Gene therapy could replace risky transplants for kids with hurler syndrome
NCT ID NCT06149403
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This Phase 3 trial tests a new gene therapy called OTL-203 against the standard stem cell transplant for children with Hurler syndrome, a rare genetic disorder. The therapy uses the child's own blood stem cells, modified to produce the missing enzyme, aiming to improve survival and reduce complications. 41 participants are enrolled, and the study compares event-free survival between the two treatments.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- OTL-203 (gene therapy using a patient's own stem cells modified to produce the missing IDUA enzyme)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, OTL-203 could become a safer and more effective alternative to standard stem cell transplant for children with Hurler syndrome, potentially reducing complications and improving outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 3 trial with only 41 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. Gene therapy carries risks like immune reactions or the treatment not working as expected.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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41 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2023
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2031
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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28 days to 30 months
- 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. Norm-referenced cognitive standard score of ≥70 measured by age-appropriate cognitive domains of either Bayley Scale of Infant Development (BSID)-III or Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI)-IV. 2. Confirmed laboratory diagnosis of MPS-IH as demonstrated by biallelic mutation(s) in the gene coding for IDUA enzyme 3. Final confirmation of MPS-IH diagnosis by a Diagnostic Review Committee (DRC). Exclusion Criteria: 1. Previous allo-HSCT or gene therapy 2. Current enrollment or past treatment in any other interventional study/trial using a novel investigational agent and/or treated with prohibited medications listed in the protocol 3. Positivity to serological testing for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-1 or HIV-2, Human T Lymphotropic Virus (HTLV)-1 or HTLV-2, Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) core, Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), mycoplasma, active tuberculosis (TB) and not meeting the microbiology biological screening requirements. 4. Malignant neoplasia (except local skin cancer). 5. Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or acute myeloid leukemia (AML) 6. History of uncontrolled seizures 7. Subjects with an active infection not responsive to treatment, end-organ damage, or any other disease that contraindicates performance of any of the procedures detailed in the protocol, or medical conditions or extenuating circumstances that, in the opinion of the Investigator, might compromise the subject's well-being or safety, or the interpretability of the subject's clinical data. 8. Subjects, who in the opinion of the Investigator, may not be able to comply with protocol requirements or cooperate fully with the study procedures and necessary long-term follow up
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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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Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Blood and Marrow Transplant Programme, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital
Manchester, M13 9WL, United Kingdom
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Ospedale San Raffaele
Milan, 20131, Italy
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Princess Maxima Center
Utrecht, 3584 CS, Netherlands
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UMC Utrecht
Utrecht, 3584 CX, Netherlands
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University of Minnesota, Pediatrics
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States