🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2025-06-30

ABA-101 in Participants With Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (NCT06566261)

A Phase 1 Open-label, Single Ascending Dose Study of ABA-101 in Participants With Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

🔵 Active, Not Recruiting Phase1 💊 Investigational Drug / Biologic Sponsor: Abata Therapeutics

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

This study will test the safety and effects of ABA-101 when given as a single dose to participants with progressive multiple sclerosis. It is the first study of this treatment in humans. After safety is demonstrated with a low dose of ABA-101, a higher dose will be evaluated.

Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (7 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (4 items).

Location: Johns Hopkins University — Baltimore, Maryland

Age range: 18 Years

🧪 Interventions in This Study

📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener

Instant Checklist

Check every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).

Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:

  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • Presents with clinical or radiographic evidence of relapse within 24 months prior to or at Screening.
  • Is considered by the Investigator to be immunocompromised.
  • Current treatment with disease-modifying therapies (DMTs).

🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (3 Sites)

  • Johns Hopkins University — Baltimore, Maryland
  • Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School — New Brunswick, New Jersey
  • Cleveland Clinic Mellen Center — Cleveland, Ohio

📞 Contact the Study Coordinator

Phone: (855) 694-6725

Coordinator details come directly from the registered NIH protocol. Confirm the study is still recruiting before traveling.

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

  • 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
  • Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
  • Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

💡 How to Participate

  1. Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
  2. Contact the study coordinator using the phone/email above.
  3. Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
  4. Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.
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