Tuesday, June 13, 2023
LEXEO Therapeutics Announces Completion of First Cohort and Dosing in Second Cohort in SUNRISE-FA, a Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial of LX2006 for the Treatment of Friedreich’s Ataxia Cardiomyopathy
NEW YORK, June 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LEXEO Therapeutics (LEXEO), a clinical-stage gene therapy company advancing adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapy candidates for genetically defined cardiovascular diseases and a genetically defined sub-group of Alzheimer’s disease, announced today the completion of the first dose cohort and the dosing of the first patient in the second dose cohort in SUNRISE-FA, a Phase 1/2 clinical trial of LX2006 in patients with Friedreich’s ataxia (FA) cardiomyopathy.
In the first dose cohort, LX2006 has been well tolerated with no unexpected events or toxicities observed. Following the Data Safety Monitoring Board recommendation to proceed, investigators have initiated dosing in the second cohort.
