Drugs / CAP-002
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CAP-002

Developed for
developmental and epileptic encephalopathy
Investigated by
Capsida Biotherapeutics, Inc.

Trials 1

PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 1/2 NCT06983158 Jul 2025 → Mar 2026 developmental and epileptic encephalopathy Capsida Biotherapeutics, Inc. Terminated No outcome recorded

News releases announcing trial results or a regulatory action · 8

DateIssuerRelease
2025-05-29 Capsida Biotherapeutics, Inc. Regulatory Capsida Receives FDA Fast Track Designation for Its Potential First-in-Class IV-Administered Gene Therapy for STXBP1 Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy capsida.com ↗
Capsida Biotherapeutics (“Capsida”) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to its CAP-002 program.
2025-05-14 Capsida Biotherapeutics, Inc. Results Capsida Presents New GLP Toxicology Data Supporting Recent FDA IND Clearance of Its First-in-Class, IV-administered Gene Therapy for STXBP1 Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy capsida.com ↗
The three-month cohort data from the NHP GLP toxicology study demonstrate dose-dependent brain-wide expression of STXBP1 and simultaneous detargeting of the liver and dorsal root ganglia (DRGs).
2025-05-12 Capsida Biotherapeutics, Inc. Regulatory Capsida Receives FDA IND Clearance for Its First-in-Class, IV-administered Gene Therapy for STXBP1 Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy capsida.com ↗
2025-04-28 Capsida Biotherapeutics, Inc. Results Capsida to Present Progress Updates at the ASGCT Annual Meeting, Including NHP GLP Toxicology Study Results for its Potential First-in-Class STXBP1 Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy Program (CAP-002 STXBP1-DEE) capsida.com ↗
The Company will deliver an oral presentation on non-human primate (NHP) GLP toxicology results of CAP-002 for STXBP1-DEE demonstrating widespread and safe STXBP1 expression throughout the brain that exceeds thresholds needed to correct seizures, motor abnormalities, and developmental disabilities.
2024-12-06 Capsida Biotherapeutics, Inc. Results New Preclinical Data Demonstrate Potential of Capsida’s IV Gene Therapy for STXBP1-DEE to Correct all Disease Manifestations capsida.com ↗
The new data in non-human primates (NHPs) and human cells establish the potential for CAP-002 to significantly correct seizures, motor abnormalities, and developmental/intellectual disabilities in STXBP1-DEE patients.
2024-10-30 Capsida Biotherapeutics, Inc. Regulatory FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation to Capsida Biotherapeutics for Potential Treatment of STXBP1 Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy capsida.com ↗
Capsida Biotherapeutics (“Capsida”) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) to Capsida for CAP-002.
2024-05-07 Capsida Biotherapeutics, Inc. Results Capsida Biotherapeutics Presents New Preclinical Evidence Indicating Novel First-in-Class IV-Administered Gene Therapy Effectively Treats Genetic Epilepsy Due to STXBP1 Mutations capsida.com ↗
Capsida Biotherapeutics (“Capsida”) today announced new preclinical data supporting the potential of Capsida’s gene therapy candidate, CAP-002, to achieve levels of gene supplementation necessary to correct neurological phenotypes associated with genetic epilepsy due to syntaxin-binding protein 1 (STXBP1) mutations.
2024-04-22 Capsida Biotherapeutics, Inc. Results Capsida Biotherapeutics to Present New Data on its Wholly Owned Gene Therapy Programs in Genetic Epilepsy and Parkinson’s Disease at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT) capsida.com ↗
Both development candidates are IV-administered and achieve breakthrough levels of neuronal transduction throughout the brain, up to 70% in certain brain regions, while simultaneously detargeting the liver.

All press releases naming this drug 8 releases

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Evidence & citations 2 cited values

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FieldValueCited text
Known as CAP-002 “The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the safety of CAP-002 gene therapy in children with Syntaxin-Binding Protein 1 (STXBP1) Encephalopathy.” NCT06983158 ↗
Route Intravenous “single intravenous infusion of CAP-002” NCT06983158 ↗