New hope for hunter syndrome: Brain-Targeting drug in final testing
NCT ID NCT04573023
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This Phase 3 study tests a new drug called JR-141 against the current standard treatment (idursulfase) in 86 people with Hunter syndrome (MPS II). The goal is to see if JR-141 can better reduce harmful substances in the brain and improve thinking skills. Participants can switch treatments if their condition worsens in certain ways. The trial is active but no longer recruiting.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- JR-141 (a drug given by IV infusion weekly)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, JR-141 could offer better control of both brain and body symptoms of Hunter syndrome than current treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a Phase 3 trial, but results are not yet reported. The drug may not prove superior to existing therapy, and switching rules add complexity. Risks include infusion reactions and unknown long-term effects.
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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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86 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2022
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
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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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * A patient who voluntarily signs an Institutional Review Board or Independent Ethics Committee-approved written informed consent form. If the patient is aged under 18 years (aged under 16 years in the UK) at the time of enrollment or willingness to participate in the study cannot be confirmed due to MPS II-related intellectual disability, the patient's legally acceptable representative (e.g., his/her parents or guardians) may sign the informed consent on behalf of the patient. Written informed assent should be obtained from the patient, wherever possible. * Patients with confirmed diagnosis of MPS II * Naïve patients or patients who are receiving stable enzyme replacement therapy with idursulfase for more than 12 weeks before starting administration of JR-141 or idursulfase for this study. * Patients or patients whose partners are of child-bearing potential agree to use a medically accepted, highly effective method of contraception being use of condoms from the time of informed consent. \<Cohort A\> * Patients aged 36-42 months old at the time of ICF signing: patients must have a standard score measured by the BSID-III of 85 or less at screening. * Patients aged 43-71 months old at the time of ICF signing: patients must EITHER have (1) A DQ measured by BSID-III of 20 to 85 at screening OR (2) A composite standard score on NVI measured by KABC-II of 85 or less at screening (only who can perform KABC-II) * Patients aged 30-35 months old at the time of randomization and who are judged as having the severe phenotype by the Expert Board. \<Cohort B\> * Patients 6 years of age or older at the time of ICF signing and whose IQ are 70 and higher. * Enrollment of subjects in Cohort B is contingent on the availability in that country of a validated country-specific version of the test (either WISC-V, WAIS-IV, or T.O.V.A.). * Attenuated patients with 1 SD deficiency in the omission errors or variability domains of the T.O.V.A.. * Patients or patients whose female partners are of child-bearing potential i.e., fertile, following menarche and until becoming post-menopausal unless permanently sterile, agree to use a medically accepted, highly effective method of contraception, from the time of informed consent. The method of contraception must be used during the study until 90 days for male subjects, and 30 days for female subjects after the final study intervention administration. * For subjects with hearing impairment requiring hearing aid(s), every effort has been made to encourage compliance with the use of functioning hearing aid(s) before baseline neurocognitive assessments, and parent/legally acceptable representative or subject agrees to encourage wearing them during the study and on neurocognitive testing days. Exclusion Criteria: * A patient with a history of HSCT with successful engraftment. * A patient who has received gene therapy treatment at any point. * A patient who is judged by the principal investigator or sub-investigator as being unable to undergo lumbar puncture, including those who have difficulties in taking position for lumbar puncture due to joint contracture or those who are likely to experience breathing difficulties during the lumbar puncture process. * A patient who is enrolled in another clinical study that involves clinical investigations or use of any investigational product (drug or device) within 4 months before obtaining informed consent. * Unable to comply with the protocol as determined by the principal investigator or subinvestigator. * Judged by the principal investigator or subinvestigator to be ineligible to participate in the study due to a history of serious drug allergy or sensitivity including anesthesia or hypersensitivity to any component of JR-141. * A patient who has a known or suspected local or general infection or is at risk of abnormal bleeding due to medical conditions or therapies. * A patient who has documented mutation of other genes, including loci adjacent to the IDS gene that are known to be associated with developmental delay, seizures, or other significant CNS disorders. * A patient who has documented loss of activity of sulfatases other than IDS. * A patient who has had a ventriculoperitoneal shunt placed or any other brain surgery, or has a clinically significant ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction within 30 days of screening. * A patient who is full time employee of the sponsor or research site personnel directly affiliated with this study or their immediate family members. * A patient who otherwise is judged by the principle investigator or sub-investigator to be ineligible to participate in the study. * The subject has a positive pregnancy test or is breastfeeding at screening or randomization. \[Only in France\] * Persons deprived of their liberty by a judicial or administrative decision, according to article L.1121-6 the Public Health Code (Code de la santé publique), adults who are the subject of a measure of legal protection or unable to express their consent according to article L. 1121-8 of the Code de la santé publique)
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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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Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Chu De Montpellier Hopital Gui De Chauliac
Montpellier, France
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Columbia University
New York, New York, 10032, United States
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Ege University Children Hospital
Izmir, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Fundación Cardio Infantil - Instituto de Cardiología
Bogotá, Colombia
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Gazi University Medicine Faculty Hospital
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust - Metabolic Medicine
London, United Kingdom
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Ha'Emek Medical Center
Afula, Israel
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Hospital Sant Joan de Déu
Barcelona, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Austral
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Hôpital Armand Trousseau
Paris, France
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Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant
Lyon, France
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Instituto de Genética e Erros Inatos do Metabolismo
São Paulo, Brazil
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Osp. Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, IRCCS
Rome, Italy
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Phoenix Children's Hospital
Phoenix, Arizona, 27599-7487, United States
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SphinCS GmbH
Höchheim, Germany
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UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
Oakland, California, 94609, United States
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University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Medical School Wing E
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599-7487, United States
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Universitätsklinikum Giessen
Giessen, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Hamburg, Germany
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Universitätsmedizin Mainz
Mainz, Germany
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Uniwersytecki Szpital Dziecięcy
Krakow, Poland
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