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Capricor Therapeutics, Inc.

Latest, October 5, 2026On October 5, 2026, Capricor reported 24-month HOPE-3 data on arm and hand function, which the FDA is reviewing ahead of its November 22, 2026 decision on deramiocel for Duchenne. Capricor press release

Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. works on 2 rare diseases tracked on Trial Friend, including Becker Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, with 2 active clinical trials.

Capricor Therapeutics is a San Diego biotech built around one experimental medicine, deramiocel, a cell therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The FDA is due to decide on it by November 22, 2026.

The FDA turned down Capricor's first application, for Duchenne heart disease, in July 2025. Capricor then reported Phase 3 HOPE-3 results showing slower loss of arm and hand function, which the FDA's reviewers said were not statistically significant under the trial's original analysis plan, a finding Capricor disputes. In July 2026 an FDA advisory committee voted 9 to 3 against the heart use. Capricor now seeks approval for upper limb function.

Linda Marbán, its chief executive, co-founded Capricor in 2005, and it trades on Nasdaq as CAPR. Before Duchenne it tested the same cells after heart attacks, in dilated cardiomyopathy and in COVID-19, and its StealthX exosome platform produced a COVID-19 vaccine tested by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Those programs have ended or are on hold.

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Rare Disease Specialist
Ticker
CAPR
Headquarters
San Diego, United States
Founded
2005
2
Active Rare Disease Trials
2
Rare Diseases in Portfolio
21
Years Active
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The FDA is due to decide on Deramiocel for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (upper limb function) by November 22, 2026.
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Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. Drug Pipeline

Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. has 2 active clinical trials across 2 development stages. Clinical trials advance through phases: Phase 1 tests safety in a small group, Phase 2 evaluates effectiveness and side effects, Phase 3 confirms benefit in a larger population, and Phase 4 monitors long-term safety after FDA approval.

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Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. Clinical Trials (2)

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ACTIVE NOT RECRUITINGPHASE2Recently updatedNCT04428476

Open-label Extension of the HOPE-2 Trial

Intervention: Deramiocel (CAP-1002)

This Phase 2, multi-center, open-label extension trial will provide deramiocel (CAP-1002) to subjects that were enrolled in the HOPE-2 trial and completed 12 months of follow-up. The trial will explore the safety and efficacy of twenty intravenous administrations of deramiocel, each separated by three months, over a period of approximately 60 months. Following completion of the initial open-label phase (Month 60), subjects who have completed all Month 60 assessments will be eligible to continue into a long-term open label extension (LT-OLE) period and can continue to receive deramiocel once every 3 months until deramiocel is commercially available or the sponsor terminates the study, or the subject withdraws consent or study participation is terminated by the sponsor. Subjects will undergo a targeted screening during a 30-day screening period, eligible subjects will then undergo baseline safety and efficacy assessments on Day 1 prior to their first infusion of deramiocel. Subjects will complete trial assessments at Screening; Day 1; Months 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, 42, 45, 48, 51, 54, 57, 60, and all LT-OLE visits. Safety and efficacy assessments will be conducted prior to deramiocel administration at the Day 1, Months 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, 42, 45, 48, 51, 54, 57, and at all LT-OLE trial visits, unless otherwise indicated. All deramiocel infusions will be conducted in an outpatient setting at the investigative site on Day 1 and Months 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, 42, 45, 48, 51, 54, 57, with continued dosing in the LT-OLE visits. Subjects will be observed in the outpatient setting for at least two hours post infusion and then discharged the same day, if medically cleared by the site Investigator.

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ACTIVE NOT RECRUITINGPHASE3Recently updatedNCT05126758

A Study of Deramiocel (CAP-1002) in Ambulatory and Non-Ambulatory Patients With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Intervention: Deramiocel (CAP-1002), Placebo

Muscular DystrophiesMuscular Dystrophy, DuchenneMuscular Disorders, AtrophicMuscular DiseasesNeuromuscular Diseases

HOPE-3 is a two cohort, Phase 3, multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of a cell therapy called deramiocel (CAP-1002) in study participants with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and impaired skeletal muscle function. Non-ambulatory and ambulatory boys and young men who meet eligibility criteria will be randomly assigned to receive either deramiocel or placebo every 3 months for a total of 4 doses during the first 12 months of the study. All participants will be eligible to receive 4 doses of deramiocel for an additional 12 months as part of an open-label extended assessment period. After completion of the first open-label extension (Months 12-24), subjects who have completed Month 24 are eligible to continue onto a Long-Term Open-Label Extension period that will provide treatment with deramiocel until commercial availability, or until sponsor's decision to terminate the trial, or the participant withdraws consent.

Ages 10 Years+20 locations
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Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. Trial Locations

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