Safety and Proof-of-Concept (POC) Study With AMT-130 in Adults With Early Manifest Huntington's Disease

Last updated: October 17, 2025
Sponsor: UniQure Biopharma B.V.
Overall Status: Active - Not Recruiting

Phase

1/2

Condition

Dyskinesias

Huntington's Disease

Memory Loss

Treatment

intra-striatal rAAV5-miHTT

Imitation (sham) surgery

Clinical Study ID

NCT04120493
CT-AMT-130-01
  • Ages 25-65
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This is the first study of AMT-130 in patients with early manifest HD and is designed to establish safety and proof-of-concept (PoC). CT-AMT-130-01 is a Phase 1/2, multicenter, first-in-human (FIH) study. The first three cohorts of the study have completed enrollment, including the randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled cohorts. Cohort 4 is open-label.

Cohort 4 participants will receive high dose AMT-130.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Able and willing to provide written informed consent prior to the study andstudy-related procedure

  • Participants 25 to 65 years of age of both sexes

  • Cohorts 1, 2, & 4: Early manifest HD as defined by a UHDRS total functional capacity (TFC) score of 9 to 13 and EITHER a diagnostic confidence level (DCL) of 4 OR a DCLof 3 if the subject either meets the definition of multidimensional manifest HD (UHDRS question 80) or has cognitive symptoms

  • Cohort 3: Early manifest HD as defined by a UHDRS TFC score of ≥ 11 and EITHER a DCLof 4 or a DCL of 3 with either a positive "Yes" response to UHDRS Question 80 (multidimensional manifest diagnosis on motor, cognitive, behavioral, functional) orDSM5 criteria for cognitive disorder (Movement Disorder Society Task Forcecriteria).

  • HTT gene expansion testing with the presence of ≥40 CAG repeats

  • Striatal MRI volume requirements per hemisphere:

  • Cohorts 1, 2, & 3: Putamen ≥2.5 cm^3 (per side); Caudate ≥2.0 cm^3 (per side)

  • Cohort 4: Putamen <2.5 cm^3 (on either side); Caudate <2.0 cm^3 (on either side)

  • All HD concomitant medications (addressing motor, behavioral, and cognitivesymptoms) must be stable for 3 months prior to Screening with no change in clinicalsymptoms requiring change in medication prior to anticipated administrationprocedure

  • Able and willing to comply with all procedures and the study visit schedule asoutlined in the protocol

  • All female participants of childbearing potential (FOCP) must have a negative serumpregnancy test at Screening, (and Visit 1A, as appropriate), a negative pregnancyurine dipstick at Baseline, and not be breastfeeding. All FOCPs and sexually maturemales must be compliant with a highly effective birth control method.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Evidence of suicide risk

  • Receipt of an experimental agent within 60 days or five half-lives prior toScreening or anytime over the duration of this study.

  • Participation in an investigational trial or investigational paradigm (such asexercise/physical activity, cognitive therapy, brain stimulation) within 60 daysprior to Screening or anytime over the duration of this study.

  • Presence of an implanted deep brain stimulation device, ventriculoperitoneal orother CSF shunt, or other implanted catheter

  • Any history of gene therapy, RNA or DNA targeted HD specific investigational agents,such as antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs), cell transplantation or any otherexperimental brain surgery.

  • Any contraindication to 3.0 Tesla MRI as per local guidelines

  • Brain and spinal pathology that may interfere with the surgical delivery of AMT-130or represents a significant neurologic comorbid disorder

  • Any contraindication to lumbar puncture as per local guidelines

  • Malignancy within 5 years of Screening, except for basal or squamous cell carcinomaof the skin or carcinoma in situ of the cervix that has been successfully treated

  • Hospitalization for any major medical or surgical procedure involving generalanesthesia within 12 weeks of Screening or planned during the study

  • Current or recurrent disease, (including pre-existing cardiovascular or pulmonaryconditions) infection, or other significant concurrent medical condition ormedications that could confound clinical and laboratory evaluations or could affecta participant's safety or their ability to undergo the neurosurgical procedure orcomply with the procedures and study visit schedule

