Allogeneic ABCB5-positive Stem Cells for Treatment of CVU

NCT ID: NCT03257098

Last Updated: 2020-09-10

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1/PHASE2

Total Enrollment

31 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-11-16

Study Completion Date

2020-06-25

Brief Summary

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The aim of this clinical trial is to investigate the efficacy (by monitoring the wound size reduction of Chronic Venous Ulcers) and safety (by monitoring adverse events) of the medicinal product to be studied after two applications on the wound surface in patients with Chronic Venous Ulcers.

Detailed Description

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This is an interventional, single arm, phase I/IIa clinical trial to investigate the efficacy and safety of allogeneic ABCB5-positive mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) on wound healing in patients with chronic venous ulcer (CVU). Allogeneic MSCs will be isolated ex vivo and will be expanded in vitro. The IMP incorporating the ABCB5-positive MSCs will then be applied on the wound surface of CVU under local anesthesia (on Day 0 and Week 6.1).

Wound measurements from Visit (V) 2 and V9 will be used to determine the cell amount for the IMP treatments on V3 and V10, respectively.

Patients are followed up for efficacy for 3 months which allows to distinguish actual wound healing from transient wound coverage.

The wound healing process will be documented by standardized photography. The wound size evaluation will start on the day of the first change of wound dressing. The quality of the wound healing process will be assessed on the basis of formation of granulation tissue, epithelialization and wound exudation.

Pain will be assessed using a numerical rating scale and quality of life will be investigated with standardized and validated questionnaires. To assess long-term safety of allo-APZ2-CVU three follow-up visits at Months 6, 9 and 12 after the first IMP applications are included.

Conditions

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Skin Ulcer Venous Stasis Chronic

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Interventional, single arm, multicenter, phase I/IIa clinical trial
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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allo-APZ2-CVU

Application of IMP on patients wound

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

allo-APZ2-CVU

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Suspension of ABCB5-positive mesenchymal stem cells

Interventions

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allo-APZ2-CVU

Suspension of ABCB5-positive mesenchymal stem cells

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Male or female patients aged 35 to 85 years;
2. Chronic venous leg ulcer (as defined by the current AWMF guidelines: therapy resistant ulcer that shows no improvement within 3 months despite of optimal phlebological therapies or is not healed within 12 months) diagnosed by doppler ultrasonography (DUS), ankle brachial index (ABI, 0.9-1.3), physical examination and dermatological review;
3. Wound size of target ulcer between 1.5 and 100 cm2 measured by a standardized photography at the screening visits (Visit 1 and Visit 2);
4. Wound location below knee;
5. If patients are suffering from 2 or more ulcers at the same extremity, the target ulcer has to be separated by a minimum bridge of 1 cm of epithelialized skin from other ulcers (the largest ulcer should be the target ulcer, if not decided otherwise at discretion of the investigator; the target ulcer is defined at Visit 1);
6. Body mass index (BMI) between 20 and 45 kg/m²;
7. Patients understand the nature of the procedure and are providing written informed consent prior to any clinical trial procedure;
8. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative blood pregnancy test at Visit 1
9. Women of childbearing potential and their partner must be willing to use highly effective contraceptive methods during the course of the clinical trial.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Evidence of the ulcer extending to the underlying muscle, tendon, or bone;
2. Current use of systemic steroid medication above Cushing threshold dose (\>7.5 mg/d prednisone or equivalent);
3. Diabetes mellitus that has to be evaluated by blood test (Haemoglobin A1c \[HbA1c\] \>7.5%);
4. Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) including claudication with need of treatment;
5. Acute deep vein thrombosis (maximum 30 days from diagnosis) or a still untreated deep vein thrombosis;
6. Unable to tolerate leg ulcer compression bandage;
7. Infection of the target ulcer requiring treatment as judged clinically;
8. Any chronic dermatological disorders diagnosed at the investigator's discretion;
9. Skin disorders, unrelated to the ulcer, that are present adjacent to the target wound;
10. Current use of medications that influence wound healing: systemic immunosuppressives, cytotoxic medicinal products, and systemic steroids (above Cushing-threshold level);
11. Known abuse of alcohol, drugs, or medicinal products;
12. Cancerous or pre-cancerous lesions adjacent to the target wound;
13. Patients anticipated to be unwilling or unable to comply with the requirements of the protocol;
14. Pregnant or lactating women;
15. Systemic infectious disease diagnosed by serology testing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV˗1, HIV-2);
16. Any known allergies to components of the IMP;
17. Prior surgical procedures such as bypass or mesh-graft treatment within 2 months prior to Visit 1;
18. Patients with significant ulcer healing or wound size enlargement of more than 25% at Visit 2 compared to Visit 1;
19. Treatment of target ulcer with active wound care agents (e.g. iruxol, local antibiotics or silver dressings), which have not been paused 14 days before IMP application;
20. Current or previous (within 30 days of enrollment) treatment with another IMP, or participation and/or under follow-up in another clinical trial;
21. Previous participation in this clinical trial (except for screening failures due to an inclusion or exclusion criterion);
22. Evidence of any other medical conditions (such as psychiatric illness, physical examination, or laboratory findings) that may interfere with the planned treatment, affect the patient's compliance, or place the patient at high risk of complications related to the treatment;
23. Employees of the sponsor, or employees or relatives of the investigator.
Minimum Eligible Age

35 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

85 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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FGK Clinical Research GmbH

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Ticeba GmbH

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Granzer Regulatory Consulting & Services

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

RHEACELL GmbH & Co. KG

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Andreas Kerstan, Dr.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie, Venerologie und Allergologie, Würzburg

Locations

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Venenzentrum der Dermatologischen und Gefäßchirurgischen Kliniken, Kliniken der Ruhr-Universität Bochum im St. Maria Hilf Krankenhaus

Bochum, , Germany

Site Status

Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Hautklinik

Erlangen, , Germany

Site Status

Klinik und Poliklinik für Hautkrankheiten, Universitätsmedizin Greifswald

Greifswald, , Germany

Site Status

Klinische Forschung Hamburg GmbH, Dermatologie / Allergologie

Hamburg, , Germany

Site Status

pro scientia med im Mare Klinikum; Department Klinische Forschung und Entwicklung

Kiel, , Germany

Site Status

Universitätsklinikum Münster, Klinik für Hautkrankheiten, Allgemeine Dermatologie und Venerologie

Münster, , Germany

Site Status

Klinische Forschung Schwerin GmbH

Schwerin, , Germany

Site Status

Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Klinik für Dermatologie und Allergologie

Ulm, , Germany

Site Status

Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie, Venerologie und Allergologie, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg

Würzburg, , Germany

Site Status

Countries

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Germany

References

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Kerstan A, Niebergall-Roth E, Esterlechner J, Schroder HM, Gasser M, Waaga-Gasser AM, Goebeler M, Rak K, Schrufer P, Endres S, Hagenbusch P, Kraft K, Dieter K, Ballikaya S, Stemler N, Sadeghi S, Tappenbeck N, Murphy GF, Orgill DP, Frank NY, Ganss C, Scharffetter-Kochanek K, Frank MH, Kluth MA. Ex vivo-expanded highly pure ABCB5+ mesenchymal stromal cells as Good Manufacturing Practice-compliant autologous advanced therapy medicinal product for clinical use: process validation and first in-human data. Cytotherapy. 2021 Feb;23(2):165-175. doi: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2020.08.012. Epub 2020 Oct 1.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 33011075 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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allo-APZ2-CVU-II-01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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