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NCT Number: NCT06971900

GATEWAY: A Phase 2a Study of PORT-77 in Adults With Erythropoietic Protoporphyria

A Phase 2a study of PORT-77 in adults with erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP)

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Key information

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Major Inclusion Criteria:

  • BMI ≥18.0 and ≤35.0 kg/m2 and weight ≥50 kg
  • Known diagnosis of EPP and is currently symptomatic even if receiving treatment for EPP, including afamelanotide.
  • Willing and able to avoid exposure to sunlight when outside of the clinical research site.
  • Willing and able to follow protocol-specified contraception guidance.
  • Able to read and understand English
  • Able to understand the study procedures as described in the ICF and is willing and able to comply with the study requirements.

Major Exclusion Criteria:

  • Is mentally or legally incapacitated
  • History or presence of any illness or clinically significant medical or psychiatric condition or disease that, in the opinion of the PI or designee, might confound the results of the study or pose an additional risk to the participant by their participation in the study.
  • History of gastrointestinal condition, including surgeries, which may affect absorption after oral administration.
  • History of cancer, with the exception of cutaneous non-melanoma skin cancer (basal or squamous cell carcinoma).
  • Participation in another clinical study within 28 days or within 5 half-lives (if known), prior to screening
  • Unable to refrain from or anticipates the use of medications/supplements known to confound PORT-77 beginning 28 days (or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer) prior to the first dose of study drug and throughout the study.
  • Estimated glomerular filtration rate <80 mL/min/1.73 m2 using the CKD-EPI equation at screening
  • Hepatic impairment, with alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, or total bilirubin >1.5 x ULN at screening
  • Female participant with a positive pregnancy test at screening or who is breastfeeding.

Treatment and study plan

PORT-77

Drug

Active oral dose form

Placebo

Drug

Matching inactive oral dose form

Primary outcomes

  1. Plasma PPIX level

    Time frame: 9 Days

    Change over the course of the study in plasma PPIX concentrations

Secondary outcomes

  1. Evaluate safety and tolerability of 2 different dose regimens of PORT-77

    Time frame: 9 Days

    Safety and tolerability over the course of the study, as assessed by adverse events (AEs) and laboratory results

  2. Cmax

    Time frame: Predose and 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12 hours post dose

    Maximum measured concentration of PORT-77 in plasma (Cmax).

  3. Tmax

    Time frame: Predose and 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12 hours post dose

    Time from dosing to maximum measured concentration of PORT-77 in plasma

  4. AUC0-last

    Time frame: Predose and 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12 hours post dose

    Area under the concentration-time curve of of PORT-77 in plasma over the time interval from 0 to the time of the last quantifiable data point.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Portal Therapeutics, Inc.

Industry

Collaborators

  • Celerion

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase 2a, Blinded, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study of PORT-77 Administered Orally to Adults With Erythropoietic Protoporphyria

Acronym: EPP

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
May 14, 2025
Registry last updated
May 14, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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