New pill could help kids with dwarfism grow – but early days
NCT ID NCT06842355
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Sep 01, 2026 · Updated 13 times
Summary
This study tests a daily oral drug called TYRA-300 in 92 children aged 3–10 with achondroplasia (a common form of dwarfism). The goal is to see if it safely increases their growth rate. Researchers will try different doses to find the best one. It's a Phase 2 trial, so it's still early and not yet proven to work.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- TYRA-300 (an oral drug taken daily)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a daily pill that helps children with achondroplasia grow taller, potentially reducing some health complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 2 trial with only 92 children, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug may cause side effects or fail to improve growth significantly.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 92 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2030
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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3 to 10 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: * Aged 3 to 10 years old (inclusive) at the time of consent. * Informed consent provided by parent(s) or legal guardian(s). As study participants are less than 18 years old, participants are willing and able to provide written assent (where applicable and required). * Molecular diagnosis of achondroplasia (FGFR3 G380R). * Radiographically confirmed open growth plates at Screening, as determined by bone age X-ray. * Able to stand and ambulate independently. * Able to take oral medication. * Sentinel Safety Cohort only: aged 5 to 10 years old (inclusive). * Cohort 1 only: aged 3 to 10 years old (inclusive) and are naive to prior growth accelerating therapy. * Cohort 2 only: aged 3 to 10 years old (inclusive) and have received prior growth accelerating therapy. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence or history of any concurrent disease or condition that would interfere with study participation, safety evaluations, or any uncontrolled or untreated condition that could impact pediatric growth. * Diagnosis of endocrine condition that alters calcium/phosphate homeostasis. * Prior limb lengthening surgery or planned or expected to have limb lengthening surgery while enrolled in the study. * Taking medications that are strong inhibitors or inducers of cytochrome P450 (Cyp) 3A4. * History or current evidence of corneal or retinal disorder/keratopathy. * Presence of guided growth hardware/8 plates. Planned or anticipated orthopedic surgeries.
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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
25 sites in 8 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
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital (Karolinska University Hospital)
RECRUITINGStockholm, Sweden
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Children's Hospital Colorado
RECRUITINGAurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
RECRUITINGOttawa, Ontario, K1H 8L1, Canada
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Children's Medical Center, Dallas
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75235, United States
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Duke University Hospital
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Great Ormond Street Hospital
RECRUITINGLondon, Greater London, WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom
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Guy's & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust 2
RECRUITINGLondon, Greater London, SE1 7EH, United Kingdom
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Hospital Univeristario La Paz
RECRUITINGMadrid, Madrid, 28046, Spain
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Imagine Institute
RECRUITINGParis, 75015, France
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Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21205, United States
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Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation
RECRUITINGTorrance, California, 90502, United States
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Nemours Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children
RECRUITINGWilmington, Delaware, 19803, United States
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Royal Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGParkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
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Sheffield Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGSheffield, South Yorkshire, S10 2TH, United Kingdom
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The Children's Hospital at Westmead
RECRUITINGWestmead, New South Wales, 2145, Australia
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The Hospital for Sick Children
RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, M5G1X8, Canada
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UMC Utrecht
RECRUITINGUtrecht, 3584 CX, Netherlands
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Uncommon Cures
RECRUITINGChevy Chase, Maryland, 20815, United States
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Unidad de Cirugía Artroscópica (MIKS Hospital)
RECRUITINGVitoria-Gasteiz, Alava, 1008, Spain
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University of Missouri
RECRUITINGColumbia, Missouri, 65201, United States
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University of Texas Health Science Center Medical School at Houston
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
RECRUITINGMadison, Wisconsin, 53715, United States
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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Washington University
RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63130, United States
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Women's and Children's Health Research Institute, University of Alberta
RECRUITINGEdmonton, Alberta, T6G 2R3, Canada
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