Gene therapy for rare brain disease tracked over years
NCT ID NCT04273243
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows 10 people with CLN6 Batten disease who received a single dose of gene therapy (AT-GTX-501) in an earlier trial. Researchers are checking long-term safety and how the disease progresses over time. No new treatment is given in this follow-up.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AT-GTX-501 (gene therapy)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this follow-up could show that a single dose of gene therapy safely slows or stabilizes CLN6 Batten disease over years, pointing toward a long-term treatment option.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-stage follow-up study with only 10 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The gene therapy was given years ago, and long-term safety or effectiveness is still uncertain.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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10 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2020
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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.
Who is studied
The subject population in this Long-Term Follow Up study consists of subjects with CLN6 Batten disease who previously received AT-GTX-501 in the preceding study (AT-GTX-501-01).
- Ages
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12 months and older
- 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: * Subject received AT-GTX-501 (scAAV9.CB.CLN6) in the study "Phase I/IIa Gene Transfer Clinical Trial for Variant Late Infantile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis, Delivering the CLN6 Gene by Self-Complementary AAV9." * Subject completed or prematurely discontinued from the study "Phase I/IIa Gene Transfer Clinical Trial for Variant Late Infantile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis, Delivering the CLN6 Gene by Self-Complementary AAV9." * Subject has a legally authorized representative who has provided written informed consent and authorization for use and disclosure of personal health information or research-related health information. Exclusion Criteria: * None
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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 Hosptial
Columbus, Ohio, 43205, United States
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