United Kingdom
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UKEA University Hospital Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany
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UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224, United States
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Universita Federico II di Napoli
Naples, Italy
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University of Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
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