Clinical trial
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors in Aicardi Goutières Syndrome
Name
17-013715
Description
The overall objectives are to explore the safety and efficacy of Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors Tenofovir (TDF)/ Emtricitabine (FTC) administered in AGS affected children 2 to 18 years of age.
Trial arms
Trial start
2024-12-01
Estimated PCD
2028-12-01
Trial end
2028-12-01
Status
Not yet recruiting
Phase
Early phase I
Treatment
Tenofovir (TDF) and Emtricitabine (FTC)
Tenofovir (TDF): a nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NtRTI) an acyclic nucleotide analog of adenosine 5'-monophosphate. This is used in children as young as age 2.
Emtricitabine (FTC): a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI), a synthetic analog of cytidine which binds at the active site of the reverse transcriptase.
Arms:
Placebo then TDF/FTC, TDF/FTC then Placebo
Other names:
Truvada (Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate and Emtricitabine), Viread (Brand for tenofovir disoproxil fumarate), Emtriva (Brand for emtricitabine)
Placebo
Placebo for Tenofovir and Placebo for Emtricitabine
Arms:
Placebo then TDF/FTC, TDF/FTC then Placebo
Size
34
Primary endpoint
Change in interferon activation as measured by interferon response genes
From Baseline to 13 months
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Molecular, neuroimaging, and clinical findings consistent with a diagnosis of AGS, with the exception of Double-stranded RNA-specific adenosine deaminase (ADAR1) and IFIH1, which are not postulated to result in nucleic acid accumulation
* Evidence of interferon activation such as elevation of CSF neopterin/tetrahydrobiopterin measured on the first evaluation.
* Ages 2-18 years (the age of 2 years is used because the drugs are FDA approved in children greater than 2 years)
* Weight of at least 10 kg
* Willingness to undergo serial lumbar punctures and blow draws for evaluation of laboratory based outcome measures
* Willingness to abstain from initiating the use of immune modulating therapies including corticosteroids
* Able to receive medications orally, by nasogastric (NG) tube or by Gastric (G)-tube
* No concomitant illness which would preclude safe participation as judged by the investigator
* Signed informed consent by the subject's legally acceptable representative
* Negative testing for HIV
* Negative testing for Hepatitis B
* Concurrent enrollment in the Myelin Disorders Biorepository Project (MDBP, ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03047369) and willingness to undergo associated procedures
Exclusion Criteria:
* Age \< 2 years or \>18 years
* Hepatic insufficiency with liver function tests greater than 3-times the upper limit of normal
* Renal insufficiency with creatinine clearance \<60
* Significant malabsorption
* Any clinical or laboratory abnormality or medical condition that, at the discretion of the investigator, may put the subject at an additional risk by participating in this study
* HIV infection
* Hepatitis B infection
* Mutations in ADAR1 or IFIH1
Protocol
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Updated at
2024-01-05
1 organization
Organization
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia