Cardiac Stem/Progenitor Cell Infusion in Univentricular Physiology (APOLLON Trial)

NCT ID: NCT02781922

Last Updated: 2025-09-30

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-06-30

Study Completion Date

2028-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of intracoronary injection of JRM-001 after reconstructive surgery in pediatric patients with functional single ventricle

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Single Ventricle

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Autologous cardiac stem cells (JRM-001)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Autologous cardiac stem cells (JRM-001)

Intervention Type GENETIC

3x 10\^5 cells/kg, single treatment

Usual care

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Autologous cardiac stem cells (JRM-001)

3x 10\^5 cells/kg, single treatment

Intervention Type GENETIC

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Functional single ventricle patient with heart failure who is scheduled for stage 2 (Glenn) or stage 3 (Fontan) surgery
* EF(%) by echocardiography ≤ 55%
* Able to obtain written informed consent of participation in the study by a parent of the patient

Exclusion Criteria

* Known medical history of cardiogenic shock
* Lethal, uncontrollable arrhythmia
* Complication of coronary artery disease
* Eisenmenger syndrome
* Complication of brain dysfunction due to circulatory failure
* Malignant neoplasm
* Complication of severe neurologic disorder
* Severe pulmonary embolism or pulmonary hypertension
* Severe renal failure
* Multiple organ failure
* Active infection (including endocarditis)
* Sepsis
* Active hemorrhagic disease (e.g. gastrointestinal bleeding, injury)
* Known history of hypersensitivity to anti-infective drugs
* Inability to complete the protocol treatment and baseline to follow-up examinations
Minimum Eligible Age

0 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

6 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Metcela Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Kanagawa Children's Medical Center

Kanagawa, , Japan

Site Status RECRUITING

Okayama University Hospital

Okayama, , Japan

Site Status RECRUITING

Saitama Prefectural Children's Medical Center

Saitama, , Japan

Site Status RECRUITING

Shizuoka Children's Hospital

Shizuoka, , Japan

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Japan

Central Contacts

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Metcela Inc. (former Japan Regenerative Medicine Co., Ltd.)

Role: CONTACT

References

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Ishigami S, Ohtsuki S, Tarui S, Ousaka D, Eitoku T, Kondo M, Okuyama M, Kobayashi J, Baba K, Arai S, Kawabata T, Yoshizumi K, Tateishi A, Kuroko Y, Iwasaki T, Sato S, Kasahara S, Sano S, Oh H. Intracoronary autologous cardiac progenitor cell transfer in patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome: the TICAP prospective phase 1 controlled trial. Circ Res. 2015 Feb 13;116(4):653-64. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.116.304671. Epub 2014 Nov 17.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25403163 (View on PubMed)

Tarui S, Ishigami S, Ousaka D, Kasahara S, Ohtsuki S, Sano S, Oh H. Transcoronary infusion of cardiac progenitor cells in hypoplastic left heart syndrome: Three-year follow-up of the Transcoronary Infusion of Cardiac Progenitor Cells in Patients With Single-Ventricle Physiology (TICAP) trial. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Nov;150(5):1198-1207, 1208.e1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.06.076. Epub 2015 Jul 8.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26232942 (View on PubMed)

Ishigami S, Ohtsuki S, Eitoku T, Ousaka D, Kondo M, Kurita Y, Hirai K, Fukushima Y, Baba K, Goto T, Horio N, Kobayashi J, Kuroko Y, Kotani Y, Arai S, Iwasaki T, Sato S, Kasahara S, Sano S, Oh H. Intracoronary Cardiac Progenitor Cells in Single Ventricle Physiology: The PERSEUS (Cardiac Progenitor Cell Infusion to Treat Univentricular Heart Disease) Randomized Phase 2 Trial. Circ Res. 2017 Mar 31;120(7):1162-1173. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.116.310253. Epub 2017 Jan 4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28052915 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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001-CLJ-001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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