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ArticleGene therapy2026

Preclinical safety and biodistribution of SPVN06, a novel gene- and mutation-independent gene therapy for rod-cone dystrophies.

Mélanie Marie, Lucie Churet, Anne-Sophie Gautron, Rafal Farjo, Kensuke Mizuyoshi, Victoria Stevenson, Hanen Khabou, Thierry Léveillard, José-Alain Sahel, Florence Lorget

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Article in Gene therapy, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Authors and funding

10 authors.

Mélanie MarieSparingVision, Paris, France. melanie.marie@sparingvision.com.ORCID 0000-0003-3516-3582
Lucie ChuretSparingVision, Paris, France.
Anne-Sophie GautronSparingVision, Paris, France.
Rafal FarjoEyeCro LLC., Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
Kensuke MizuyoshiShin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories (SNBL), Ltd., Kagoshima, Japan.
Victoria StevensonCharles River Laboratories, Mattawan, MI, USA.
Hanen KhabouSparingVision, Paris, France.
Thierry LéveillardSorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0001-5692-8770
José-Alain SahelSorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0002-4831-1153
Florence LorgetSparingVision, Paris, France.

Funding

European Commission (EC) SIROCO-874146
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rod-cone dystrophies (RCD) are caused by mutations in over 100 genes associated with photoreceptor function, leading to progressive and sequential loss of rod and cone photoreceptors. These mutations generally disrupt retinal metabolism and oxidative stress response accelerating disease progression and vision loss. SPVN06 is an adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene- and mutation-agnostic investigational therapy designed to slow cone degeneration by delivering long-term expression of rod-derived cone viability factor (RdCVF) and its full-length isoform, thioredoxin RdCVFL, following a single subretinal administration. These proteins support cone survival by promoting glucose metabolism and reducing oxidative damage, respectively, providing a gene and mutation independent therapeutic approach for RCD. SPVN06 IND-enabling program included pharmacology evaluation in the rd10/rd10 mouse model of RCD (1.0 × 10

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Cone-Rod DystrophiesDependovirusEye ProteinsGenetic TherapyGenetic VectorsThioredoxinsAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalFemaleGene Therapy AgentsHumansMiceMutationRetinal Cone Photoreceptor CellsTissue DistributionEye ProteinsRdCVF protein, mouseThioredoxins

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PMID40759732
PMCPMC13473012

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