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Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency: early-phase trial registry

12 of 25 indexed Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.

Corpus placement: #652 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.

25 US clinical trials · 12 currently recruiting · #652 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count

Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency: 25 US clinical trials tracked, 12 recruiting.

Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency is the subject of 25 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 12 of them currently open to new participants. 4 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 10 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is Takeda, running 4 of these trials.

Enrollment posture brief

Registry condition alpha-1-antitrypsin-deficiency

OPEN 12 | RECR 48% | LATE 4 | EARLY 10 | RANK #652 | SPON 4

Nearest open-share peer: Diabetes Type 2 (48% recruiting · 25 trials)

Amblyopia52%Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Defi (th…48%Alcohol Use40%Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia36%Alcohol-Related Disorders36%
Open-enrollment share among volume-matched conditions near Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency

Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency lists 12 open slots (48% of 25 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →

Key findings

What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.

  1. Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency is recruiting above its size-band peers.

    12 of 25 indexed trials (48%) are open to enrollment, against a 39.7% average across 762 conditions with 20-99 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.

  2. One sponsor concentrates Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency research.

    Takeda accounts for 4 of 25 trials (16%). 18 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.

  3. Typical Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency enrolment sits around 50 participants.

    Median target enrolment is 50 among the 25 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 14 of those (56%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.

  4. Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency splits between interventional and observational designs.

    15 interventional and 10 observational studies make up this index (60% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Phase 16Phase 24Phase 34

Open and recent trials

25 total, page 1 of 1

RECRUITING 50,000 participants

The Alpha-1 Foundation's and University of Florida's Alpha-1 Coded Testing (ACT) Study

University of Florida

NCT00500123

RECRUITING 4,000 participants

Alpha-1 Research Registry

Alpha-1 Foundation

NCT04157049

RECRUITING 500 participants

A Study in Adults to Learn About Inherited Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD) and AATD Related Liver Problems

Takeda

NCT06512454

RECRUITING 220 participants

Lung Disease and Its Affect on the Work of White Blood Cells in the Lungs

University of Florida

NCT01851642

RECRUITING Phase 2 185 participants

Long-term, Open-label Study of SAR447537 (INBRX-101) in Adults With Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Emphysema

Sanofi

NCT05897424

RECRUITING Phase 3 160 participants

Study to Check the Safety of Fazirsiran and Learn if Fazirsiran Can Help People With Liver Disease and Scarring (Fibrosis) Due to an Abnormal Version of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Protein

Takeda

NCT05677971

RECRUITING Phase 1 106 participants

A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of BEAM-302 in Adult Patients With Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD)

Beam Therapeutics

NCT06389877

RECRUITING 80 participants

PiMZ Longitudinal Cohort (PiMZ Logic)

Columbia University

NCT06505603

RECRUITING Phase 3 50 participants

Study to Learn About the Safety of Fazirsiran and if it Can Help People With Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Liver Disease With Mild Liver Scarring (Fibrosis)

Takeda

NCT06165341

RECRUITING Phase 1 16 participants

Gene Therapy for Alpha 1- Antitrypsin Deficiency

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

NCT06996756

RECRUITING Phase 1 15 participants

A Study of KB408 for the Treatment of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency

Krystal Biotech

NCT06049082

RECRUITING Phase 1 12 participants

Study of BMN 349 Single Dose in PiZZ and PiMZ/MASH Adult Participants

BioMarin Pharmaceutical

NCT06738017

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 286 participants

Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Disease Cohort: Longitudinal Biomarker Study of Disease

Columbia University

NCT05297812

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 120 participants

Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Adult Liver Study

St. Louis University

NCT02014415

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 31 participants

An Extension Study to Learn About the Long-Term Safety of Fazirsiran and if Fazirsiran Can Help People With Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Liver Disease

Takeda

NCT05899673

COMPLETED 117 participants

Alpha-1 Carrier Genomics Study

Medical University of South Carolina

NCT02810327

COMPLETED Phase 1 114 participants

A Phase 1, First-in-human Study of VX-668

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

NCT05727800

COMPLETED Phase 2 44 participants

Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of VX-864 in Subjects With the PiZZ Genotype

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

NCT04474197

COMPLETED 43 participants

The Impact of Delayed Diagnosis of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency

Biocerna

NCT03039335

COMPLETED Phase 3 38 participants

The Safety and Tolerability of Alpha-1 Modified Process (MP) In Subjects With Alpha-1-antitrypsin (AAT) Deficiency

Grifols Therapeutics

NCT00301366

COMPLETED NA 24 participants

Ex-vivo Perfusion and Ventilation of Lungs Recovered From Non-Heart-Beating Donors to Assess Transplant Suitability

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

NCT01615484

COMPLETED Phase 1 17 participants

A Study to Evaluate Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of Two Different Doses of Alpha1-Proteinase Inhibitor Subcutaneous (Human) 15% in Participants With Alpha1-Antitrypsin Deficiency

Grifols Therapeutics

NCT04722887

COMPLETED Phase 2 10 participants

Effect of Double Dose of Alpha 1-antitrypsin Augmentation Therapy on Lung Inflammation.

Michael Campos, MD

NCT01669421

COMPLETED Phase 2 9 participants

Safety & Efficacy Study of rAAV1-CB-hAAT for Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency

Beacon Therapeutics

NCT01054339

COMPLETED 6 participants

Long-Term Follow-up Study of ADVM-043

Adverum Biotechnologies

NCT03804021

Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 6
Phase 2 4
Phase 3 4

Named interventions

Most-linked intervention names on Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.

Placebo Drug
4 trials
Fazirsiran Injection Drug
3 trials
VX-864 Drug
1 trials
Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (human) Drug
1 trials
No Intervention Genetic
1 trials
alpha-1 proteinase inhibitor (human) Drug
1 trials
rAAV1-CB-hAAT Drug
1 trials
VX-668 Drug
1 trials

US sites by state

Facility locations filed on Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.

Florida 15 trials
South Carolina 11 trials
California 10 trials
Colorado 8 trials
Massachusetts 7 trials
Ohio 6 trials
New York 6 trials
Alabama 6 trials

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.

What to do with this Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency page

25 registered trials, 12 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.

  • 12 Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
  • Takeda sponsors the most Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See Takeda's trials
  • Bring the specific trial ID (NCT number) to your own doctor before enrolling, this page is a directory, not medical guidance. Read the trial-finding guide

Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.

Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency condition card totals 25 registered trials; most-linked intervention Placebo; top US site state Florida. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.