Pre-Symptomatic Study of Intravenous Onasemnogene Abeparvovec-xioi in Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) for Patients With Multiple Copies of SMN2

NCT ID: NCT03505099

Last Updated: 2026-01-26

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: PHASE3
• Total Enrollment: 30 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2018-04-02
• Study Completion Date: 2021-06-15

Brief Summary

To evaluate the safety and efficacy of intravenous onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi in pre-symptomatic patients with SMA and 2 or 3 copies SMN2

Detailed Description

Phase 3, open-label, single-arm study of a single, one-time dose of onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi (gene replacement therapy) in patients with spinal muscular atrophy who meet enrollment criteria and are genetically defined by bi-allelic deletion of survival motor neuron 1 gene (SMN1) with 2 or 3 copies of survival motor neuron 2 gene (SMN2). Patients with SMN1 point mutations or the SMN2 gene modifier mutation (c.859G>C) may enroll but will not be included in the efficacy analysis sets.

The study includes a screening period, a gene replacement therapy period, and a follow-up period. During the screening period (Days -30 to -2), patients whose parent(s)/legal guardian(s) provide informed consent will undergo screening procedures to determine eligibility for study enrollment. Patients who meet the entry criteria will enter the in-patient gene replacement therapy period (Day -1 to Day 2). On Day -1, patients will be admitted to the hospital for pre-treatment baseline procedures. On Day 1, patients will receive a single, one-time intravenous (IV) infusion of onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi, and will undergo in-patient safety monitoring for a minimum of 24 hours post infusion. Patients may be discharged 24 hours (48 hours in Japan) after the infusion, based on Investigator judgment. During the outpatient follow-up period (Days 3 to End of Study at 18 or 24 of age, dependent upon respective SMN2 copy number), patients will return at regularly scheduled intervals for efficacy and safety assessments until the End of Study when the patient reaches 18 months of age (SMN2 = 2) or 24 months of age (SMN2 = 3). After the End of Study visit, eligible patients will be invited to rollover into a long-term follow up study.

Conditions

Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi

One-time intravenous infusion of onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi at 1.1 X 10\^14 vg/kg

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi

Intervention Type: BIOLOGICAL

A non-replicating recombinant AAV9 containing the complimentary deoxyribonucleic acid (cDNA) of the human SMN gene under the control of the cytomegalovirus (CMV) enhancer/chicken-β-actin-hybrid promoter (CB). The AAV inverted terminal repeat (ITR) has been modified to promote intramolecular annealing of the transgene, thus forming a double-stranded transgene ready for transcription.

Interventions

onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi

A non-replicating recombinant AAV9 containing the complimentary deoxyribonucleic acid (cDNA) of the human SMN gene under the control of the cytomegalovirus (CMV) enhancer/chicken-β-actin-hybrid promoter (CB). The AAV inverted terminal repeat (ITR) has been modified to promote intramolecular annealing of the transgene, thus forming a double-stranded transgene ready for transcription.

Intervention Type: BIOLOGICAL

Other Intervention Names

Zolgensma

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Age ≤6 weeks (≤42 days) at time of dose
• Ability to tolerate thin liquids as demonstrated through a formal bedside swallowing test
• Compound muscle action potential (CMAP) ≥2mV at Baseline; centralized review of CMAP data will be conducted
• Gestational age of 35 to 42 weeks
• Parent(s)/legal guardian(s) willing and able to complete the informed consent process and comply with study procedures and visit schedule

• Patients with pre-symptomatic SMA Type 1 as determined by the following features:

a. 2 copies of SMN2 (n ≥14)

• Patients with pre-symptomatic SMA Type 2 as determined by the following features:

1. 3 copies of SMN2 (n ≥12)

Exclusion Criteria

• Weight at screening visit <2 kg
• Hypoxemia (oxygen saturation <96% awake or asleep without any supplemental oxygen or respiratory support) at the screening visit or for altitudes >1000 m, oxygen saturation <92% awake or asleep without any supplemental oxygen or respiratory support at the screening visit
• Any clinical signs or symptoms at screening or immediately prior to dosing that are, in the opinion of the Investigator, strongly suggestive of SMA
• Tracheostomy or current prophylactic use or requirement of noninvasive ventilatory support at any time and for any duration prior to screening or during the screening period
• Patients with signs of aspiration/inability to tolerate nonthickened liquids based on a formal swallowing test performed as part of screening or patients receiving any non-oral feeding method
• Clinically significant abnormal laboratory values (gamma-glutamyl transferase [GGT], Alanine transaminase [ALT], and aspartate aminotransferase [AST], or total bilirubin > 2 × the upper limit of normal [ULN], creatinine ≥ 1.0 mg/dL, hemoglobin [Hgb] < 8 or > 18 g/dL; white blood cell [WBC] > 20,000 per cmm) prior to gene replacement therapy. Patients with an elevated bilirubin level that is unequivocally the result of neonatal jaundice shall not be excluded
• Treatment with an investigational or commercial product, including nusinersen, given for the treatment of SMA. This includes any history of gene therapy, prior antisense oligonucleotide treatment, or cell transplantation.
• Patients whose weight-for-age is below the third percentile based on World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards
• Biological mother with active viral infection as determined by screening laboratory samples (includes human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] or positive serology for hepatitis B or C)

