Lab study explores new ways to treat rare immune diseases
NCT ID NCT07261891
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how JAK-inhibitor drugs affect the immune system and tests a gene therapy approach in cells from patients with primary immunodeficiency diseases. Researchers will collect blood samples from 20 adults to measure immune cell changes and gene editing efficiency. The goal is to better understand these treatments, not to directly treat patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- JAK-inhibitor and gene therapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this research could point toward new treatment options for people with certain immune system disorders.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small lab-based study (20 participants) using cells in a dish, not a treatment trial. It may not lead to any direct benefit for patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Cases (A): adult patients presenting with a genetically confirmed or highly suspected disorder leading to an exagerated JAK-STAT pathway. * Controls (B): participants eligible for inclusion in this study must fall in one of the following categories: * Healthy controls (without immune-mediated disease) Exclusion Criteria: * Children (\< 18 years at time of recruitment) * Persons unable or unwilling to give informed consent
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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.
How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. 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
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospitals Leuven,
RECRUITINGLeuven, Vlaams-Brabant, 3000, Belgium
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