Study ABT-003:
Gene Transfer Study of ABO-102 in Patients With Middle and Advanced Phases of MPS IIIA Disease
Status: Study Terminated
This study has been closed for enrollment as of March 11, 2022.
This study focused on older children who did not qualify under ABT-001’s more narrow inclusion criteria.
The company states that testing has
not revealed improvement in cognitive outcomes after treatment for this group of children and that the study doctors did not feel that the benefit outweighed the potential risks. Based on these factors and business related decisions, Abeona has decided to close this study for enrollment. Patients in the study will still have safety follow up at their local doctors offices.
How does this information translate to our understanding of the benefit of gene therapy for Sanfilippo syndrome?
- While early results indicate that cognitive outcomes did not improve, we do not yet know all of the results of the study or if other aspects and symptoms of the disease were impacted by the treatment.
- This study tested a particular type of gene therapy at a particular dose, meaning that we do not know if different versions of a gene therapy (variation in promotor, transgene, vector, etc) or different doses could result in more beneficial outcomes for patients in the future.
- It is important to remember that there were a small number of patients in this particular study which limits our ability to understand how a larger group of patients might respond.
- This study was designed to treat children who had already experienced significant cognitive decline due to their disease, hence we can only understand the study findings in terms of this specific population. For example, this study cannot tell us how children who have a slower disease progression and preserved cognitive function at later ages would respond to the therapy.
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clinical trial’s information on ClinicalTrials.gov, which includes enrollment criteria, trial locations, and study contact information.