New angelman drug shows promise in early safety trial
NCT ID NCT04259281
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new medicine called GTX-102 in 74 children with Angelman Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder causing developmental delays and seizures. The main goal was to see if the drug is safe and tolerable when given as a spinal injection. Researchers monitored side effects and how the drug moves through the body.
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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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74 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2020
- Finished
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Jan 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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4 to 17 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: * Signed informed consent from parent(s) or legal guardian(s) * Documented genetic confirmation of full maternal UBE3A gene deletion causing AS in the region of 15q11.2-q13 including class I, II or III * Stable seizure control (defined as clinically stable with no changes in antiepileptic medications over the prior 1 month before the screening visit, other than weight associated dose adjustments) * Able to ambulate independently, or with an assistive device (note, a child whose primary means of mobility is by wheelchair is excluded from the study) * Platelet count, prothrombin time / international normalized ratio, and partial thromboplastin time within 1.2 x the normal limits * Normal renal function with serum creatinine and spot urine protein ≤ 1.4 x the upper limit of normal (ULN) * Normal hepatic function with total bilirubin, aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, and alkaline phosphatase ≤ 1.4 x ULN. Exception: levels ≤ 2 × ULN are acceptable if due to anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) or Gilbert syndrome * Willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, drug administration plan, laboratory tests, study restrictions, and all study procedures, including LP procedure * Able to tolerate the anesthetic regimen, if required for LP procedure * A female patient is eligible to participate if she is not pregnant, not breastfeeding, and at least one of the following conditions applies: Female of non-childbearing potential (ie, pre-menarche), Female of childbearing potential who agrees to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use acceptable contraceptive methods during the treatment period and for at least 3 months after the final dose of GTX-102 * A male patient is eligible to participate if he agrees to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use acceptable contraceptive methods during the treatment period and for at least 3 months after the final dose of GTX-102 Exclusion Criteria: * Any change in medications (excluding AEDs) or diet/supplements intended to treat symptoms of AS (eg, sleeping aids, supplements, dietary change including ketogenic or low-glycemic index diet, other) over the prior 1 month before screening * Any bleeding or platelet disorder * Any clinically significant cardiovascular, endocrine, hepatic, renal, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, neurological, malignant, metabolic, psychiatric, or other condition that, in the judgment of the Investigator, will pose a safety risk, make the patient unsuitable for participation in, and/or unable to complete the study procedures * Any laboratory abnormality, that, in the Investigator's opinion, could adversely affect the safety of the patient, make it unlikely that the course of treatment or follow up would be completed, or impair the assessment of study result * Known positive for hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, or human immunodeficiency virus * Any active infection * Bone, spine, bleeding, or other disorder that exposes the patient to risk of injury or unsuccessful lumbar puncture * Drugs that increase the risk of bleeding (eg, heparin, low molecular weight heparin, platelet inhibitors) * Any prior use of gene therapy * Use of any investigational drugs in the past 6 months or within 5 half-lives, whichever period is greater (with the exception of prior GTX 102) * Known hypersensitivity to any oligonucleotide, as demonstrated by an immune mediated reaction (eg, pneumonitis, hepatitis, nephritis, neuritis, or other system inflammation), or a systemic allergic reaction such as signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis, urticaria, clinically significant rash * Patient is pregnant or lactating * Any medical condition that would require intubation for the anesthesia procedure
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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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AP-HP Hopital Necker-Enfants Malades
Paris, 75015, France
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Austin Health
Heidelberg, Victoria, 3084, Australia
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Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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British Columbia Children's Hospital
Vancouver, British Columbia, V6H3V4, Canada
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Cambridge University Hospitals
Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L1, Canada
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Children's Hospital of Western Ontario
London, Ontario, Canada
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Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
London, United Kingdom
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Hopital de la Timone
Marseille, France
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Hospital Sant Joan de Deu
Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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Hospital Universitari Parc Tauli
Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro
Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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MAGIC Clinic Ltd
Calgary, Alberta, T2E 7Z4, Canada
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McGill University Health Centre
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Oxford, OX3 7LE, United Kingdom
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Queensland Children's Hospital
South Brisbane, QLD 4101, Australia
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Rady Children's Hospital
San Diego, California, 92123, United States
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Rare Disease Research
Atlanta, Georgia, 30318, United States
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Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
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The Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital
Ramat Gan, Israel
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The Royal Children's Hospital
Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
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UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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Universitatsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Hamburg, 20246, Germany
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Universitatsklinikum Leipzig
Leipzig, Saxony, 04103, Germany
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Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, New York, 10065, United States
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