A Phase 1 AAV Gene Therapy Trial Evaluating Safety and Preliminary Efficacy of RP-A701 in Subjects With BAG3 Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 1
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-65
SponsorRocket Pharmaceuticals Inc.

About this trial

This is a Phase 1, open-label, dose-escalation trial to characterize the safety, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy of RP-A701 following a single IV administration in high-risk adult patients with BAG3-DCM.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Male or female between 18 and 65 years of age at the time of signing the informed consent

Capable of and willing to provide signed informed consent

Mild to moderate systolic dysfunction (LVEF ≥ 25% and ≤ 45%) by echocardiography or CMR performed within 3 months of enrollment.

Absence of severe coronary artery disease (>70% stenosis) or active myocardial ischemia as the etiology of LV systolic dysfunction

Disqualifiers

CV disease that may be related to a genetic etiology other than a BAG3 pathogenic or likely pathogenic variant.

Previous participation in a study of gene transfer or gene editing.

I.V. inotropic, vasodilator, or diuretic therapy ≤ 30 days prior to enrollment.

History of intracardiac thrombosis or arterial thromboembolic events

Trial design

Design model

Sequential

Treatments tested in this trial

  • RP-A701 is a recombinant viral vector composed of an AAV serotype rh.74 (AAVrh.74) capsid encapsulating the transgene, BCL2-associated Athanogene 3 (BAG3)

    Genetic

    One-time treatment with a single ascending dose

Treatment groups

8 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: Single ascending dose of RP-A701 in up to 2 consecutive cohortsExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Incidence of Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAE)

Number of participants with Adverse Events following a single IV dose of RP-A701

Time frame
Baseline up to End of Study (up to 24 months post-infusion)
2

Incidence of Treatment-emergent Serious Adverse Events (SAE).

Number of participants with Serious Adverse Events (SAE) following a single IV dose of RP-A701

Time frame
Baseline up to End of Study (up to 24 months post-infusion)
3

Incidence of Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLT).

Number of participants with Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLT) following a single IV dose of RP-A701

Time frame
Baseline up to End of Study (up to 24 months post-infusion)

Secondary outcomes

1

To assess the impact of RP-A701 on features of cardiovascular function.

Change in measures of LV systolic function, including LV ejection fraction (LVEF), LV global longitudinal strain.

Time frame
Baseline up to End of Study (up to 24 months post-infusion)
2

To assess the impact of RP-A701 on features of cardiovascular function.

Change in peak oxygen consumption (VO2) or ventilatory efficiency (VE/VCO2 slope) by cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET)

Time frame
Baseline up to End of Study (up to 24 months post-infusion)
3

To assess the impact of RP-A701 on features of cardiovascular function.

Change in 6-minute walk distance.

Time frame
Baseline up to End of Study (up to 24 months post-infusion)
4

To assess the extent of RP-A701 transduction and protein expression.

Change in BAG3 myocardial protein expression

Time frame
Baseline up to End of Study (up to 24 months post-infusion)

Other outcomes

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