  • Known or suspected intolerance or hypersensitivity to the investigationalproduct(s), closely-related compounds, or any of the stated ingredients

  • Any known allergy to gadoteridol (ProHance)

  • Screening laboratory values (as measured by the central laboratory): a. Alanineaminotransferase (ALT) >2 × upper limit of normal (ULN) b. Aspartateaminotransferase (AST) >2 × ULN c. Total bilirubin >2 × ULN d. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) >2 × ULN e. Creatinine >1.5 × ULN f. Platelet count <100,000/mm3g.Prothrombintime (PT) >1.2 × ULN h. Partial thromboplastin time (PTT) >1.2 × ULN

  • Known allergy, sensitivity, or other contraindication to medications in theimmunosuppression regimen in this protocol.

  • Any participant with an active infection (e.g., coronavirus disease 2019 [COVID-19])at Screening or at the time of treatment that requires medical intervention.Participants may rescreen, or if screened eligible and an open surgical slot isavailable, may receive treatment after recovery.

  • Cohort 4 ONLY: Inability to establish a safe trajectory to administer AMT-130 to thetarget structures, as assessed by neuroimaging.

Study Design

Total Participants: 43
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: intra-striatal rAAV5-miHTT
Phase: 1/2
Study Start date:
September 06, 2019
Estimated Completion Date:
December 31, 2029

Study Description

AMT-130 is an investigational, single administration gene therapy intended to modify the disease course for HD. Preclinical studies have shown that AMT-130 lowers huntingtin protein and is associated with decreased progression of Huntington's Disease signs in animal models.

Cohort 1, 2, and 3 evaluated low dose and high dose AMT-130.

Cohort 4 will further evaluate the safety of high dose AMT-130 in participants with low striatal volume. All participants in Cohort 4 will receive high dose AMT-130 and will receive pre- and post-operative dexamethasone.

Cohorts 1 and 2 participants continue follow-up visits through 6 years after receipt of AMT-130. Cohorts 3 and 4 participants continue follow-up visits through 5 years after receipt of AMT-130.

Connect with a study center

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Birmingham, Alabama 35294-0111
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Birmingham 4049979, Alabama 4829764 35294-0111
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Arizona

    Tucson, Arizona 85724
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Arizona (Surgical Site Only)

    Tucson, Arizona 85724
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Arizona (Surgical Site Only)

    Tucson 5318313, Arizona 5551752 85724
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, California 94158
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco 5391959, California 5332921 94158
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • CenExel Rocky Mountain Clinical Research

    Englewood, Colorado 80113
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • CenExel Rocky Mountain Clinical Research

    Englewood 5421250, Colorado 5417618 80113
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Florida College of Medicine

    Gainesville, Florida 32610
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Florida College of Medicine

    Gainesville 4156404, Florida 4155751 32610
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Rush University Medical Center

    Chicago, Illinois 60612
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Rush University Medical Center

    Chicago 4887398, Illinois 4896861 60612
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, Maryland 21287
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore 4347778, Maryland 4361885 21287
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    Boston, Massachusetts 02215
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    Boston 4930956, Massachusetts 6254926 02215
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Michigan Department of Neurology

    Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Michigan Department of Neurology

    Ann Arbor 4984247, Michigan 5001836 48105
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Ohio State University

    Columbus, Ohio 43210
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Ohio State University

    Columbus 4509177, Ohio 5165418 43210
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Nashville, Tennessee 37232
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Nashville 4644585, Tennessee 4662168 37232
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • The University of Texas

    Houston, Texas 77030
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • The University of Texas

    Houston 4699066, Texas 4736286 77030
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Virginia Commonwealth University VCU School of Medicine, Department of Neurology

    Richmond, Virginia 23298
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Virginia Commonwealth University VCU School of Medicine, Department of Neurology

    Richmond 4781708, Virginia 6254928 23298
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Washington Medical Center

    Seattle, Washington 98195
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Washington Medical Center

    Seattle 5809844, Washington 5815135 98195
    United States

    Site Not Available

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