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A Phase I Clinical Trial of UX-GIP001 in the Treatment of Drug-Resistant Unilateral Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

A Phase I Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Preliminary Efficacy of UX-GIP001 (Human GABAergic Interneuron Progenitor Cells Injection) in the Treatment of Drug-Resistant Unilateral Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 4 Nov 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This is a phase I study (Protocol: UX-GIP001-102) investigating UX-GIP001 Injection, a novel cell therapy product consisting of human GABAergic interneuron progenitor cells (GIP), for treating adult patients with drug-resistant unilateral medial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE). The primary objective is to assess the safety, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy of UX-GIP001. This is an open-label, single-arm study. All enrolled participants will receive the active investigational cell therapy. Seizure frequency and safety parameters will be evaluated by comparing post-transplant outcomes to pre-transplant baselines.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
12 (estimated)
First submitted
17 Apr 2026
Start date
5 Sept 2026
Primary completion date
1 Jul 2029
Lead sponsor
Shanghai UniXell Biotechnology Co., Ltd
Diseases
Epilepsy
NCT number
NCT07572812

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 1
  • Planned participants: 12
  • From 5 Sept 2026 to the primary completion date, 1 Jul 2029
  • 3 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

  • History of status epilepticus within 12 months prior to screening.
  • Presence of long-term implants in the skull or intracranial space.
  • History of clear suicidal intent, plan, or behavior within one year prior to screening.

Other illness

  • Epilepsy caused by other/or progressive neurological diseases , or patients - experiencing only focal aware seizures without observable manifestations.
  • History of epilepsy surgery.
  • Severe systemic disease or dysfunction.
  • Severe psychiatric disorders.

Age

  • History of malignancy within the past 5 years, except for cervical carcinoma in situ, basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer cured for \>5 years.

Other

  • Primary or secondary immunodeficiency.
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women.

Who the study is looking for

  • Age 18-75 years (inclusive), male or female;
  • Diagnosis of focal epilepsy according to the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) 2025 epilepsy classification, with disease duration ≥2 years;
  • Clinical presentation consistent with unilateral mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE);
  • Meeting the diagnostic criteria for drug-resistant epilepsy;
  • Average focal seizure frequency ≥4 per 28 days within the 3 months prior to screening;
  • On a stable dose of anti-seizure medications for ≥1 month prior to enrollment;
  • Patient has adequate organ function as follows: absolute neutrophil count ≥2.0×10⁹/L; white blood cell count ≥4.0×10⁹/L; platelet count ≥100×10⁹/L; AST and ALT ≤2.5× upper limit of normal (ULN); total bilirubin ≤1.5× ULN; serum creatinine ≤1.5× ULN; estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≥60 mL/min/1.73 m² (calculated using the CKD-EPI formula);
  • Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test during the screening period. All participants and their partners agree to have no plans for pregnancy, sperm donation, or egg donation from the time of signing the informed consent form until 2 years after cell transplantation treatment, and voluntarily adopt contraceptive measures deemed effective by the investigator;
  • Patient has good compliance, with a patient diary completion rate ≥80% prior to enrollment.

Age in the registry: 18 years to 75 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (3)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Beijing Tiantan Hospital,Capital Medical University
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BeijingChinaRecruiting
West China School of Medicine and West China Hospital, Sichuan University
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ChengduChinaRecruiting
The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
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ZhengzhouChinaNot yet recruiting

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