Gene therapy could free Beta-Thalassemia patients from lifelong transfusions
NCT ID NCT06308159
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-stage study tests a gene therapy for people with severe beta-thalassemia who need regular blood transfusions. The treatment modifies the patient's own blood stem cells to produce healthy hemoglobin, aiming to reduce or eliminate the need for transfusions. Six participants are being monitored for safety and effectiveness over time.
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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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About 6 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2024
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
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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Up to 35 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients or parent(s)/legal guardian(s) willing and able to complete the informed consent process and comply with study procedures and visit schedules. * Diagnosis of beta-thalassemia and a history of RBCs transfusions. * Documented baseline, or pretransfusion, Hb≤7 g/dL. * Availability of an adequate and well-documented transfusion history. Exclusion Criteria: * Active bacterial, viral, fungal, or parasitic infection. * A white blood cell (WBC) counts\<3×10\^9/L, and/or platelet counts\<100×10\^9/L not related to hypersplenism. * Uncorrected bleeding disorder. * Presence of severe diseases that judged not compatible with the study procedures, such as severe hepatic disease, kidney disease, lung disease, and/or cardiovascular disease. * Uncontrolled seizure disorder. * Any evidence of severe iron overload that, in the investigator's opinion, warrants exclusion. * Prior autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. * Prior receipt of gene therapy.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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920th Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force of People's Liberation Army of China
Kunming, Yunnan, 650100, China
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Kunming Hope of Health Hospital
Kunming, Yunnan, 650200, China
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