Study of DNL126 in Pediatric Participants With Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IIIA (Sanfilippo Syndrome Type A)

July 10, 2026 updated by: Denali Therapeutics Inc.

A Phase 1/2, Multicenter, Open-Label Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of DNL126 in Pediatric Participants With Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IIIA (Sanfilippo Syndrome Type A)

This is a multicenter, open-label, Phase 1/2 study to assess the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics (PD) and clinical efficacy of DNL126 in participants with Sanfilippo syndrome Type A (MPS IIIA). The core study period is 25 weeks (approximately 6 months); followed by an open-label extension (OLE), which extends through Week 97 (approximately 18 months); and a long-term extension (LTE), which extends through Week 193 (Year 4). Participants with MPS IIIA will be enrolled in two planned cohorts, and additional participants with MPS IIIA may be enrolled in three optional cohorts.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Active, not recruiting

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

The number of participants in a clinical study. The "anticipated" enrollment is the target number of participants that the researchers need for the study.
20

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 2
  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

Study Contact

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • California
      • Oakland, California, United States, 94609
        • UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
    • Iowa
      • Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242
        • University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital
    • North Carolina
      • Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27514
        • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    • Texas
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
        • Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

The key requirements that people who want to participate in a clinical study must meet or the characteristics they must have. Eligibility criteria consist of both inclusion criteria (which are required for a person to participate in the study) and exclusion criteria (which prevent a person from participating). Types of eligibility criteria include whether a study accepts healthy volunteers, has age or age group requirements, or is limited by sex.

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  • Confirmed diagnosis of MPS IIIA
  • For Cohort A2: No more than 1 participant may have predictors of a slow-progressing phenotype
  • For Cohort A3: Approximately 2 participants will have predictors of the slow-progressing phenotype

  • For Cohort B1: Have a severe phenotype based on having at least one of the following:

    • An older sibling with the same genotype and severe MPS IIIA, in the opinion of the investigator
    • A definitive genotype indicative of severe MPS IIIA, in the opinion of the investigator
    • Clinical symptoms of MPS IIIA prior to 28 months of age that, in the opinion of the investigator, are indicative of severe MPS IIIA
  • For Cohort B2: Are an older sibling of a participant in Cohort B1 (who has already been confirmed to be eligible for dosing) with MPS IIIA, the same causative genotype, and who has severe MPS IIIA in the opinion of the investigator

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  • Have unstable or poorly controlled medical condition(s) or significant medical or psychological comorbidity or comorbidities that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with safe participation in the trial or interpretation of study assessments
  • Have lost the ability to walk independently, in the opinion of the investigator
  • Are unable to take the majority of nutrition via mouth, in the opinion of the investigator
  • For Cohort B only: Are homozygous or compound heterozygous for the N-sulfoglucosamine sulfohydrolase (SGSH) S298P mutation or any other mutation known to be associated with slow-progressing phenotype
  • Have used any CNS-targeted MPS IIIA enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) (eg, intrathecal SGSH or TfR-mediated SGSH delivery to CNS) within 3 months before Day 1
  • Have a prior history of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
  • Have a prior history of gene therapy
  • Have used genistein or anakinra within 7 days of screening or intended use of genistein or anakinra during the study
  • Have a documented likely pathogenic mutation sufficient to cause disease (eg, taking into account zygosity) of other genes that are known to be associated with developmental delay, seizures, or other significant CNS disorders
  • Have clinically significant thrombocytopenia, other clinically significant coagulation abnormality, significant active bleeding, or require treatment with an anticoagulant or more than two antiplatelet agents
  • Contraindication for lumbar punctures
  • Contraindication for MRI scan
  • Have a clinically significant history of stroke, status epilepticus, head trauma with loss of consciousness, or any clinically significant CNS disease that is not MPS IIIA-related within 3 months of screening
  • Have had a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt placed or a clinically significant VP shunt malfunction within 30 days of screening
  • Have any clinically significant CNS trauma or disorder, including severe untreated intracranial hypertension or brain surgery, that, in the opinion of the investigator, may interfere with assessment of study endpoints or make participation in the study unsafe

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Sequential Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: Cohort A1
Participants with MPS IIIA
Drug: DNL126
intravenous repeating dose
Experimental: Cohort A2
Participants with MPS IIIA
Drug: DNL126
intravenous repeating dose
Experimental: Cohort A3
Participants with MPS IIIA
Drug: DNL126
intravenous repeating dose
Experimental: Cohort B1
Participants with MPS IIIA
Drug: DNL126
intravenous repeating dose
Experimental: Cohort B2
Participants with MPS IIIA
Drug: DNL126
intravenous repeating dose

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Change from baseline in the natural logarithm of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) heparan sulfate (HS) concentration
Time Frame: 49 weeks
49 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Participants with CSF HS concentration within the normal range
Time Frame: 49 weeks
49 weeks
Change from baseline in the natural logarithm of urine HS (normalized to creatinine) concentration
Time Frame: 49 weeks
49 weeks
Change from baseline in liver volume multiples of normal
Time Frame: 49 weeks
49 weeks
Change from baseline in the natural logarithm of serum neurofilament light chain (NfL) concentration
Time Frame: 73 weeks
73 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Denali Therapeutics Inc.

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Study Director: Ana-Claire Meyer, MD, Denali Therapeutics

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
December 7, 2023

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

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August 1, 2028

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
August 1, 2028

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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December 4, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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December 22, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

The date on which the study record was first available on ClinicalTrials.gov after National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review has concluded. There is typically a delay of a few days between the date the study sponsor or investigator submitted the study record and the first posted date.
December 26, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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July 13, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator submitted changes to a study record that are consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
July 10, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator confirmed the information about a clinical study on ClinicalTrials.gov as accurate and current. If a study with a recruitment status of recruiting; not yet recruiting; or active, not recruiting has not been confirmed within the past 2 years, the study's recruitment status is shown as unknown.
July 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • DNLI-I-0001

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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