Intrathecal Gene Therapy for Giant Axonal Neuropathy

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BACKGROUND: Giant axonal neuropathy is a rare, autosomal recessive, pediatric, polysymptomatic, neurodegenerative disorder caused by biallelic loss-of-function variants in GAN, the gene encoding gigaxonin.

METHODS: We conducted an intrathecal dose-escalation study of scAAV9/JeT-GAN (a self-complementary adeno-associated virus-based gene therapy containing the GAN transgene) in children with giant axonal neuropathy. Safety was the primary end point. The key secondary clinical end point was at least a 95% posterior probability of slowing the rate of change (i.e., slope) in the 32-item Motor Function Measure total percent score at 1 year after treatment, as compared with the pretreatment slope.

RESULTS: One of four intrathecal doses of scAAV9/JeT-GAN was administered to 14 participants - 3.5×1013 total vector genomes (vg) (in 2 participants), 1.2×1014 vg (in 4), 1.8×1014 vg (in 5), and 3.5×1014 vg (in 3). During a median observation period of 68.7 months (range, 8.6 to 90.5), of 48 serious adverse events that had occurred, 1 (fever) was possibly related to treatment; 129 of 682 adverse events were possibly related to treatment. The mean pretreatment slope in the total cohort was -7.17 percentage points per year (95% credible interval, -8.36 to -5.97). At 1 year after treatment, posterior mean changes in slope were -0.54 percentage points (95% credible interval, -7.48 to 6.28) with the 3.5×1013-vg dose, 3.23 percentage points (95% credible interval, -1.27 to 7.65) with the 1.2×1014-vg dose, 5.32 percentage points (95% credible interval, 1.07 to 9.57) with the 1.8×1014-vg dose, and 3.43 percentage points (95% credible interval, -1.89 to 8.82) with the 3.5×1014-vg dose. The corresponding posterior probabilities for slowing the slope were 44% (95% credible interval, 43 to 44); 92% (95% credible interval, 92 to 93); 99% (95% credible interval, 99 to 99), which was above the efficacy threshold; and 90% (95% credible interval, 89 to 90). Between 6 and 24 months after gene transfer, sensory-nerve action potential amplitudes increased, stopped declining, or became recordable after being absent in 6 participants but remained absent in 8.

CONCLUSIONS: Intrathecal gene transfer with scAAV9/JeT-GAN for giant axonal neuropathy was associated with adverse events and resulted in a possible benefit in motor function scores and other measures at some vector doses over a year. Further studies are warranted to determine the safety and efficacy of intrathecal AAV-mediated gene therapy in this disorder. (Funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and others; ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT02362438.).

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:390

Enthalten in:

The New England journal of medicine - 390(2024), 12 vom: 21. März, Seite 1092-1104

