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Clinical Trial Summary

Using gene therapy to express active telomerase (hTERT) in humans has the potential to treat many of the age related diseases, including Aging itself.

This study will entail treating subjects with hTERT delivered via transduction using AAV. The goal is to extend the telomeres to prevent, delay, or even reverse Aging.


Clinical Trial Description

Subjects willing to participate who meet with the inclusion - exclusion criteria, will be treated with a single dose of LGT delivered intravascularly (IV).

Baseline will be performed within 8 weeks of beginning the treatment regimen. The treatment regimen will begin with IV delivery of AAV-hTERT, defined as "Day 0." Safety and efficacy analyses will be conducted at Weeks 1, 4, 13, 26, 39, and 52 post-treatment.

Study objectives

Primary: Safety and Tolerability

1. Investigate the safety and tolerability of AAV-hTERT by intravenous (IV) administration.

Secondary: Provisional Efficacy

1. To determine changes from baseline in hTERT expression, telomerase activity, and telomere length in cells after treatment with AAV-hTERT.

2. To determine changes from baseline in health and aging-related biomarkers after treatment with AAV-hTERT.

3. To determine changes from baseline in the immune system after treatment with AAV-hTERT.

4. To determine changes from baseline in physical function measures after treatment with AAV-hTERT ;


Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


NCT number NCT04133649
Study type Interventional
Source Libella Gene Therapeutics
Contact Jeff Mathis, PhD
Phone 1 785 4100223
Email jmathis@libellagt.com
Status Recruiting
Phase Phase 1
Start date October 17, 2019
Completion date January 2021

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