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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to determine the safety, tolerability, action and effectiveness of repeated doses of Erythrocyte Encapsulated Thymidine Phosphorylase (EE-TP) for the treatment of patients with Mitochondrial Neurogastrointestinal Encephalomyopathy (MNGIE). MNGIE is a rare inherited disease that mainly affects the digestive and nervous system and is caused by a defect in the function of an enzyme called thymidine phosphorylase. This loss of function causes certain molecules (thymidine and deoxyuridine) to accumulate in cells which leads to toxic damage to these cells. The disease can be confirmed by detecting variations (mutations) in the thymidine phosphorylase gene (TYMP). Currently there are no specific treatments for patients with MNGIE, whose effectiveness has been shown through clinical trials. The potential treatment for MNGIE offered in this trial is an enzyme replacement therapy, i.e. replacing functional thymidine phosphorylase. This treatment uses the patients own red blood cells in which thymidine phosphorylase is encapsulated to produce EE-TP (the study drug). EE-TP is created using a machine named a Red Cell Loader (RCL) and is then administered back to the patient.
This First-in-Human (FIH) Phase 1/2 study will evaluate mRNA-3704 in patients with methylmalonic acidemia/aciduria (MMA) due to methylmalonyl-coenzyme A mutase (MUT) deficiency between 1 to 18 years of age with elevated plasma methylmalonic acid. The study is designed to characterize baseline biomarker levels followed by assessment of safety, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of different doses of mRNA-3704 in patients affected by MMA as part of the Dose Escalation phase. During the Dose Escalation phase, three dose levels of mRNA-3704 are planned to be investigated in this study among patients with MMA due to MUT deficiency: low dose, mid dose, and high dose. An additional cohort to evaluate a fourth dose level may be considered jointly by the independent SMC and the Sponsor. Upon establishment of a dose with acceptable safety and pharmacodynamic activity, additional patients will be enrolled in a Dose Expansion phase to allow for further characterization of the safety and pharmacodynamics of mRNA-3704. Patients in both phases of study will participate in a pre-dosing observational period, followed by a treatment period, and then a follow-up period after withdrawal of treatment.
Development of a new MS-based biomarker for the early and sensitive diagnosis of Glycogen Storage Diseases from plasma. Testing for clinical robustness, specificity and long-term stability of the biomarker.
Development of a new MS-based biomarker for the early and sensitive diagnosis of Hurler disease from plasma. Testing for clinical robustness, specificity and long-term stability of the biomarker.
Hyperammonemia, which can cause brain damage, occurs in many different kinds of inborn errors of metabolism. The investigators propose to determine if short-term (3 day) treatment with N-carbamylglutamate can diminish hyperammonemia by enhancing ureagenesis in these patients. The investigators propose here a short-term (3 day) trial. If it succeeds, the investigators would consider more extensive long-term studies of the drug.
The purpose of this study is to determine if it is safe to administer unrelated umbilical cord blood to pregnant women in their first trimester of pregnancy with a fetus that has a known diagnosis of certain lysosomal storage diseases. These diseases are known to cause severe and irreversible neurological disability in early infancy and which are lethal in childhood.