Experimental gene therapy for rare muscle disease tested in just 2 people
NCT ID NCT05906251
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This was a very early (Phase 1) study testing a gene therapy called SRP-6004 for people with limb girdle muscular dystrophy type 2B/R2, a rare muscle-weakening disease. The goal was to see if a single IV infusion of the therapy is safe and can help the body produce a missing protein called dysferlin. Only 2 participants were enrolled, and the study was terminated early, so we have very limited information about its effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- SRP-6004 (a gene therapy given as a single IV infusion)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a treatment that restores dysferlin protein in muscle cells, potentially slowing or stopping muscle weakness in LGMD2B/R2.
- What could go wrong
- This was a very early (Phase 1) trial with only 2 participants and was terminated, so we don't know if it works or is safe. Gene therapies can cause immune reactions or other serious side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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2 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2023
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- 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 to 50 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Possess 1 homozygous or 2 heterozygous pathogenic and/or likely pathogenic DYSF Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) gene mutations as documented prior to screening visits. * Participants must be ambulatory per protocol specified criteria. * Ability to cooperate with motor assessment testing. * Has accessible and intact lower and upper extremity musculature for biopsy. * Have adeno-associated virus rhesus serotype 74 (rAAVrh74) antibody titers \< 1:400 (that is, not elevated) as determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Exclusion Criteria: * Exposure to gene therapy, investigational medication, or other protocol-specified treatment within the protocol specified time limits. * Abnormality in protocol-specified diagnostic evaluations or laboratory tests. * Presence of any other clinically significant illness, medical condition, or requirement for chronic drug treatment that in the opinion of the Investigator creates unnecessary risk for gene transfer. Note: Other inclusion or exclusion criteria could apply.
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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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Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, 43205, United States
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