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. 2020 Apr 18;12(4):460. doi: 10.3390/v12040460

Table 1.

Worldwide trials using AAV vectors against neurodegenerative disease.

Vectors Transgene Disease Phase Patients Enrolled Outcome Study name Clinicaltrail.gov Status
AAV Beta-nerve growth factor (NGF) Alzheimer’s disease 1 10 A Phase I, Dose-Escalating Study to Assess the Safety and Tolerability of CERE-110 [Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV)-Based Vector-Mediated Delivery of Beta-Nerve Growth Factor (NGF)] in Subjects with Mild to Moderate Alzheimer’s Disease CERE-110 in Subjects With Mild to Moderate Alzheimer’s Disease NCT00087789
CERE-110 2.0 × 1010 vg,
CERE-110 1.0 × 1011 vg,
CERE-110 2.0 × 1011 vg
Completed
AAV Beta-nerve growth factor (NGF) Alzheimer’s disease 2 49 A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled (Sham Surgery), Randomized, Multicenter Study Evaluating CERE-110 Gene Delivery in Subjects with Mild to Moderate Alzheimer’s Disease Randomized, Controlled Study Evaluating CERE-110 in Subjects With Mild to Moderate Alzheimer’s Disease NCT00876863
CERE-110 2.0 × 1011 vg
Completed
AAV Neurotrophic (growth) factor
(Neurturin)
Parkinson’s disease 1/2 60 est/57 fact A Phase 1/2 Trial Assessing the Safety and Efficacy of Bilateral Intraputaminal and Intranigral Administration of CERE-120 (Adeno-Associated Virus Serotype 2 [AAV2]-Neurturin [NTN]) in Subjects with Idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease Safety and Efficacy of CERE-120 in Subjects With Parkinson’s Disease NCT00985517
CERE-120 2.4 × 1012 vg
Completed
AAV Glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) Parkinson’s disease 1 12 Phase I Study of Subthalamic GAD Gene Transfer in Medically Refractory Parkinson’s Disease Safety Study of Subthalamic Nucleus Gene Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease NCT00195143 Completed
AAV Glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) Parkinson’s disease 2 44 (est) Phase 2 Safety and Efficacy Study Evaluating Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase Gene Transfer to Subthalamic Nuclei in Subjects with Advanced Parkinson’s Disease Study of AAV-GAD Gene Transfer Into the Subthalamic Nucleus for Parkinson’s Disease NCT00643890
One-time bilateral administration of rAAV-GAD at 1 × 1012 vector genomes in 35 uL
Terminated
(Financial reasons)
AAV Glutamic acid decarboxylase GAD Parkinson’s disease 40 est/0 fact N/A Long Term Follow-Up Study for rAAV-GAD Treated Subjects NCT01301573 Terminated
(Financial reasons)
AAV Aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase
(hAADC-2)
Parkinson’s disease 1 10 A Phase1 Open-Label Safety Study of Intrastriatal Infusion of Adeno-Associated Virus Encoding Human Aromatic L-Amino Acid Decarboxylase (AAV-hAADC-2) in Subjects with Parkinson’s Disease [AAV-hAADC-2-003] A Study of AAV-hAADC-2 in Subjects With Parkinson’s Disease NCT00229736
9 × 1010 vector genomes (vg) of AAV-hAADC-2 in a single dose of 200 µL bilaterally infused over 4 striatal targets
3 × 1011 vector genomes (vg) of AAV-hAADC-2 in a single dose of 200 µL bilaterally infused over 4 striatal targets
Completed
AAV Aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase
(hAADC-2)
Parkinson’s disease 1/2 6 est/2fact A Phase I/II Study of Intra-Putaminal Infusion of Adeno-Associated Virus Encoding Human Aromatic L-Amino Acid Decarboxylase in Subjects with Parkinson’s Disease AADC Gene Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease NCT02418598
AAV-hAADC-2 is administered via bilateral intra-putaminal infusion. The number of vector genomes (vg)
cohort 1: 3 × 1011 vg/subject
cohort 2: 9 × 1011 vg/subject.
