Evaluating the Safety and Tolerability of Orally Administered DF-003 in ROSAH Syndrome Patients

NCT ID: NCT06395285

Last Updated: 2025-08-26

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE1

Total Enrollment

12 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-05-27

Study Completion Date

2026-05-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of DF-003 in retinal dystrophy, optic nerve edema, splenomegaly, anhidrosis, and migraine headache (ROSAH) syndrome patients.

Detailed Description

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This is a Phase Ib open-label, single-arm, single-dose study that will be conducted in up to 12 ROSAH syndrome patients. The study will investigate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and pharmacodynamics (PD) of DF-003 (study drug). DF-003 will be administered orally (PO), once daily (QD) for 28 days (4 weeks). Patients will be followed up for 8 weeks after administration of the last dose of study drug.

A total of 8 patients will be evaluated in one cohort. The cohort will have a minimum of 6 patients. Additional patients (maximum of 12 patients) may be enrolled in the event of insufficient data after a review of safety data by the Study Safety Committee. Patients will receive loading doses of 140 mg DF-003 on Days 1, 2, and 3, followed by a maintenance dose of 45 mg DF-003 starting on Day 4 through Day 28. Individual dose modification is not allowed in this study.

Conditions

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ROSAH

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

ROSAH syndrome patients will receive oral (PO) doses of DF-003 once daily (QD) for a duration of 28 days (4 weeks). In this study, 8 patients will be evaluated in one cohort. The cohort will have a minimum of 6 patients. Additional patients (maximum of 12 patients) may be enrolled in the event of insufficient data.

Patients will receive loading doses of 140 mg on Days 1, 2, and 3, followed by a maintenance dose of 45 mg QD starting on Day 4 through Day 28. Individual dose modification is not allowed in this study. If the overall cohort dose needs modification, this will be determined based on review of all available safety and pharmacokinetics (PK) data from this study.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

As this is an open label study, there are no blinding requirements for safety data.

Study Groups

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DF-003

Oral (PO) doses of 140 mg DF-003 on Days 1, 2, and 3 followed by a maintenance dose of 45 mg DF-003 once daily (QD) starting on Day 4 through Day 28. DF-003 will be administered PO with approximately 240 mL of water in the morning once daily for 28 consecutive days.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

DF-003

Intervention Type DRUG

140 mg on Days 1, 2, and 3 followed by a maintenance dose of 45 mg QD starting on Day 4 through Day 28. DF-003 will be administered PO with approximately 240 mL of water in the morning once daily for 28 consecutive days.

Interventions

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DF-003

140 mg on Days 1, 2, and 3 followed by a maintenance dose of 45 mg QD starting on Day 4 through Day 28. DF-003 will be administered PO with approximately 240 mL of water in the morning once daily for 28 consecutive days.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Sufficient understanding of the purpose and procedures required for the study.
2. Body mass index (BMI) of 18.0 to 35.0 kg/m2, inclusive.
3. Genetic testing for ALPK1 mutations that has been shown to be associated with ROSAH syndrome (e.g. T237M or Y254C, or T237A mutations).
4. Signs of uveitis (anterior and/or posterior) in the eye (e.g. macula edema, optic nerve edema, retinal vasculitis, or retinal vascular leakage).
5. Patients must be deemed healthy except for diagnosis of ROSAH syndrome and its clinical manifestation.
6. Patients must be at least 18 years of age but no older than 65 years of age at the time of Screening.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Males who plan to father a child or donate sperm while enrolled in this study or within 90 days after the last dose of study drug.
2. Females who are pregnant, breastfeeding, planning to become pregnant, or planning to donate eggs while on study medication or within 90 days after the last dose of study drug.
3. Use of any of the following prohibited medications:

* Agents that are known to have systemic anti-inflammatory responses or high risk for nephrotoxicity or hepatotoxicity
* Moderate CYP3A4 inhibitors: e.g., amiodarone, amprenavir, conivaptan, delavirdine, diltiazem, erythromycin, fluconazole, fosamprenavir, imatinib, miconazole, verapamil, grapefruit juice, cat's claw (Dolichandra unguis-cati), Echinacea augustifolia, wild cherry, chamomile, licorice
* Strong CYP3A4 inhibitors: e.g., ceritinib, clarithromycin, cobicistat, elvitegravir/ritonavir, idelalisib, indinavir/ritonavir, itraconazole, ketoconazole, lopinavir/ritonavir, nefazodone, nelfinavir, paritaprevir/ritonavir, ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir (and/or dasabuvir), posaconazole, ritonavir, saquinavir/ritonavir, telithromycin, tipranavir/ritonavir, voriconazole.
* Strong CYP3A4 inducers: apalutamide, carbamazepine, enzalutamide, ivosidenib, lumacaftor/ivacaftor, mitotane, phenytoin, rifampin, St. John's wort.
* Digoxin
* Agents known to cause Torsade de Pointes: Disopyramide, procainamide, quinidine, sotalol, azithromycin, clarithromycin, erythromycin, ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, fluconazole, ketoconazole, pentamidine, voriconazole, haloperidol, thioridazine, ziprasidone, citalopram, escitalopram, dolasetron, droperidol, granisetron, and ondansetron
* Investigational agents (small molecules and oligonucleotides), vaccines, or invasive medical devices within 28 days (4 weeks, or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer) prior to enrollment or having received a biological product within 6 months prior to enrollment.
4. History of significant hypersensitivity to products related to DF-003 (including excipients of the formulations) as well as severe hypersensitivity reactions (like angioedema) to any drugs.
5. Recent (within 3 months prior to screening) or acute changes in the following laboratory values:

* Platelet count ≤ 120,000/mm3, or
* Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) \> ULN
* Bilirubin (total, direct) \> ULN or
* International Normalization Ratio (INR) \> ULN, or
* Serum albumin less than the lower limit of normal, or
* Estimated creatinine clearance \< 70 mL/min/1.73 m2 at Screening, calculated by the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) formula, or
* Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) \> 8%.
6. Moderate or severe hepatic impairment (categorized as Child-Pugh class B and C, respectively, on the Child-Pugh Score for Cirrhosis Mortality)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Shanghai Yao Yuan Biotechnology Ltd. (also known as Drug Farm)

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Site Status WITHDRAWN

Duke Eye Center - Duke University Hospital

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

John A. Moran Eye Center - University of Utah Health

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Save Sight Institute - University of Sydney Eye Hospital

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States Australia

Central Contacts

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Neil Solomons, MD

Role: CONTACT

+12502173267

Facility Contacts

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Ethel Cuenca

Role: primary

919 660 3522

Lucia Lucci

Role: primary

801-585-6647

Sarah Hussain

Role: primary

+61 2 9382 7300

Other Identifiers

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DF-003-1002

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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