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BEACON: A Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of BEAM-101 in Patients With Severe Sickle Cell Disease

A Phase 1/2 Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of a Single Dose of Autologous CD34+ Base Edited Hematopoietic Stem Cells (BEAM-101) in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease and Severe Vaso-Occlusive Crises (Beacon Trial)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 1Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05456880
Acronym
BEACON
Enrollment
15
Registered
2022-07-13
Start date
2022-08-30
Completion date
2028-02-29
Last updated
2025-12-16

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Sickle Cell Disease

Keywords

Gene Editing, Sickle Cell, Severe Sickle Cell

Brief summary

This is an open-label, single-arm, multicenter, Phase 1/2 study evaluating the safety and efficacy of the administration of autologous base edited CD34+ HSPCs (BEAM-101) in patients with severe SCD

Interventions

BIOLOGICALBEAM-101

Single dose of BEAM-101 administered by IV following myeloablative conditioning with busulfan

Sponsors

Beam Therapeutics Inc.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
12 Years to 35 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Key Inclusion Criteria Include: 1. Age ≥12 years to ≤35 years 2. Documented diagnosis of sickle cell disease with βS/βS, βS/β0, or βS/β+ genotypes. 3. Severe SCD defined by the occurrence of at least 4 severe VOCs in the 24 months prior to screening despite receiving hydroxyurea or other supportive care measures Key

Exclusion criteria

Include: 1. HbF levels \>20%, obtained at the time of screening on or off hydroxyurea therapy 2. Previous receipt of an autologous or allogeneic HSCT or solid organ transplantation 3. Available and willing matched sibling donor 4. Definitive diagnosis of moyamoya syndrome based on screening brain MRA 5. History of overt stroke

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Change in annualized number of severe VOCs (Vascular-occlusive Crisis) relative to baseline6 months to time of analysis as compared to baseline
Proportion of patients with successful neutrophil engraftmentBEAM-101 administration to month 24
Time to neutrophil engraftmentBEAM-101 administration to month 24
Time to platelet engraftmentBEAM-101 administration to month 24
Transplant-related mortality within 100 days after beam-101 treatmentBEAM-101 administration to day 100
Safety and tolerability assessments based on frequency, severity and seriousness of adverse events (AE's)BEAM-101 administration through month 24

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Proportion of patients with HbF ≥30%, for at least 3 monthsMonth 6 post BEAM-101 treatment to month 24 as compared to baseline
Change in lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) over timeMonth 3 post BEAM-101 treatment to month 24 as compared to baseline
Change in total bilirubin over timeMonth 3 post BEAM-101 treatment to month 24 as compared to baseline
Proportion of patients experiencing at least 75% reduction in annualized rate of severe VOCsMonth 6 post BEAM-101 treatment to month 24 as compared to baseline
Change in haptoglobin over timeMonth 3 post BEAM-101 treatment to month 24 as compared to baseline
Change in reticulocyte count over timeMonth 3 post BEAM-101 treatment to month 24 as compared to baseline
Change in free Hgb over timeMonth 3 post BEAM-101 treatment to month 24 as compared to baseline
Proportion of patients experiencing no severe VOCs6 months to time of analysis as compared to baseline
Change in annualized number of hospitalizations for VOCsMonth 6 post BEAM-101 treatment to month 24 as compared to baseline
Change in annualized duration of hospitalizations for VOCsMonth 6 post BEAM-101 treatment to month 24 as compared to baseline
Change in RBC transfusions per month and per year for SCD-related indicationsMonth 2 post BEAM-101 treatment to month 24 as compared to baseline
Change in total Hgb (g/dL) concentration over timeBaseline to month 24

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 5, 2026