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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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