Gene therapy trial aims to fix heart muscle in rare genetic disease
NCT ID NCT07606274
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This early-stage trial tests a single dose of a gene therapy called NVC-001 in 21 adults with a genetic form of dilated cardiomyopathy (LMNA mutation). The therapy uses a harmless virus to deliver a modified gene into heart cells, aiming to protect the heart muscle. The main goals are to check safety and see if it can improve heart function.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- NVC-001 (a gene therapy using a harmless virus to deliver a modified gene into heart cells)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a treatment that slows or stops heart muscle damage in people with a specific genetic form of dilated cardiomyopathy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, first-in-human trial with only 21 participants. The gene therapy may not improve heart function, and there are risks from the infusion and the virus used to deliver the gene.
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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 21 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2030
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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: 1. Adult ≥18 years old, able to provide informed consent 2. Clinical diagnosis of LMNA-related dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) with LV systolic dysfunction 3. Pathogenic or likely pathogenic LMNA mutation confirmed by a CLIA-certified/CAP-accredited laboratory 4. NYHA Functional Class I, II, or III 5. LVEF \>25% and ≤45% by echocardiography 6. Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) or cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator )CRT-D) implanted \>3 months prior to consent Key Exclusion Criteria: 1. Any chronic medical condition that, in the Investigator's opinion, would compromise participant safety or compliance 2. Hospitalization as an inpatient for the following conditions within 3 months prior to signing the ICF: Heart failure, Persistent/refractory ventricular arrhythmia requiring external defibrillation, or multiple/recurrent cardioversion/defibrillation by ICD Indication for, or history of, LV assist device or cardiac transplantation due to end-stage cardiac dysfunction 3. Current or anticipated need for chronic IV inotropic therapy
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The study's own enquiry address
This study publishes an address for enquiries. See it below .
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The places running it
8 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
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Locations
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Brigham and Women's Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90048, United States
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Houston Methodist Hospital
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Mayo Clinic
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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The Christ Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCincinnati, Ohio, 45219, United States
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The Ohio State University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGColumbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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University of Alabama in Birmingham
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBirmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States
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University of Michigan
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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