Clinical trial Recruiting at 7 sites Phase 2 Interventional Ages 2 to 60

Long-term CTI-1601 (nomlabofusp) treatment for Friedreich's ataxia

Official title: An Open-Label Extension Study to Assess the Long-Term Safety, Efficacy, Pharmacodynamics, Pharmacokinetics, and Tolerability of Subcutaneous CTI-1601 in Subjects With Friedreich's Ataxia

Run by Larimar Therapeutics, Inc. · NCT06447025 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This trial tests daily subcutaneous CTI-1601 (nomlabofusp) in children (age 2+), adolescents, and adults with Friedreich's ataxia to see long-term safety, drug levels, biological effects, and clinical response.

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Quick facts

PhasePhase 2
Study typeInterventional
Ages2 Years to 60 Years
SexAll
Enrollment85 (estimated)
SponsorLarimar Therapeutics, Inc.
Industry-sponsored
Locations10 sites (Los Angeles, California and 9 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedJanuary 25, 2024
Main results expectedJanuary 2027
Study endsJanuary 2027
Registry record updatedOctober 27, 2026
Trial IDNCT06447025 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates are people aged 2 years and older with genetically confirmed Friedreich's ataxia who can perform required clinic visits and do not have prior CTI-1601–related serious or significant adverse events.

Probably not a fit

Patients who previously had serious or grade 3+ CTI-1601–related adverse events, who have uncontrolled diabetes (HbA1c > 7.0%), or who cannot tolerate or perform subcutaneous dosing or required assessments are unlikely to benefit from participation.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This open-label Phase 2 program gives participants daily subcutaneous doses of CTI-1601 (nomlabofusp) over an extended period to monitor long-term safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD). The study measures tissue frataxin concentrations, gene expression and selected lipids, along with standardized clinical assessments of FRDA symptoms. Enrollment includes children aged 2 years and older, adolescents and adults, and both participants who previously received CTI-1601 in earlier studies and those who are treatment-naïve. Subjects with prior CTI-1601–related serious or significant adverse events, or other sponsor-determined exclusions, are not eligible to re-enroll.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, CTI-1601 could increase frataxin levels and potentially slow or improve neurologic symptoms in people with Friedreich's ataxia.

How similar studies have gone: Early-phase studies of CTI-1601 have been conducted and provided initial safety and PK data, but long-term clinical benefit in FRDA has not yet been established.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion Criteria:

* Subjects with FRDA who have or have not previously completed participation in a study of CTI-1601 are eligible to participate in this study unless the subject experienced one or more of the following in a previous CTI-1601 study: a) serious adverse event (SAE) related to study drug; b) significant AE, defined as Grade 3 or higher according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), version 5.0 (or higher), related to study drug; c) some other event, related to participation in a previous study with CTI-1601, that supports the exclusion of the subject from participating in this study as determined by the Sponsor (i.e., an AE considered clinically significant by the Sponsor regardless of whether it met SAE criteria and regardless of CTCAE grade); d) Withdraw from participation in a previous study of CTI-1601 for any reason.
* Subject has a HbA1c less than or equal to 7.0%.
* Subject must demonstrate sufficient dexterity and visual acuity to prepare and self-administer SC injections of CTI-1601 QD or is able to identify a caregiver who will be trained and committed to prepare and administer the daily injections.

If subject is taking permitted concomitant medication(s), subject must have been on a stable dose and frequency of medication(s) over the past 28 days prior to the initiation of Screening; however, subjects taking niacin and resveratrol must have been on a stable dose and frequency for 90 days prior to the initiation of Screening

\- Subjects who are currently receiving omaveloxolone or intend to receive omaveloxolone are permitted in the study but must either receive CTI-1601 for 3 months prior to their first dose of omaveloxolone or receive omaveloxolone for 3 months prior to their first dose of CTI-1601.

Exclusion Criteria:

Subjects are excluded from the study if any of the following exclusion criteria are met:

* Subjects who are confirmed as compound heterozygous (GAA repeat expansion on only one allele) for FRDA.
* Subject has any condition, disease, or situation, including a cardiac condition or disease, that in the opinion of the PI, could confound the results of the study or put the subject at undue risk, making participation inadvisable.
* Subject used any investigational drug (other than CTI-1601) or device within 90 days prior to Screening.
* Subject requires use of amiodarone.
* Subject used erythropoietin, etravirine, or gamma interferon within 90 days prior to Screening.
* Subject use of biotin supplementation that exceeds 30 mcg/day, either as part of a multivitamin or as a standalone supplement, within 7 days prior to the first dose of study drug. Biotin supplementation ≤30 mcg/day is permitted if taken at a stable dose and frequency for at least 28 days prior to Screening and there is a commitment from the subject to maintain the biotin dose throughout the study (due to interference with assays).
* Subject uses more than 3 grams of acetaminophen daily.
* Subject receives medication that requires SC injection in the abdomen or thigh.
* Subject is unable to discontinue medications that have not been at a stable dose and frequency for at least 28 days prior to Screening.
* Subject has a Screening echocardiogram (ECHO) LVEF \< 45%.
* Male subject has a QTcF \> 450 milliseconds or female subject has a QTcF \> 470 milliseconds on an ECG.

Where it's running

  • University of California, San Franciso Medical Center
    San Francisco, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • Morsani Center for Advanced Health Care, University of South Florida Health
    Tampa, Florida, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
    Iowa City, Iowa, United States
    Recruiting
  • Uncommon Cures
    Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States
    Recruiting
  • Clinilabs Drug Development, Corp.
    Eatontown, New Jersey, United States
    Recruiting
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
    Recruiting
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    Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of California Los Angeles
    Los Angeles, California, United States
    Active not recruiting
  • Fixel Institute for Neurological Disease, University of Florida Health
    Gainesville, Florida, United States
    Active not recruiting
  • Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
    Columbus, Ohio, United States
    Active not recruiting

Study contacts

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How to take part

  1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
  2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
  3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.
Last reviewed 2026-11-14 by the Find a Trial editorial team. Information on this page is for educational purposes and is not medical advice. Always consult qualified healthcare professionals about clinical trial participation.