Safety and Efficacy Study of Umbilical Cord-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Rheumatoid Arthritis

NCT ID: NCT01547091

Last Updated: 2013-06-27

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE1/PHASE2

Total Enrollment

200 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-04-30

Study Completion Date

2014-12-31

Brief Summary

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Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic systemic disease, which is characterized by chronic inflammation in the synovial tissue. Rheumatoid arthritis will eventually result in the destruction of cartilage, bone and ligaments and joint deformity. The underlying hypothesis is that umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cell (UC-MSCs) has anti-inflammatory effects and thus potentially alleviates the progression of rheumatoid arthritis. The study is to explore the safety and efficacy of UC-MSCs transplantation in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

Detailed Description

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This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30872618),The Shanxi Province Social Development Public Relations Project (2012K13-02-35), and The Military Medicine and Public Health Plan (CLZ120GA23)

Conditions

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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UC-MSCs Treatment

Patients in UC-MSCs treatment will be infused umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells intravenously only.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Umbilical Cord-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells (UC-MSCs)

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

-The UC-MSCs will be infused intravenously(single dose, 4x10\^7 cells).The interval time is 3 months, and the study lasts for 12 months with 4 times infusion.

DMARDS

Patients will be treated by Rheumatoid Arthritis With Disease-Modifying Drugs (DMARDs).

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Rheumatoid Arthritis With Disease-Modifying Drugs (DMARDs)

Intervention Type DRUG

-Patients will be treated by conventional drugs (DMARDS) for alleviating disease.

UC-MSC+DMARDS

Patients will be treated in combination with UC-MSC and DMARDS.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

UC-MSC+DMARDS

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

The UC-MSCs will be infused intravenously(single dose, 4x10\^7 cells).The interval time is 3 months, and the study lasts for 12 months with 4 times infusion.Meanwhile,patients will be treated by conventionally drugs if the disease is still not alleviated.

Interventions

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Umbilical Cord-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells (UC-MSCs)

-The UC-MSCs will be infused intravenously(single dose, 4x10\^7 cells).The interval time is 3 months, and the study lasts for 12 months with 4 times infusion.

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Rheumatoid Arthritis With Disease-Modifying Drugs (DMARDs)

-Patients will be treated by conventional drugs (DMARDS) for alleviating disease.

Intervention Type DRUG

UC-MSC+DMARDS

The UC-MSCs will be infused intravenously(single dose, 4x10\^7 cells).The interval time is 3 months, and the study lasts for 12 months with 4 times infusion.Meanwhile,patients will be treated by conventionally drugs if the disease is still not alleviated.

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* All patients fulfilled the classification criteria (2010) for rheumatoid arthritis, man or woman aged from 18 to 70 years old.
* Patients must be informed of the investigational nature of this study and give written informed consent in accordance with the institutional and hospital guidelines.
* Women of reproductive potential may not participate unless they have agreed to use an effective contraceptive method while on this trial. Women of child-bearing potential must have a pregnancy test performed within 72 hours prior to initiation of treatment.

Exclusion Criteria

* Any history of ongoing, significant or recurring infections.
* Any active inflammatory diseases other than RA.
* Significant cardiac or pulmonary disease.
* End-stage renal failure.
* Pregnant or nursing women may not participate due to the possibility of fetal harm or harm to nursing infants from this treatment regimen.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Alliancells Bioscience Corporation Limited

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Mingyuan Wu, MD,PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Eastern Union Stem Cell & Gene Engineering Co.,Ltd,Alliancells Biosciences Co., Ltd

Yongjun Liu, MD,PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Alliancells Biosciences Co., Ltd

Liming Wang, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

The 323 Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army

Haijie Ji, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Alliancells Biosciences Co., Ltd.

Locations

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The 323 Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army

Xi'an, Shaanxi, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Mingyuan Wu, MD,PhD

Role: CONTACT

86-10-63188123

Haijie Ji, MD

Role: CONTACT

86-10-63188853

Facility Contacts

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Liming Wang, MD

Role: primary

86-29-84756502

References

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Wang H, Wu M, Liu Y. Are mesenchymal stem cells major sources of safe signals in immune system? Cell Immunol. 2012;272(2):112-6. doi: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2011.10.010. Epub 2011 Oct 29.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22138499 (View on PubMed)

Wang L, Ji H, Zhou J, Xie J, Zhong Z, Li M, Bai W, Li N, Zhang Z, Wang X, Zhu D, Liu Y, Wu M. Therapeutic potential of umbilical cord mesenchymal stromal cells transplantation for cerebral palsy: a case report. Case Rep Transplant. 2013;2013:146347. doi: 10.1155/2013/146347. Epub 2013 Mar 3.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23533920 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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Alliancells-1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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