A Study of DB-OTO, an Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV) Based Gene Therapy, in Children/Infants, Adolescents and Adults With Hearing Loss Due to Otoferlin Mutations

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 1, Phase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
AgeNot listed
SponsorRegeneron Pharmaceuticals

About this trial

Regeneron is conducting a study of an investigational new drug called DB-OTO. DB-OTO is a gene therapy that is being developed to treat pediatric and adult participants who have severe-to profound and profound hearing loss due to changes in the otoferlin gene.

The purpose of this study is to:

* Learn about the safety of DB-OTO * Determine how well DB-OTO is tolerated (does not cause ongoing discomfort) * Evaluate the efficacy of DB-OTO (how well DB-OTO works)

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Willingness to provide written informed consent (by at least one parent/legal guardian for pediatric participants, and with participant to provide assent, when applicable, or by the adult participant) and willingness to comply with trial protocol

Willingness to consent to genetic testing for the participant (by at least one parent/legal guardian for pediatric participants, and with participant to provide assent, when applicable, or by the adult participant) in order to evaluate a panel of hearing loss-related genes

Willingness to consent to vaccinations for the participant (by at least one parent/legal guardian for pediatric participants, and with participant to provide assent, when applicable, or by the adult participant) in accordance with the country-specific, age-appropriate immunization schedule, as described in the protocol

Participant able to perform all necessary assessments to qualify for enrollment and dosing in the corresponding cohort at the time the participant or parent/legal guardian signing the informed consent form (and participant providing assent, when applicable)

Disqualifiers

History of prior treatment with gene therapy

Surgical anatomy that would preclude or meaningfully impact the planned surgical approach as indicated by medical imaging (eg, Computed Tomography [CT] or Magnetic Resonance Imaging [MRI]) in the ear(s) to be infused with DB-OTO

History or presence of other permanent or untreatable hearing loss conditions

Prior or current history of malignancies

Trial design

Design model

Sequential

Treatments tested in this trial

  • DB-OTO

    Genetic

    Administered per the protocol

Treatment groups

36 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups
Group A: DB-OTO - Part AExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: DB-OTO - Part BExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group C: DB-OTO - Part CExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Incidence and severity of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)

Time frame
Up to week 104
2

Achievement of a hearing sensitivity threshold of ≤70 dB assessed by average Pure Tone Audiometry (PTA)

Time frame
Up to week 104

Secondary outcomes

1

Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) to click stimulus at ≤90 dB normalized Hearing Level (nHL)

Time frame
Up to week 48
2

Achievement of hearing sensitivity threshold of ≤45 dB assessed by average PTA

Time frame
Up to week 104
3

Achievement of hearing sensitivity threshold of ≤25 dB assessed by average PTA

Time frame
Up to week 104
4

Achievement of a score ≥3 on the Early Speech Perception (ESP) test

Time frame
At week 104

Other outcomes

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