• Biological mothers with clinical suspicion of Zika virus that meet Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Zika virus epidemiological criteria including history of residence in or travel to a geographic region with active Zika transmission at the time of travel will be tested for Zika virus RNA. Positive results warrant confirmed negative Zika virus RNA testing in the patient prior to enrollment.
• Serious nonrespiratory tract illness requiring systemic treatment and/or hospitalization within 2 Weeks prior to screening
• Upper or lower respiratory infection requiring medical attention, medical intervention, or increase in supportive care of any manner within 4 Weeks prior to dosing
• Severe nonpulmonary/respiratory tract infection within 4 Weeks before administration of gene replacement therapy or concomitant illness that, in the opinion of the Investigator or Sponsor medical monitor, creates unnecessary risks for gene replacement therapy such as:

• Major renal or hepatic impairment
• Known seizure disorder
• Diabetes mellitus
• Idiopathic hypocalciuria
• Symptomatic cardiomyopathy
• Known allergy or hypersensitivity to prednisolone or other glucocorticosteroids or their excipients
• Previous, planned or expected major surgical procedure including scoliosis repair surgery/procedure during the study assessment period
• Concomitant use of any of the following: drugs for treatment of myopathy or neuropathy, agents used to treat diabetes mellitus, or ongoing immunosuppressive therapy, plasmapheresis, immunomodulators such as adalimumab, immunosuppressive therapy within 4 Weeks prior to gene replacement therapy
• AntiAAV9 antibody titer >1:50 as determined by Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) binding immunoassay

• Should a potential patient demonstrate AntiAAV9 antibody titer >1:50, he or she may receive retesting inside the 30-Day screening period and will be eligible to participate if the AntiAAV9 antibody titer upon retesting is ≤1:50, provided the <6 Week age requirement at the time of dosing is still met
• Biological mother involved with the care of the child refuses anti-AAV9 antibody testing prior to dosing

• Maximum Eligible Age: 42 Days
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

PRA Health Sciences

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Novartis Gene Therapies

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Locations

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Los Angeles, California, United States

Children's Hospital Colorado

Aurora, Colorado, United States

Nemours Children's Hospital

Orlando, Florida, United States

Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Helen DeVos Children's Hospital

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

St. Louis Children's Hospital

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Columbia University Medical Center

New York, New York, United States

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Clinic for Special Children

Strasburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Children's Medical Center Dallas

Dallas, Texas, United States

University Hospital and UW Health Clinics

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Sydney Children's Hospital

Randwick, New South Wales, Australia

Centre Hospitalier Régional Hôpital La Citadelle

Liège, , Belgium

Canada Childrens Hospital of Eastern Ontario

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Tokyo Women's Medical

Tokyo, , Japan

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

London, , United Kingdom

Countries

United States; Australia; Belgium; Canada; Japan; United Kingdom

References

Strauss KA, Farrar MA, Muntoni F, Saito K, Mendell JR, Servais L, McMillan HJ, Finkel RS, Swoboda KJ, Kwon JM, Zaidman CM, Chiriboga CA, Iannaccone ST, Krueger JM, Parsons JA, Shieh PB, Kavanagh S, Wigderson M, Tauscher-Wisniewski S, McGill BE, Macek TA. Onasemnogene abeparvovec for presymptomatic infants with three copies of SMN2 at risk for spinal muscular atrophy: the Phase III SPR1NT trial. Nat Med. 2022 Jul;28(7):1390-1397. doi: 10.1038/s41591-022-01867-3. Epub 2022 Jun 17.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 35715567 (View on PubMed)

Strauss KA, Farrar MA, Muntoni F, Saito K, Mendell JR, Servais L, McMillan HJ, Finkel RS, Swoboda KJ, Kwon JM, Zaidman CM, Chiriboga CA, Iannaccone ST, Krueger JM, Parsons JA, Shieh PB, Kavanagh S, Tauscher-Wisniewski S, McGill BE, Macek TA. Onasemnogene abeparvovec for presymptomatic infants with two copies of SMN2 at risk for spinal muscular atrophy type 1: the Phase III SPR1NT trial. Nat Med. 2022 Jul;28(7):1381-1389. doi: 10.1038/s41591-022-01866-4. Epub 2022 Jun 17.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 35715566 (View on PubMed)

Day JW, Mendell JR, Mercuri E, Finkel RS, Strauss KA, Kleyn A, Tauscher-Wisniewski S, Tukov FF, Reyna SP, Chand DH. Clinical Trial and Postmarketing Safety of Onasemnogene Abeparvovec Therapy. Drug Saf. 2021 Oct;44(10):1109-1119. doi: 10.1007/s40264-021-01107-6. Epub 2021 Aug 12.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 34383289 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

Document Type: Study Protocol

View Document

Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

View Document

Related Links

https://www.novctrd.com/ctrdweb/trialresult/trialresults/pdf?trialResultId=17902

Novartis Clinical Trial Results

https://www.novctrd.com/ctrdweb/patientsummary/patientsummaries?patientSummaryId=1137

A Plain Language Trial Summary is available on www.novctrd.com

Other Identifiers

2017-004087-35

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

JapicCTI-184203

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

COAV101A12303

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

AVXS-101-CL-304

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id