Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Immune Non-responder Patients With HIV Infection

NCT ID: NCT05872659

Last Updated: 2023-05-24

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: EARLY_PHASE1
• Total Enrollment: 20 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-04-16
• Study Completion Date: 2025-11-15

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to explore the effect of mesenchymal stem cell therapy on immune non-responder patients. The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. Efficacy of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells combined with antiviral therapy in the treatment of AIDS patients with immune non-response.

2. Safety of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells combined with antiviral therapy in AIDS patients with immune non-response.

Participants will receive CD4,CD4/CD8, and RNA viral load tests and will be randomly assigned to either saline or mesenchymal stem cell therapy.

Investigators will evaluate the safety and efficacy of mesenchymal stem cell therapy based on examination results.

Detailed Description

Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is an effective means to inhibit virus replication, increase the number of CD4+T lymphocytes and reduce mortality in HIV-infected people. However, it has been found that around 10% - 40% of patients have not achieved ideal immune function reconstruction under the condition of good viral load control and are referred to as"inadequate immunological responders" or "immune non-responders" (INRs).

A series of intervention measures have been proposed for patients with immune non-response, including growth hormone therapy, immunosuppressive therapy, cytokine therapy, traditional Chinese medicine therapy, etc., but there is no specific and effective treatment in clinical practice.

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are pluripotent stem cells with high self-renewal ability and multi-directional differentiation potential derived from mesoderm. MSCs have considerable therapeutic effects due to their migration, differentiation, immune-modulation, and regeneration abilities. The immunomodulatory effect of mesenchymal stem cells can inhibit the excessive immune activation in patients. At the same time, the paracrine effect of mesenchymal stem cells can also regulate the disordered microenvironment and promote the repair of damaged cells and tissues.

This is a randomised, placebo-controlled, clinical trial to evaluate the safety and feasibility of a 3-doses treatment regimen with MSCs (1 million cells/Kg MSCs, months 0-1-2) in HIV infected adults with immune non-response. Subjects are block randomised (1:1) to receive either MSCs (n=10), or placebo (n=10), as the control treatment. Changes in CD4+Tcount and CD4/8，adverse events, opportunistic infection signs are evaluated as determinants of safety and efficacy of MSCs. Study endpoints are measured along a follow-up period of 12 months, that includes 7 visits.

Conditions

AIDS Virus; Disorder of Immune Reconstitution

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Control group

Participants will receive continuous antiviral therapy and saline placebo (iv, 100 mL) treatment on Day 0，Day30，Day60 and followed up for 48 weeks.

Group Type: PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

normal saline

Intervention Type: OTHER

iv at D0, D30, D60

Treatment group

Participants will receive continuous antiviral therapy and Mesenchymal stem cells (1\*10\^6/kg subject weight, iv, 100 mL) treatment on Day 0，Day30，Day60 and followed up for 48 weeks.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Mesenchymal stem cells

Intervention Type: BIOLOGICAL

iv at D0, D30, D60

Interventions

normal saline

iv at D0, D30, D60

Intervention Type: OTHER

Mesenchymal stem cells

iv at D0, D30, D60

Intervention Type: BIOLOGICAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Confirmed HIV infection.
• ≥18 years old, gender unlimited.
• ≥12 months of continuous antiviral therapy and at least 2 viral loads (3 months or more apart) < 50 Copies/mL at screening.
• The antiviral regimen was not changed in the 12 months prior to enrollment.
• CD4+T lymphocyte count < 200 μL-1 in patients receiving antiviral therapy for more than 1 year and less than 2 years or < 350 μL-1 in patients receiving antiviral therapy for ≥ 2 years.
• Understand and sign the informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

• Infection with other viruses: HBV-DNA positive, HCV RNA positive, anti-Hav IgM, anti-HDV IgM and anti-HEV IgM positive and ALT >80 IU/L, anti-TP positive.
• Active and uncontrollable infection.
• Malignant tumor or tumor history.
• Complicated with abnormal function of heart, liver, lung, kidney and other major organs.
• When the laboratory test satisfies any item (WBC < 3.5*10^9/L; PLT < 80*10^9/L; HGB < 100 g/L).
• Drug dependent.
• Pregnant and lactating women.
• Severe allergic constitution, or known allergy to the study drug and its components;
• Accepting immunosuppressants or other immunomodulators (including thymosin) or systemic cytotoxic agents within 6 months prior to screening.
• Participated in other clinical studies within 3 months prior to this study.
• patients with any condition which the investigator or treating physician feels would interfere with the trial or the safety of the subject.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Shandong Public Health Clinical Center

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Shandong Qilu Cell Therapy Engineering Technology Co., Ltd

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Chenfan liu

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Shandong Public Health Clinical Center

Locations

Shandong Public Health Clinical Center

Jinan, Shandong, China

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

China

Central Contacts

Chenfan Liu

Role: CONTACT

1780966676@qq.com

17862958810

Facility Contacts

Chenfan Liu

Role: primary

1780966676@qq.com

17862958810

Other Identifiers

MSCT-A-22

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id