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bharucha-Goebel, Diana X [VerfasserIn]
Todd, Joshua J [VerfasserIn]
Saade, Dimah [VerfasserIn]
Norato, Gina [VerfasserIn]
Jain, Minal [VerfasserIn]
Lehky, Tanya [VerfasserIn]
Bailey, Rachel M [VerfasserIn]
Chichester, Jessica A [VerfasserIn]
Calcedo, Roberto [VerfasserIn]
Armao, Diane [VerfasserIn]
Foley, A Reghan [VerfasserIn]
Mohassel, Payam [VerfasserIn]
Tesfaye, Eshetu [VerfasserIn]
Carlin, Bradley P [VerfasserIn]
Seremula, Beth [VerfasserIn]
Waite, Melissa [VerfasserIn]
Zein, Wadih M [VerfasserIn]
Huryn, Laryssa A [VerfasserIn]
Crawford, Thomas O [VerfasserIn]
Sumner, Charlotte J [VerfasserIn]
Hoke, Ahmet [VerfasserIn]
Heiss, John D [VerfasserIn]
Charnas, Lawrence [VerfasserIn]
Hooper, Jody E [VerfasserIn]
Bouldin, Thomas W [VerfasserIn]
Kang, Elizabeth M [VerfasserIn]
Rybin, Denis [VerfasserIn]
Gray, Steven J [VerfasserIn]
Bönnemann, Carsten G [VerfasserIn]
GAN Trial Team [VerfasserIn]
Bönnemann, Carsten G [Sonstige Person]
Bharucha-Goebel, Diana X [Sonstige Person]
Todd, Joshua J [Sonstige Person]
Saade, Dimah [Sonstige Person]
Norato, Gina [Sonstige Person]
Jain, Mina [Sonstige Person]
Lehky, Tanya [Sonstige Person]
Foley, A Reghan [Sonstige Person]
Mohassel, Payam [Sonstige Person]
Waite, Melissa [Sonstige Person]
Heiss, John D [Sonstige Person]
Averion, Gilberto [Sonstige Person]
Hu, Ying [Sonstige Person]
Mendoza, Christopher [Sonstige Person]
Brooks, Kia [Sonstige Person]
Yarish, Alexa [Sonstige Person]
Arevalo, Cynthia [Sonstige Person]
Donkervoort, Sandra [Sonstige Person]
Soldatos, Ariane [Sonstige Person]
Leach, Meganne [Sonstige Person]
Zou, Yaqun [Sonstige Person]
Jacobson, Steven [Sonstige Person]
Delong, Thomas [Sonstige Person]
Acquaye, Nicole [Sonstige Person]
Fink, Margaret [Sonstige Person]
Dastgir, Jahannaz [Sonstige Person]
Neuhaus, Sarah [Sonstige Person]
Paredes, Eduardo [Sonstige Person]
McCarty, Riley [Sonstige Person]
Jones, Christine [Sonstige Person]
Syeda, Safoora [Sonstige Person]
Hinkley, Lauren [Sonstige Person]
Debs, Sarah [Sonstige Person]
Yun, Pomi [Sonstige Person]
Reich, Daniel [Sonstige Person]
Nath, Avindra [Sonstige Person]
Yousef, Muhammad [Sonstige Person]
Alter, Katharine [Sonstige Person]
Baker, Eva [Sonstige Person]
Butman, John A [Sonstige Person]
Matsubara, Jesse [Sonstige Person]
Zampieri-Gallagher, Christiane [Sonstige Person]
Quezado, Zenaide [Sonstige Person]
Tanushi, Zana [Sonstige Person]
Damiano, Diane [Sonstige Person]
Bulea, Thomas [Sonstige Person]
Gravunder, Andrew [Sonstige Person]
Stanley, Christopher [Sonstige Person]
Vasavada, Ruhi [Sonstige Person]
Biancavilla, Victoria [Sonstige Person]
Mebrahtu, Aron [Sonstige Person]
Solomon, Beth [Sonstige Person]
Zein, Wadih M [Sonstige Person]
Huryn, Laryssa [Sonstige Person]
Wiggs, Edythe [Sonstige Person]
Kang, Elizabeth M [Sonstige Person]
Gray, Steven J [Sonstige Person]
Bailey, Rachel M [Sonstige Person]
Crawford, Thomas O [Sonstige Person]
Sumner, Charlotte J [Sonstige Person]
Hoke, Ahmet [Sonstige Person]
Chichester, Jessica A [Sonstige Person]
Hooper, Jody E [Sonstige Person]
Armao, Diane [Sonstige Person]
Bouldin, Thomas W [Sonstige Person]
Samulski, Richard Jude [Sonstige Person]
Whitehead, Matthew [Sonstige Person]
Rybin, Denis [Sonstige Person]
Charnas, Lawrence [Sonstige Person]
Tesfaye, Eshetu [Sonstige Person]
Seremula, Beth [Sonstige Person]
Carlin, Bradley P [Sonstige Person]
Calcedo, Roberto [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

Cytoskeletal Proteins
GAN protein, human
Journal Article

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Date Completed 22.03.2024

Date Revised 05.04.2024

published: Print

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02362438

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1056/NEJMoa2307952

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369973380