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

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

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)

Treatment groups

8 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Locations

3
University of California, San Diego92037, San DiegoCalifornia, United States
Mayo Clinic55905, RochesterMinnesota, United States
Medical University of South Carolina29425, CharlestonSouth Carolina, United States

Sponsors and collaborators

Rocket Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Lead sponsor