Gaucher Disease Treatment with AVR-RD-02: The Guard1 Trial – Phase I/II

Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Ex Vivo, Lentiviral Vector-Mediated Gene Therapy AVR-RD-02 for Subjects with Type 1 Gaucher Disease

Protocol Description

The purpose of this multi-center study is to study the effects of AVR-RD-02 as a potential therapy people who have type 1 Gaucher disease, a long-term progressive disorder that can damage the liver, spleen and bone marrow. Conventional treatments, enzyme replacement therapy and substrate reduction therapy, have limitations and negative side effects. The AVR-RD-02 method collects the patient’s stem cells and genetically modifies them in the laboratory, adding a lentiviral vector capable of delivering and inserting a DNA sequence into the patient’s cells following intravenous infusion of the modified stem cells. The DNA is capable of producing normal GCase enzymes, which can mature and replace cells that are responsible for Gaucher disease.

Study Level: Phase I/II

Eligibility Criteria

The study is accepting people ages 18 through 50 who have type 1 Gaucher disease.
Males and Females: Ages 18 through 50

Requirements

Participants will receive screening and baseline examinations to determine eligibility and to prepare them for stem cell collection. Following collection, participants will undergo a conditioning period to prepare them to have their modified stem cells transplanted via intravenous infusion. In the year-long post-transplant period, 15 assessments will occur, starting daily for 7 days and then over increasingly extended intervals.
Visits: About 30
Duration: 68 weeks

Status: Open to Enrollment

Source(s) of Support

Avrobio Inc.

Primary Investigator

Damara Ortiz, MD

Contact Information

For more information about the study or enrollment, please contact:
Nadene Henderson, MS, LCGC
412-692-3475