Recruiting
Phase 1

DF-003

Sponsor:

Shanghai Yao Yuan Biotechnology Ltd. (also known as Drug Farm)

Code:

NCT06395285

Conditions

ROSAH

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 65

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

DF-003

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of DF-003 in retinal dystrophy, optic nerve edema, splenomegaly, anhidrosis, and migraine headache (ROSAH) syndrome patients.

Conditions

ROSAH

Study ID

NCT06395285

Start date

May 27, 2025

Status verified date

Aug, 2025

Completion date

Nov, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jul, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 65

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Sufficient understanding of the purpose and procedures required for the study.
2. Body mass index (BMI) of 18.0 to 35.0 kg/m2, inclusive.
3. Genetic testing for ALPK1 mutations that has been shown to be associated with ROSAH syndrome (e.g. T237M or Y254C, or T237A mutations).
4. Signs of uveitis (anterior and/or posterior) in the eye (e.g. macula edema, optic nerve edema, retinal vasculitis, or retinal vascular leakage).
5. Patients must be deemed healthy except for diagnosis of ROSAH syndrome and its clinical manifestation.
6. Patients must be at least 18 years of age but no older than 65 years of age at the time of Screening.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Males who plan to father a child or donate sperm while enrolled in this study or within 90 days after the last dose of study drug.
2. Females who are pregnant, breastfeeding, planning to become pregnant, or planning to donate eggs while on study medication or within 90 days after the last dose of study drug.
3. Use of any of the following prohibited medications:

  • Agents that are known to have systemic anti-inflammatory responses or high risk for nephrotoxicity or hepatotoxicity
  • Moderate CYP3A4 inhibitors: e.g., amiodarone, amprenavir, conivaptan, delavirdine, diltiazem, erythromycin, fluconazole, fosamprenavir, imatinib, miconazole, verapamil, grapefruit juice, cat's claw (Dolichandra unguis-cati), Echinacea augustifolia, wild cherry, chamomile, licorice
  • Strong CYP3A4 inhibitors: e.g., ceritinib, clarithromycin, cobicistat, elvitegravir/ritonavir, idelalisib, indinavir/ritonavir, itraconazole, ketoconazole, lopinavir/ritonavir, nefazodone, nelfinavir, paritaprevir/ritonavir, ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir (and/or dasabuvir), posaconazole, ritonavir, saquinavir/ritonavir, telithromycin, tipranavir/ritonavir, voriconazole.
  • Strong CYP3A4 inducers: apalutamide, carbamazepine, enzalutamide, ivosidenib, lumacaftor/ivacaftor, mitotane, phenytoin, rifampin, St. John's wort.
  • Digoxin
  • Agents known to cause Torsade de Pointes: Disopyramide, procainamide, quinidine, sotalol, azithromycin, clarithromycin, erythromycin, ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, fluconazole, ketoconazole, pentamidine, voriconazole, haloperidol, thioridazine, ziprasidone, citalopram, escitalopram, dolasetron, droperidol, granisetron, and ondansetron
  • Investigational agents (small molecules and oligonucleotides), vaccines, or invasive medical devices within 28 days (4 weeks, or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer) prior to enrollment or having received a biological product within 6 months prior to enrollment.
4. History of significant hypersensitivity to products related to DF-003 (including excipients of the formulations) as well as severe hypersensitivity reactions (like angioedema) to any drugs.
5. Recent (within 3 months prior to screening) or acute changes in the following laboratory values:

  • Platelet count ≤ 120,000/mm3, or
  • Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) > ULN
  • Bilirubin (total, direct) > ULN or
  • International Normalization Ratio (INR) > ULN, or
  • Serum albumin less than the lower limit of normal, or
  • Estimated creatinine clearance < 70 mL/min/1.73 m2 at Screening, calculated by the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) formula, or
  • Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) > 8%.
6. Moderate or severe hepatic impairment (categorized as Child-Pugh class B and C, respectively, on the Child-Pugh Score for Cirrhosis Mortality)

Study Design

Enrollment

12 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: DF-003

Oral (PO) doses of 140 mg DF-003 on Days 1, 2, and 3 followed by a maintenance dose of 45 mg DF-003 once daily (QD) starting on Day 4 through Day 28. DF-003 will be administered PO with approximately 240 mL of water in the morning once daily for 28 consecutive days.

Interventions

DF-003

140 mg on Days 1, 2, and 3 followed by a maintenance dose of 45 mg QD starting on Day 4 through Day 28. DF-003 will be administered PO with approximately 240 mL of water in the morning once daily for 28 consecutive days.

Primary outcome measure

  • Frequency and Severity of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) as Assessed by CTCAE v5.0 [ Time Frame: Baseline to Day 78 (±2) ]
  • Frequency and Severity of Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) (Local and Systemic) as Assessed by CTCAE v5.0 [ Time Frame: Baseline to Day 78 (±2) ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Locations

Duke Eye Center - Duke University Hospital

Recruiting

Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27705

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Oleg Alekseev, MD, PhD

John A. Moran Eye Center - University of Utah Health

Recruiting

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84132

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Kathleen Digre, MD

More Information

Sponsor

Shanghai Yao Yuan Biotechnology Ltd. (also known as Drug Farm)

Last update posted

Jun 5, 2026

Last verified

Aug, 2025

Keywords

  • ROSAH syndrome
  • alpha-protein kinase 1
  • cone-rod dystrophy
  • macular edema
  • papillary edema
  • retinal dystrophy
  • uveitis
  • T237M

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Shanghai Yao Yuan Biotechnology Ltd. (also known as Drug Farm) on 2026-06-05.