Terminated
(Another clinical study for regulatory approval is planned)
AAV1 Neurotrophin factor 3 (NTF3) Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease 1/2a 9est/0 fact Phase I/II a Trial Evaluating scAAV1.tMCK.NTF3 for Treatment of Charcot–Marie–Tooth Neuropathy Type 1A (CMT1A) Phase I/II a Trial of scAAV1.tMCK.NTF3 for Treatment of CMT1A NCT03520751
N = 3: intramuscular injection of (scAAV1.tMCK.NTF3) distributed bilaterally between both limbs at low dose (2 × 1012 vg/kg).
N = 6: intramuscular injection of (scAAV1.tMCK.NTF3) distributed bilaterally between both limbs at low dose (6 × 1012 vg/kg)
Not yet recruiting
AAV2 Neurotrophic (growth) factor
(Neurturin)
Parkinson’s disease 2 58 est/51 fact Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Sham Surgery-Controlled Study of CERE-120 (Adeno-Associated Virus Serotype 2 [AAV2]-Neurturin [NTN]) to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Bilateral Intraputaminal (IPu) Delivery in Subjects with Idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease Double-Blind, Multicenter, Sham Surgery Controlled Study of CERE-120 in Subjects With Idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease NCT00400634,
CERE-120, bilaterally:
5.4 × 1011 vg
Completed
AAV2 Neurotrophic (growth) factor
(Neurturin)
Parkinson’s disease 1 12 est A Phase I, Open-Label Study of CERE-120 (Adeno-Associated Virus Serotype 2 [AAV2]-Neurturin [NTN] to Assess the Safety and Tolerability of Intrastriatal Delivery to Subjects with Idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease Safety of CERE-120 (AAV2-NTN) in Subjects With Idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease NCT00252850 Completed
AAV2 Human aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) gene Parkinson’s disease 1 15 est/10 fact An Open-label Safety and Efficacy Study of VY-AADC01 Administered by MRI-Guided Convective Infusion into the Putamen of Subjects with Parkinson’s Disease with Fluctuating Responses to Levodopa Safety Study of AADC Gene Therapy (VY-AADC01) for Parkinson’s Disease (AADC) NCT01973543
VY-AADC01; Single dose, neurosurgically-infused, bilaterally into the striatum:
7.5 × 1011 vg,
1.5 × 1012 vg,
4.7 × 1012 vg
Active, not recruiting
AAV2 Human aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) gene Parkinson’s disease 2 42 est A Randomized, Placebo Surgery Controlled, Double-Blinded, Multi-center, Phase 2 Clinical Trial, Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of VY-AADC02 in Advanced Parkinson’s Disease with Motor Fluctuations VY-AADC02 for Parkinson’s Disease With Motor Fluctuations NCT03562494,
VY-AADC02 infusion,
2.5 × 1012
Recruiting
AAV2 Human aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) gene Parkinson’s disease 50 est An Observational, Long-Term Extension Study for Participants of Prior VY-AADC01 or VY-AADC02 Clinical Studies Observational, Long-term, Extension Study for Participants of Prior VY-AADC01 or VY-AADC02 Studies NCT03733496,
Participants who received VY-AADC01 or VY-AADC02
Enrolling by invitation
AAV2 Human
CLN2
Late infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (LINCL) 1 11 est/10 fact Administration of a Replication Deficient Adeno-Associated Virus Gene Transfer Vector Expressing the Human CLN2 cDNA to the Brain of Children with Late Infantile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis Safety Study of a Gene Transfer Vector for Children With Late Infantile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis NCT00151216
AAV2CUhCLN2,
N = 5, 3 × 1012
N = 6, 3 × 1012
Active, not recruiting
AAV2 Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) Parkinson’s disease 1 28 est/25 fact A Phase 1 Open-Label Dose Escalation Safety Study of Convection Enhanced Delivery (CED) of Adeno-Associated Virus Encoding Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (AAV2-GDNF) in Subjects with Advanced Parkinson’s Disease AAV2-GDNF for Advanced Parkinson s Disease NCT01621581
9 × 1010 vg,
3 × 1011 vg,
9 × 1011 vg
3 × 1012 vg
Active, not recruiting
