New hope for kids with sanfilippo syndrome b?
NCT ID NCT07640984
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 09, 2026 · Updated 7 times
Summary
This early-stage trial tests a new drug called JR-446 in 12 children under 6 with MPS IIIB, a rare genetic disorder that damages the brain and body. The main goal is to see if the drug is safe and tolerable. Researchers will also measure changes in certain substances in the body that may show if the drug is working.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- JR-446 (given as an IV infusion)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a treatment that slows or stabilizes MPS IIIB in young children.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small trial (12 participants) focused on safety, not proof of effectiveness. The drug may not work or could cause 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 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 12 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2028
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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Up to 5 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: 1. Patients with confirmed MPS IIIB with a phenotype of MPS IIIB that is not classified as slowly progressive (i.e., not attenuated). 2. A chronological age \<6 years. 3. Ability to complete and achieve a Standard score ≥55, using either Bailey Scale of Infant Development-4 (BSID-4) Cognitive domain or Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children-II (KABC-II) Non-Verbal Index, whichever tool is most appropriate for the participant's chronological age. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Contraindication for lumbar puncture or MRI. 2. A participant who has a medical condition or extenuating circumstance that, in the opinion of the principal investigator or sub-investigator, might compromise the participant's ability to comply with protocol requirements, the participant's well-being or safety, or the interpretability of the participant's clinical data. 3. A participant who has received any other investigational drug product (including but not limited to, tralesinidase alfa enzyme replacement therapy \[TA-ERT\], Genistein, KINERET \[anakinra\], ambroxol, miglustat) within 4 months (or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer) before the time of providing informed consent. 4. A participant who has received gene therapy treatment or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) with successful engraftment. 5. Serious drug allergy or hypersensitivity to any components of JR-446 or medications likely prescribed during the trial. 6. A participant has a history of bleeding disorder or current use of medications that, in the opinion of the investigator, place them at risk of bleeding following lumbar puncture. 7. A patient with recurrent epileptic seizures not adequately controlled with anti-seizure medication, and which, in the clinical judgment of the principal investigator, would preclude safe participation in the trial. 8. Serology consistent with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) exposure or consistent with active hepatitis B (HepB) or hepatitis C (HepC) infection. 9. A participant/family, who, in the opinion of the investigator, may not be able to comply with protocol requirements and cooperate fully with the trial assessments, procedures, and scheduling for JR-446 IMP dose administrations. 10. Study participants for whom informed consent is unable to be provided by a parent or legal guardian; or when applicable for a study participant who is unable to provide assent with respect to study participation in conjunction with parental or legal guardian consent for participation on study. The above information is not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a patient's potential participation in this clinical trial.
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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
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
5 sites in 3 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institution, Attn: 2900 Wing
Oakland, California, 94609, United States
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Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
London, WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom
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Lysosomal and Rare Disorders Research and Treatment Center (LDRTC)
Fairfax, Virginia, 22030, United States
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UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224, United States
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University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Hamburg, 20246, Germany