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NCT Number: NCT06149403

A Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of OTL-203 in Subjects With MPS-IH Compared With Standard of Care With Allogeneic HSCT

A multi-center randomized clinical trial to compare OTL-203 (gene therapy) with stem cell transplant (standard of care) in patients with MPS-IH (Hurler syndrome).

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About this study

The study is a multi-center, randomized, active controlled clinical trial designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of OTL-203 in patients with mucopolysaccharidosis type I, Hurler syndrome (MPS-IH) compared to standard of care with allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). A total of 40 patients with a confirmed diagnosis of MPS-IH who meet the study inclusion criteria will be randomized to receive either OTL-203 or allo-HSCT. The trial will comprise of a screening, baseline, and treatment period, with a follow-up period of 5 years post-treatment, and primary analysis performed at 2 years follow-up of the last treated subject.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Norm-referenced cognitive standard score of ≥70 measured by age-appropriate cognitive domains of either Bayley Scale of Infant Development (BSID)-III or Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI)-IV.
  • Confirmed laboratory diagnosis of MPS-IH as demonstrated by biallelic mutation(s) in the gene coding for IDUA enzyme
  • Final confirmation of MPS-IH diagnosis by a Diagnostic Review Committee (DRC).

Exclusion criteria

  • Previous allo-HSCT or gene therapy
  • Current enrollment or past treatment in any other interventional study/trial using a novel investigational agent and/or treated with prohibited medications listed in the protocol
  • Positivity to serological testing for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-1 or HIV-2, Human T Lymphotropic Virus (HTLV)-1 or HTLV-2, Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) core, Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), mycoplasma, active tuberculosis (TB) and not meeting the microbiology biological screening requirements.
  • Malignant neoplasia (except local skin cancer).
  • Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
  • History of uncontrolled seizures
  • Subjects with an active infection not responsive to treatment, end-organ damage, or any other disease that contraindicates performance of any of the procedures detailed in the protocol, or medical conditions or extenuating circumstances that, in the opinion of the Investigator, might compromise the subject's well-being or safety, or the interpretability of the subject's clinical data.
  • Subjects, who in the opinion of the Investigator, may not be able to comply with protocol requirements or cooperate fully with the study procedures and necessary long-term follow up

Treatment and study plan

Experimental: OTL-203

Genetic

Experimental: OTL-203: Autologous CD34+ enriched cell fraction that contains hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells transduced ex vivo using lentiviral vector encoding the human IDUA gene

Active Comparator: Allo-HSCT

Genetic

Active Comparator: Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Primary outcomes

  1. Event-free survival

    Time frame: 2 years

    Defined by events of death, rescue transplant, treatment failure, immunological complications, severe cognitive and/or growth impairment.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change from baseline to Year 2 in α-L-iduronidase (IDUA) activity in leukocytes

    Time frame: Day 30 and multiple visits up to 5 years post-treatment

    IDUA activity in leukocytes will be used to measure post-treatment systemic correction of the biochemical defect that causes the disease

  2. Change from baseline to Year 2 in the ratio to the upper limit of normal (ULN) of urinary heparan sulfate levels

    Time frame: Day 30 and multiple visits up to 5 years post-treatment

    Urinary heparan sulfate levels will be used to measure post-treatment clearance of glycosaminoglycans accumulated within tissues and organs due to IDUA enzymatic deficiency

  3. Safety of OTL-203 compared to allo-HSCT procedure

    Time frame: Up to 5 years post-treatment

    Measured by Overall incidence of adverse events (AEs) whether or not considered related to the study treatment, including conditioning regimen-related AEs, Study Procedure-related AEs, Disease-related AEs, Treatment related AEs, Serious adverse events (SAEs)

  4. Malignancy or abnormal clonal proliferation (ACP) using different tests and procedures (e.g., general clinical evaluation, blood counts, and specialized assessments such as integration site analysis).

    Time frame: Up to 5 years post-treatment

    Malignancy or ACP due to insertional oncogenesis will be evaluated in subjects treated with OTL-203.

  5. Replication Competent Lentivirus (RCL)

    Time frame: Up to 5 years post-treatment

    Presence of RCL will be evaluated in subjects treated with OTL-203

  6. Immune response against IDUA enzyme

    Time frame: Up to 5 years post-treatment

    Anti-IDUA antibodies analysis will be evaluated in all subjects.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Orchard Therapeutics

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Multi-center, Randomized, Active Controlled Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of OTL-203 in Subjects With Mucopolysaccharidosis Type I, Hurler Syndrome (MPS-IH) Compared to Standard of Care With Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (Allo-HSCT)

Acronym: HURCULES

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2028
Study completion
2031
First posted
Nov 29, 2023
Registry last updated
Dec 22, 2025

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