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Condition (MeSH)

Adrenoleukodystrophy

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 62 trials for Adrenoleukodystrophy or a narrower condition beneath it. Genetix Biotherapeutics Inc. has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 5.

MeSH D000326 Nervous System Diseases C10 C16 C18 C19 Listed by Orphanet as a rare disease
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Phase 1 Phase 1 5 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 5 Phase 2 Phase 2 8 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 5 Phase 3 Phase 3 4 Phase 4 Phase 4 1 Not applicable Not applicable 12 Observational Observational 20 Phase 1 Phase 1 5 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 5 Phase 2 Phase 2 8 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 5 Phase 3 Phase 3 4 Phase 4 Phase 4 1 Not applicable Not applicable 12 Observational Observational 20

Trials per phase (log scale)

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62 of the 62 trials are tagged with Adrenoleukodystrophy itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Adrenoleukodystrophy trials start? (24)

Shown in this order: most recent first, 1990 onwards. 2026 is partial: trials registered with a 2026 start date so far, not a full year. 1 trial is registered to start in 2027 or later, and not listed here.

Trials over time, by phase

  • Phase 1
  • Phase 1/2
  • Phase 2
  • Phase 2/3
  • Phase 3
  • Phase 4
  • Not applicable
  • Observational

Top of scale: 6

1992: 1 trials (Phase 3 1) 1995: 1 trials (Phase 2/3 1) 1998: 2 trials (Not applicable 1, Phase 2 1) 1999: 1 trials (Observational 1) 2005: 1 trials (Phase 3 1) 2006: 2 trials (Not applicable 1, Phase 2 1) 2008: 1 trials (Phase 3 1) 2009: 1 trials (Phase 2 1) 2010: 1 trials (Not applicable 1) 2011: 2 trials (Phase 2 1, Phase 1/2 1) 2012: 2 trials (Not applicable 2) 2013: 3 trials (Phase 2/3 1, Phase 1 2) 2014: 3 trials (Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 1, Phase 1 1) 2015: 2 trials (Observational 1, Phase 1/2 1) 2016: 5 trials (Observational 3, Phase 2 1, Phase 1 1) 2017: 4 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 2, Phase 2/3 1) 2018: 5 trials (Observational 2, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 1) 2019: 3 trials (Observational 2, Phase 3 1) 2020: 2 trials (Observational 1, Phase 2/3 1) 2021: 4 trials (Observational 4) 2022: 3 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 1, Phase 1/2 1) 2023: 6 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 1, Phase 4 1, Phase 2 2) 2024: 2 trials (Observational 2) 2025: 1 trials (Not applicable 1)

Trials registered with a start date in each year, 1990 onward, stacked by phase (complete years only; the current partial year is in the table's notes). The table below lists the same counts, most recent years first.

Trials started per year
Year Trials started
2025 1
2024 2
2023 6
2022 3
2021 4
2020 2
2019 3
2018 5
2017 4
2016 5

No forecast is made for this condition: it averages 2.4 trial starts a year over the five years to September, under the 5 a year the method needs.

Recruitment duration, a model prediction: 1 trial still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot, fewer than the 5 needed for a median. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Adrenoleukodystrophy trials in? (9)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 5
Phase 1/2 5
Phase 2 8
Phase 2/3 5
Phase 3 4
Phase 4 1
Not applicable 12
Observational 20
Expanded access 2

How many Adrenoleukodystrophy trials are recruiting? (9)

Shown in this order: the order a trial moves through, from not yet recruiting to unknown.

Trials by recruitment status
Status Trials
Not yet recruiting 2
Recruiting 13
Active, not recruiting 2
Available 1
Completed 24

Status as registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. Each trial is counted once.

Which lead sponsors run the most Adrenoleukodystrophy trials? (6)

Shown in this order: most trials first. Lead sponsors the registry classes as industry, NIH, US federal, other government or network. A hospital or university the registry files as government can appear here. Sponsors it classes as academic or other are shown on the full page, because that class cannot separate an institution from a named investigator.

Lead sponsors
Sponsor Trials
Genetix Biotherapeutics Inc. 5
Minoryx Therapeutics, S.L. 2
NeuroVia, Inc. 2
Poxel SA 2
SwanBio Therapeutics, Inc. 2

Which drugs are being tested for Adrenoleukodystrophy? (3)

Shown in this order: most trials first. One row per drug, matched to a single molecule under all its names, ranked by number of trials.

Drugs tested
Drug Trials
Melphalan 3
CLOFARABINE 2
Sobetirome 2

Interventions as named in the registry (12)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
Alemtuzumab s.c. 4
Cyclosporine 0.05% 3
Mofetil Mycophenolate 3
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation 2
HU - Hydroxyurea 2

These are the names sponsors entered on ClinicalTrials.gov that we have not matched to a single molecule. Some are drugs under a brand or code name; others are procedures, doses or arm labels.

Which serious adverse events do Adrenoleukodystrophy trials report? (10)

Shown in this order: most subjects affected first. Subjects affected summed across trials, a cross-trial signal, not a rate.

Serious adverse events in this condition's trials
Adverse event Subjects affected Trials
Death 55 2
Febrile neutropenia 12 2
Pyrexia 11 2
Auto recovery 9 1
Disease progression 9 2

Which publications cover Adrenoleukodystrophy? (29)

Shown in this order: major-topic papers first, then newest, then most linked to trials.

Prevalence (9)

Shown in this order: jurisdiction, then disease name. Orphanet observation for the mapped ORPHA concept; the mapping relation column says whether that concept is exactly this condition or broader or narrower.

Prevalence
Orphanet disease Type Class Geography Jurisdiction Mapping relation
X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy Prevalence at birth 1-5 / 10 000 United States US Exact
X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy Prevalence at birth 1-5 / 10 000 United States US Unspecified
X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy Prevalence at birth 1-5 / 10 000 United States US Exact
X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy Point prevalence 1-9 / 1 000 000 Norway Not stated Unspecified
X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy Prevalence at birth 1-9 / 1 000 000 Israel Not stated Exact

Rare-disease identity (2)

Shown in this order: exact, broader, narrower, other.

Rare-disease identity
Orphanet disease ORPHA code Relation Source
X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy 43 Exact Orphanet Rare Disease Ontology (ORDO)
X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy 43 Exact Orphadata Science knowledge files, Product 1

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Not measured: delivery record.

Checked, with nothing recorded for this condition: sub-conditions in mesh.

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