ATSN-201 Gene Therapy in RS1-Associated X-linked Retinoschisis
A Phase 1/2/3, Open-Label, Dose Escalation, Dose Expansion and Randomized, Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of ATSN-201 Gene Therapy in Subjects With RS1-Associated X-linked Retinoschisis (LIGHTHOUSE)
- X-linked Retinoschisis
At a glance
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Sponsor
- Atsena Therapeutics Inc.
- Enrolment target
- 97
- Started
- 22 August 2023
- Main results due
- April 2028
- Study sites
- 21
- Registry updated
- 29 September 2026
Can you take part?
- Aged 5 years and over.
- Open to any sex.
- You need the condition being studied — healthy volunteers are not accepted.
These are the headline rules only. Every study has a longer list, and whether you are eligible is decided by the research team at the site — never by this page.
Read the full eligibility criteria
Part A and B: Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age ≥ 18 for Cohorts 1 through 4, and age ≥ 6 years and \< 18 years for Cohort 5. 2. Male patients with clinical diagnosis of XLRS caused by mutations in RS1. 3. Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) in study eye of 34 to 73 Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) letters (corresponding to a Snellen acuity of 20/200 to 20/40). 4. Presence of foveal schisis and /or parafoveal/perifoveal schisis in the study eye on SD-OCT per the Principal Investigator. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pre-existing eye conditions in the study eye that would contribute significantly to an increased risk of visual loss from a subretinal injection (eg, advanced glaucoma, optic neuropathy, uveitis, corneal transplants). 2. Any intraocular surgery (including laser treatment) in the study eye within 6 months prior to Screening or any intraocular surgery anticipated in the study eye during the first 12 months of the study. 3. Treatment in a prior ocular gene or cell therapy study. Part C: Inclusion Criteria: Note: For patients ineligible for bilateral dosing based on the ocular exclusion criteria, the same eye must meet all ocular inclusion criteria, but none of the ocular exclusion criteria, to be eligible for unilateral dosing. General All of the following criteria must be met for unilateral or bilateral dosing. 1. Age ≥ 5 years. 2. Genetically male patients with clinical diagnosis of XLRS caused by pathogenic or likely pathogenic mutations in RS1 OR Genetically female patients with clinical diagnosis of XLRS caused by biallelic pathogenic or likely pathogenic mutations in RS1. Ocular At least 1 eye must meet all of the following criteria for both unilateral and bilateral dosing. 3. BCVA of 34 to 73 ETDRS letters (corresponding to a Snellen acuity of 20/200 to 20/40). 4. Presence of foveal schisis on SD-OCT. Exclusion Criteria: General None of the following criteria can be met for unilateral or bilateral dosing. 1. Treatment with any carbonic anhydrase inhibitor (oral or topical) within 1 month prior to Screening. 2. Treatment in a prior ocular gene or cell therapy study. 3. Absence of macular schisis. 4. BCVA better than 75 ETDRS letters (corresponding to a Snellen acuity of 20/32). 5. Pre-existing eye conditions that would contribute significantly to an increased risk of visual loss from a subretinal injection (eg, advanced glaucoma, optic neuropathy, uveitis, corneal transplants). 6. Any intraocular surgery (including laser treatment) within 6 months prior to Screening or any intraocular surgery anticipated during the first 12 months of the study (laser treatment is allowed as long as it occurs at least 2 weeks before surgery).
What this study is about
In the sponsor’s own words, from the registry.
This study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of ATSN-201 in subjects ≥ 5 years of age with RS1-associated X-linked retinoschisis (XLRS).
Study sites(21)
Associated Retina Consultants
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Recruiting
Shiley Eye Institute
La Jolla, California, United States
Not yet recruiting
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, United States
Recruiting
Stanford University
Palo Alto, California, United States
Not yet recruiting
UC San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States
Recruiting
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Miami, Florida, United States
Recruiting
Massachusetts Eye and Ear
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Recruiting
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Not yet recruiting
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Recruiting
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Recruiting
Columbia University
New York, New York, United States
Recruiting
Flaum Eye Institute, University of Rochester
Rochester, New York, United States
Not yet recruiting
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Recruiting
Oregon Health Sciences University
Portland, Oregon, United States
Recruiting
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Recruiting
Retina Foundation of the Southwest
Dallas, Texas, United States
Recruiting
Moran Eye Center
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Recruiting
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Recruiting
The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Not yet recruiting
McGill University (MUHC)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Not yet recruiting
Oxford Eye Hospital
Oxford, England, United Kingdom
Recruiting
Showing 21 of 21 sites. 15 of the 21 sites on this study are recruiting right now — a site can stop enrolling while the study as a whole is still open.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT05878860. Trialion does not run this study, is not paid to refer anyone to it, and cannot enrol you. Eligibility is always decided by the research team at the site.
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