A Study of DB-OTO, an Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV) Based Gene Therapy, in Children/Infants With Hearing Loss Due to Otoferlin Mutations

brief summary

Regeneron is conducting a study of an investigational new drug called DB-OTO. DB-OTO is a gene therapy that is being developed to treat children who have hearing loss due to changes in the otoferlin gene. The purpose of this study is to: * Learn about the safety of DB-OTO * Determine how well DB-OTO is tolerated (does not cause ongoing discomfort) * Evaluate the efficacy of DB-OTO (how well DB-OTO works)

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A PHASE 1/2, OPEN-LABEL, MULTICENTER TRIAL WITH A SINGLE ASCENDING DOSE COHORT WITH UNILATERAL INTRACOCHLEAR INJECTION FOLLOWED BY A BILATERAL INJECTION EXPANSION COHORT TO EVALUATE THE SAFETY, TOLERABILITY, AND EFFICACY OF DB-OTO IN CHILDREN AND INFANTS WITH BIALLELIC hOTOF MUTATIONS