AAV2 Human ND4 Leber’s congenital amaurosis 3 90 est Efficacy and Safety of Bilateral Intravitreal Injection of GS010: A Randomized, Double-Masked, Placebo-Controlled Trial in Subjects Affected with G11778A ND4 Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy for Up to One Year Safety and Efficacy Study of Gene Therapy for The Treatment of Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy NCT03293524,
GS010, IVT eye, 9 × 1010 vg
Active, not recruiting
AAV2 Human ND4 Leber’s congenital amaurosis 2 + 3 159 est/48 fact Safety and Efficacy Study of Gene Therapy for The Treatment of Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy NCT03153293,
Single IVT injection, 1 × 1010 vg/0.05 mL
Active, not recruiting
AAV2 Human ND4 Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy 3 36 est A Randomized, Double-Masked, Sham-Controlled Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of a Single Intravitreal Injection of GS010 in Subjects Affected for 6 Months or Less by LHON Due to the G11778A Mutation in the Mitochondrial ND4 Gene Efficacy Study of GS010 for the Treatment of Vision Loss up to 6 Months From Onset in LHON Due to the ND4 Mutation (RESCUE) NCT02652767,
GS010
Active, not recruiting
AAV2 Human ND4 Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy 3 37 est/36 fact Randomized, Double-Masked, Sham-Controlled Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of a Single Intravitreal Injection of GS010 in Subjects Affected for More Than 6 Months and to 12 Months by LHON Due to the G11778A Mutation in the ND4 Gene Efficacy Study of GS010 for Treatment of Vision Loss From 7 Months to 1 Year From Onset in LHON Due to the ND4 Mutation (REVERSE) (REVERSE) NCT02652780,
rAAV2/2-ND4
intravitreal, 9 × 1010 vg
Completed
AAV2 Human ND4 Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy 74 est Long-Term Follow-Up of ND4 LHON Subjects Treated with GS010 Ocular Gene Therapy in the RESCUE or REVERSE Phase III Clinical Trials RESCUE and REVERSE Long-term Follow-up (RESCUE/REVERSE) NCT03406104,
GS010, intravitreal injection
Recruiting
AAV2 Human ND4 Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy EAP Single Patient: Safety of Bilateral Intravitreal Injection of GS010 in a Single Subject Affected with G11778A ND4 Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy EAP_GS010_single Patient NCT03672968 Available
AAV2 Human ND4 Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy 1 30 est/27 fact An Open-Label Dose Escalation Study of an Adeno-Associated Virus Vector (scAAV2-P1ND4v2) for Gene Therapy of Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON) Caused by the G11778A Mutation in Mitochondrial DNA Safety Study of an Adeno-associated Virus Vector for Gene Therapy of Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON) NCT02161380
scAAV2-P1ND4v2
intravitreal:
1.18 × 109 vg
5.81 × 109 vg
2.4 × 1010 vg
1.0 × 1011 vg
Recruiting
AAV9 CLN6 CLN6,
Batten disease
1/2a 13 est/6 fact Phase I/II a Gene Transfer Clinical Trial for Variant Late Infantile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis, Delivering the CLN6 Gene by Self-Complementary AAV9 Gene Therapy for Children With Variant Late Infantile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis 6 (vLINCL6) Disease NCT02725580
AT-GTX-501 (scAAV9.CB.CLN6)
Active, not recruiting
AAV9 CLN3 CLN3,
neuronal ceroid-
lipofuscinosis
1/2a 7 est Phase I/II a Gene Transfer Clinical Trial for Juvenile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis, Delivering the CLN3 Gene by Self-Complementary AAV9 Gene Therapy for Children With CLN3 Batten Disease NCT03770572
AT-GTX-502
High dose
Low dose
Recruiting
AAV9 Human survival motor neuron (SMN) Spinal muscular atrophy type 1 (SMA1) 1 15 est/9 fact Phase I Gene Transfer Clinical Trial for Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1 Delivering AVXS-101 Gene Transfer Clinical Trial for Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1 NCT02122952
iv
N = 3, 6.7 × 1013 vg/kg
N = 3, 2.0 × 1014 vg/kg
Completed
