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NCT05670730CompletedPhase 1/2

Study of AOC 1044 in Healthy Adult Volunteers and Participants With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) Mutations Amenable to Exon 44 Skipping

A Phase 1/2, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Double-blind, Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamic Effects of Single and Multiple Ascending Doses of AOC 1044 Administered Intravenously to Healthy Adult Volunteers and Participants With DMD Mutations Amenable to Exon 44 Skipping

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 14 Jul 2025

Brief summary (registry, in English)

AOC 1044-CS1 (EXPLORE44) is a Phase 1/2 study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamic effects of single and multiple ascending doses of AOC 1044 in healthy adult volunteers and participants with DMD mutations amenable to exon 44 skipping. Part A is a single dose design with multiple cohorts (dose levels) in healthy adult volunteers. Part B is a multiple-ascending dose design with 3 cohorts (dose levels) in participants with Duchenne.

Status (registry)
Completed
Phase (registry)
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
70 (actual)
First submitted
6 Dec 2022
Start date
9 Nov 2022
Primary completion date
25 Nov 2024
Lead sponsor
Avidity Biosciences, Inc.
NCT number
NCT05670730

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 1/2
  • Participants enrolled: 70
  • From 9 Nov 2022 to the primary completion date, 25 Nov 2024
  • 10 sites in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • Current or recent use of prescription or nonprescription drugs
  • Positive drug/alcohol test at Screening or Day -1
  • Participation in a clinical study in which an investigational product was received within 1 month of screening or 5 half-lives of the investigational product
  • Prior treatment with any cell or gene therapy
  • Prior treatment with another exon 44 skipping agent within 6 months prior to informed consent
  • Recently treated with an investigational drug

Other illness

  • Uncontrolled hypertension or diabetes
  • History of multiple drug allergies

Lab values

  • Clinically significant abnormalities in laboratory results, ECGs, or vitals
  • Serum hemoglobin \< lower limit of normal

Other

  • Elevated blood pressure (BP) \>130/80 mmHg at Screening
  • Blood or plasma donation within 16 weeks of planned AOC 1044 administration Note: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply
    • Part B:
  • Biceps brachii muscles unsuitable for biopsy

Who the study is looking for

  • Aged 18 to 55 years, inclusive, at the time of informed consent
  • Body mass index (BMI) of 18.5 to 32.0 kg/m2
  • Aged 7 to 27 years, inclusive, at the time of informed consent
  • Clinical diagnosis of DMD or clear onset of DMD symptoms at or before the age of 6 years
  • Confirmation of DMD gene mutation amenable to exon 44 skipping
  • Weight ≥ 23 kg
  • Ambulatory or non-ambulatory
    • Ambulatory participants: LVEF ≥50% and FVC≥50%
    • Non-ambulatory participants: LVEF ≥45% and FVC≥40%
  • PUL 2.0 entry item A ≥3
  • If on corticosteroids, stable dose for 30 days before screening and throughout the study

Criteria the registry did not label

  • Part A:

Age in the registry: 7 years to 55 years · Sex: Male · Accepts healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (10)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Rare Disease Research - Atlanta
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AtlantaUnited StatesUnknown status
Abigail Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
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ColumbusUnited StatesUnknown status
Rare Disease Research NC
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HillsboroughUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Iowa
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Iowa CityUnited StatesUnknown status
UCSD
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La JollaUnited StatesUnknown status
Arkansas Children's
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Little RockUnited StatesUnknown status
Stanford University
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Palo AltoUnited StatesUnknown status
Gillette Children's
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Saint PaulUnited StatesUnknown status
Worldwide Clinical Trials (Part A only)
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San AntonioUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
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WorcesterUnited StatesUnknown status

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