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Choroideremia Gene Therapy Clinical Trial

Plain-language summary

This study examined a gene therapy called AAV2-REP1, delivered by injection into the eye, for the inherited eye disease choroideremia. It enrolled men aged 18 and older with a genetically confirmed diagnosis of choroideremia. It was conducted in Phase 2 and has been completed.

The summary above is a plain-language rendering of the official record. The original English title is shown for reference.

Trial details

Phase
Phase 2
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Byron Lam
Intervention
Injection of AAV2-REP1 (10e11 vg)
Start date
9/1/2015
Estimated completion
2/1/2018
Countries
United States

Related genes

Locations

  • Miami, United States

Eligibility criteria

Criteria are reproduced from the ClinicalTrials.gov record in the original English. Only the trial team can determine eligibility.

Inclusion Criteria:

* 18 Years and older
* Male
* Able to give informed consent
* Genetically confirmed diagnosis of choroideremia
* Active disease visible clinically within the macula region
* Best-corrected visual acuity equal to or worse than 20/32 but better than or equal to 20/200 in the study eye.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Female
* Under the age of 18
* History of amblyopia in the study eye
* Men unwilling to use barrier contraception methods
* Relevant grossly asymmetrical disease or other ocular morbidity which might confound use of the fellow eye as a long-term control
* Any other significant ocular and non-ocular disease/disorder or retinal surgery
* Contraindication to use of medications or contrast agents
* Participated in research study involving an investigational product in the past 12 weeks
* Having had gene or cellular therapy at any time prior to this study.
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