New hope for rare fat disorder: safety trial of olezarsen underway
NCT ID NCT05185843
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests the safety of a new drug, olezarsen, in 24 adults with familial chylomicronemia syndrome (FCS), a rare condition causing extremely high blood fats. All participants have previously taken volanesorsen. The study monitors side effects like low platelet counts and kidney function, while also measuring how the drug affects blood fat levels.
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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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24 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2022
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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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18 years 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.
Key Inclusion Criteria 1. Participants with FCS (clinical or genetic diagnosis) currently on or previously treated with volanesorsen (ISIS 304801) o Study participants in countries where Waylivra® is commercially approved and available for participants should not be deprived of the treatment option with Waylivra®. Participation in this study for such participants will only be allowed when Waylivra® was discontinued due to AEs 2. The following concomitant medications will be allowed if dosing regimen is expected to remain constant through the end of the study (occasional or intermittent use of over-the-counter (OTC) medications will be allowed at Investigator's discretion): * Statins, omega-3 fatty acids (prescription and OTC), fibrates, or other lipid-lowering medications. Participants taking OTC omega-3 fatty acids should make every effort to remain on the same brand through the end of the study * Antidiabetic medications * Oral anticoagulants (e.g., dabigatran, rivaroxaban, or apixaban, and warfarin with regular clinical monitoring) * Tamoxifen, estrogens or progestins Key Exclusion Criteria: 1. Treatment with another investigational drug (non-oligonucleotide), biological agent, or device within 4 weeks of Screening, or 5 half-lives of investigational agent, whichever is longer 2. Concomitant medication/procedure restrictions: 1. Systemic corticosteroids or anabolic steroids within 6 weeks prior to Screening and during the study unless approved by the Sponsor Medical Monitor 2. Plasma apheresis within 4 weeks prior to Screening or planned during the study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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ARC Biosystems, Clinical Assessment Unit (CAU)
Vancouver, British Columbia, V6Z 2C7, Canada
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Centre Hospitalier Universite de Sherbrooke (CHUS)
Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1H 5N4, Canada
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Centre for Heart Lung Innovation
Vancouver, British Columbia, V6Z 1Y6, Canada
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Clinique des Maladies Lipidiques de Quebec Inc.
Québec, Quebec, G1V 4W2, Canada
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Diabetes/Lipid Management & Research Center
Huntington Beach, California, 92648, United States
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Ecogene-21
Chicoutimi, Quebec, G7H 7K9, Canada
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Excel Medical Clinical Trials, LLC
Boca Raton, Florida, 33434, United States
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Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge
Stockholm, 171 77, Sweden
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St. Boniface General Hospital
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R2H 2Ab, Canada
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University of Michigan, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes (MEND)
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-2800, United States
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University of Rochester School of Medicine
Rochester, New York, 14642, United States
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