AAV9 Human survival motor neuron (SMN) SMA 1 51 est/27 fact Phase I, Open-Label, Dose Comparison Study of AVXS-101 for Sitting but Non-Ambulatory Patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Study of Intrathecal Administration of Onasemnogene Abeparvovec-xioi for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (STRONG) NCT03381729
Intrathecal
Onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi
6.0 × 1013 vg
1.2 × 1014 vg
2.4 × 1014 vg
Suspended
AAV9 Human survival motor neuron (SMN) Spinal muscular atrophy type 1 (SMA1) 3 22est/15 fact Phase 3, Open-Label, Single-Arm, Single-Dose Gene Replacement Therapy Clinical Trial for Patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1 With One or Two SMN2 Copies Delivering AVXS-101 by Intravenous Infusion Gene Replacement Therapy Clinical Trial for Patients With Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1 (STR1VE) NCT03306277
iv
Onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi
Completed
AAV9 Human survival motor neuron (SMN) Spinal muscular atrophy type 1 (SMA1) 3 44 est/30 fact A Global Study of a Single, One-Time Dose of AVXS-101 Delivered to Infants with Genetically Diagnosed and Pre-Symptomatic Spinal Muscular Atrophy with Multiple Copies of SMN2 Pre-Symptomatic Study of Intravenous Onasemnogene Abeparvovec-xioi in Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) for Patients With Multiple Copies of SMN2 (SPR1NT) NCT03505099
iv,
Onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi
1.1 × 1014 vg/kg
Active, not recruiting
AAV9 Human survival motor neuron (SMN) Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1 3 33est/30 fact European, Phase 3, Open-Label, Single-Arm, Single-Dose Gene Replacement Therapy Clinical Trial for Patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1 with One or Two SMN2 Copies Delivering AVXS-101 by Intravenous Infusion Single-Dose Gene Replacement Therapy Clinical Trial for Patients With Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1 (STRIVE-EU) NCT03461289
iv
Onasemnogene Abeparvovec-xioi
Active, not recruiting
AAV10 Human SGSH and SUMF1 cDNAs Sanfilippo type A syndrome 1 + 2 4 est An Open-label, Single Arm, Monocentric, Phase I/II Clinical Study of Intracerebral Administration of Adeno-associated Viral Vector Serotype 10 Carrying the Human SGSH and SUMF1 cDNAs for the Treatment of Sanfilippo Type A Syndrome Intracerebral Gene Therapy for Sanfilippo Type A Syndrome NCT01474343
Intracerebral SAF-301
Completed
AAV10 Human SGSH and SUMF1 cDNAs Sanfilippo type A syndrome 1 + 2 4 est/ Long-Term Follow-Up of Patient with Sanfilippo Type A Syndrome Who Have Previously Been Treated in the P1-SAF-301 Clinical Study Evaluating the Tolerability and Safety of the Intracerebral Administration of SAF-301 Long-term Follow-up of Sanfilippo Type A Patients Treated by Intracerebral SAF-301 Gene Therapy NCT02053064
Intracerebral SAF-301
Long term effect
Completed
AAVrh10 Human apolipoprotein E2 (APOE2) Alzheimer’s disease 1 15 est/0 fact Maximum Tolerated Dose of Intracisternal delivery of AAVrh.10hAPOE2 (no results) Gene Therapy for APOE4 Homozygote of Alzheimer’s Disease NCT03634007
AAVrh.10hAPOE2:
8.0 × 1010 gc/kg,
2.5 × 1011 gc/kg
8.0 × 1011 gc/kg
Recruiting
AAVrh10 Human
CLN2
Late-infantile neuronal ceroid Lipofuscinosis 1 25 est/16fact Direct CNS Administration of a Replication Deficient Adeno-associated Virus Gene Transfer Vector Serotype rh.10 Expressing the Human CLN2 cDNA to Children with Late Infantile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (LINCL) Safety Study of a Gene Transfer Vector (Rh.10) for Children With Late Infantile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (LINCL) NCT01161576
AAVrh10.CUhCLN2,
N = 6, 9 × 1011
N = 10, 2.85 × 1011
Active, not recruiting
AAVrh10 Human
CLN2
Late infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis 1 + 2 16 est/8 fact Improved Results on Weill Cornell LINCL Scale and Mullen Scale (no results posted) AAVRh.10 Administered to Children With Late Infantile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis NCT01414985
AAVrh10.CUhCLN2,
N = 2, 9 × 1011
N = 6, 2.85 × 1011
Active, not recruiting