Gene-Editing shot aims to halt rare nerve disease in phase 3 trial
NCT ID NCT06672237
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase 3 trial tests a single dose of NTLA-2001, a gene-editing therapy, in 60 adults with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis with polyneuropathy (ATTRv-PN), a rare genetic disease that damages nerves. Participants are randomly assigned to receive either the active treatment or a placebo infusion. The study measures changes in nerve function and quality of life over time to see if the therapy can slow or stop disease progression.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- nexiguran ziclumeran (NTLA-2001), a gene-editing therapy given as a single IV infusion
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could be a one-time treatment that stops or slows nerve damage in people with this rare, inherited disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is still an early-phase 3 trial with only 60 participants. The placebo group means some won't get the real treatment. Long-term safety and effectiveness are not yet known.
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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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About 60 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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Aug 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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18 to 85 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: * Diagnosis of ATTRv-PN * Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) ≥ 60 Exclusion Criteria: * Other causes of amyloidosis (amyloidosis caused by non-TTR protein) * Other known causes of sensorimotor or autonomic neuropathy * Diabetes mellitus * New York Heart Association Class III or IV heart failure * Liver failure * Hepatitis B, hepatitis C or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection * Prior receipt of a TTR silencer (Small interfering RNA (siRNA) or Antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs)) * Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate \< 30 mL/min/1.73 m2 * Unable or unwilling to take vitamin A supplementation for the duration of the study * History of liver disease
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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 study's own enquiry address
This study publishes an address for enquiries. See it below .
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The places running it
11 sites in 5 countries. 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
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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Chang Gung Medical Foundation - Linkou Branch
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGTaoyuan, Taiwan
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HCFMRP - Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirao Preto
RECRUITINGRibeirão Preto, Brazil
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Hospital Británico de Buenos Aires
RECRUITINGBuenos Aires, Argentina
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Hospital El Cruce
RECRUITINGSan Juan Bautista, Argentina
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Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires (HIBA)
RECRUITINGBuenos Aires, Argentina
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Hospital das Clinicas da Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
RECRUITINGCampinas, Brazil
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Instituto de Educacao, Pesquisa e Gestao em Saude
RECRUITINGRio de Janeiro, Brazil
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National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition - Salvador Zubiran (INCMNSZ)
RECRUITINGTlalpan, Mexico
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National Taiwan University Hospital
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGTaipei, Taiwan
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National University Hospital
RECRUITINGSingapore, Singapore
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PSEG Centro de Pesquisa Clinica S.A.
RECRUITINGSão Paulo, Brazil
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Singapore General Hospital
RECRUITINGSingapore, Singapore
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Siriraj Hospital
RECRUITINGBangkok, Thailand
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Taipei Veterans General Hospital
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGTaipei, Taiwan
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