Evaluating the Safety and Tolerability of Orally Administered DF-003 in ROSAH Syndrome Patients

Last updated: June 3, 2026
Sponsor: Shanghai Yao Yuan Biotechnology Ltd. (also known as Drug Farm)
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

1

Condition

Uveitis

Macular Edema

Treatment

DF-003

DF-003 Dose Escalation

DF-003 Loading Dose

Clinical Study ID

NCT06395285
DF-003-1002
  • Ages 18-65
  • All Genders

Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of DF-003 in retinal dystrophy, optic nerve edema, splenomegaly, anhidrosis, and migraine headache (ROSAH) syndrome patients.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Sufficient understanding of the purpose and procedures required for the study.

  2. Body mass index (BMI) of 18.0 to 35.0 kg/m2, inclusive.

  3. Genetic testing for ALPK1 mutations that has been shown to be associated with ROSAHsyndrome (e.g. T237M or Y254C, or T237A mutations).

  4. Signs of uveitis (anterior and/or posterior) in the eye (e.g. macula edema, opticnerve edema, retinal vasculitis, or retinal vascular leakage).

  5. Patients must be deemed healthy except for diagnosis of ROSAH syndrome and itsclinical manifestation.

  6. Patients must be at least 18 years of age but no older than 65 years of age at thetime of Screening.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Males who plan to father a child or donate sperm while enrolled in this study orwithin 90 days after the last dose of study drug.

  2. Females who are pregnant, breastfeeding, planning to become pregnant, or planning todonate eggs while on study medication or within 90 days after the last dose of studydrug.

  3. Use of any of the following prohibited medications:

  • Agents that are known to have systemic anti-inflammatory responses or high riskfor nephrotoxicity or hepatotoxicity

  • Moderate CYP3A4 inhibitors: e.g., amiodarone, amprenavir, conivaptan,delavirdine, diltiazem, erythromycin, fluconazole, fosamprenavir, imatinib,miconazole, verapamil, grapefruit juice, cat's claw (Dolichandra unguis-cati),Echinacea augustifolia, wild cherry, chamomile, licorice

  • Strong CYP3A4 inhibitors: e.g., ceritinib, clarithromycin, cobicistat,elvitegravir/ritonavir, idelalisib, indinavir/ritonavir, itraconazole,ketoconazole, lopinavir/ritonavir, nefazodone, nelfinavir,paritaprevir/ritonavir, ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir (and/or dasabuvir),posaconazole, ritonavir, saquinavir/ritonavir, telithromycin,tipranavir/ritonavir, voriconazole.

  • Strong CYP3A4 inducers: apalutamide, carbamazepine, enzalutamide, ivosidenib,lumacaftor/ivacaftor, mitotane, phenytoin, rifampin, St. John's wort.

  • Digoxin

  • Agents known to cause Torsade de Pointes: Disopyramide, procainamide,quinidine, sotalol, azithromycin, clarithromycin, erythromycin, ciprofloxacin,levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, fluconazole, ketoconazole, pentamidine,voriconazole, haloperidol, thioridazine, ziprasidone, citalopram, escitalopram,dolasetron, droperidol, granisetron, and ondansetron

  • Investigational agents (small molecules and oligonucleotides), vaccines, orinvasive medical devices within 28 days (4 weeks, or 5 half-lives, whichever islonger) prior to enrollment or having received a biological product within 6months prior to enrollment.

  1. History of significant hypersensitivity to products related to DF-003 (includingexcipients of the formulations) as well as severe hypersensitivity reactions (likeangioedema) to any drugs.

  2. Recent (within 3 months prior to screening) or acute changes in the followinglaboratory values:

  • Platelet count ≤ 120,000/mm3, or

  • Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) > ULN

  • Bilirubin (total, direct) > ULN or

  • International Normalization Ratio (INR) > ULN, or

  • Serum albumin less than the lower limit of normal, or

  • Estimated creatinine clearance < 70 mL/min/1.73 m2 at Screening, calculated bythe Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) formula, or

  • Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) > 8%.

  1. Moderate or severe hepatic impairment (categorized as Child-Pugh class B and C,respectively, on the Child-Pugh Score for Cirrhosis Mortality)

Study Design

Total Participants: 12
Treatment Group(s): 3
Primary Treatment: DF-003
Phase: 1
Study Start date:
May 27, 2025
Estimated Completion Date:
November 30, 2026

Study Description

This is a Phase Ib open-label, single-arm, single-dose study that will be conducted in up to 12 ROSAH syndrome patients. The study will investigate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and pharmacodynamics (PD) of DF-003 (study drug). DF-003 will be administered orally (PO), once daily (QD) for 28 days (4 weeks). Patients will be followed up for 8 weeks after administration of the last dose of study drug.

A total of 8 patients will be evaluated in one cohort. The cohort will have a minimum of 6 patients. Additional patients (maximum of 12 patients) may be enrolled in the event of insufficient data after a review of safety data by the Study Safety Committee. Patients will receive loading doses of 140 mg DF-003 on Days 1, 2, and 3, followed by a maintenance dose of 45 mg DF-003 starting on Day 4 through Day 28. Individual dose modification is not allowed in this study.

Connect with a study center

  • Save Sight Institute - University of Sydney Eye Hospital

    Sydney, New South Wales 2000
    Australia

    Active - Recruiting

  • Peking Union Medical College Hospital

    Beijing, 100730
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

    Bethesda, Maryland 20892
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Duke Eye Center - Duke University Hospital

    Durham, North Carolina 27705
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • John A. Moran Eye Center - University of Utah Health

    Salt Lake City, Utah 84132
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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