Safety and Tolerability Study of a Novel Bioartificial Liver in Liver Failure and Small-for-Size Syndrome

NCT ID: NCT07312864

Last Updated: 2025-12-31

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE1/PHASE2

Total Enrollment

12 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-12-01

Study Completion Date

2028-12-31

Brief Summary

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The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of a novel bioartificial liver (CiPS-BAL) in patients with liver failure or small-for-size syndrome. The study will also collect preliminary data on clinical outcomes and laboratory parameters during treatment. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Is the novel bioartificial liver system safe and well tolerated in patients with liver failure or small-for-size syndrome?

What effects does the treatment have on liver function and other clinical and laboratory indicators?

Researchers will treat participants with the CiPS-BAL system, which uses hepatocytes derived from chemically induced pluripotent stem cells (CiPS) within a bioartificial liver device.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Liver Failure Small-for-Size Syndrome

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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CiPS-BAL

Chemically induced pluripotent stem cells biological Artificial Liver

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Chemically induced pluripotent stem cells biological Artificial Liver

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Participants will receive CiPS-BAL therapy, a novel bioartificial liver treatment that combines functional hepatocytes derived from chemically induced pluripotent stem cells (CiPS) with an extracorporeal bioartificial liver device . The CiPS-derived hepatocytes are cultured and induced in vitro under GMP conditions, then loaded into the BAL device for treatment. Therapy is administered via central venous access (e.g., femoral, internal jugular, or subclavian vein) for 4-8 hours per session. Each patient receives approximately 1.67 × 10\^8 functional hepatocytes per kg of body weight, with treatment frequency and duration adjusted according to clinical response. Standard medical care for liver failure or small-for-size syndrome is provided alongside CiPS-BAL therapy. Patients are closely monitored for safety, tolerability, and changes in clinical and laboratory parameters.

Interventions

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Chemically induced pluripotent stem cells biological Artificial Liver

Participants will receive CiPS-BAL therapy, a novel bioartificial liver treatment that combines functional hepatocytes derived from chemically induced pluripotent stem cells (CiPS) with an extracorporeal bioartificial liver device . The CiPS-derived hepatocytes are cultured and induced in vitro under GMP conditions, then loaded into the BAL device for treatment. Therapy is administered via central venous access (e.g., femoral, internal jugular, or subclavian vein) for 4-8 hours per session. Each patient receives approximately 1.67 × 10\^8 functional hepatocytes per kg of body weight, with treatment frequency and duration adjusted according to clinical response. Standard medical care for liver failure or small-for-size syndrome is provided alongside CiPS-BAL therapy. Patients are closely monitored for safety, tolerability, and changes in clinical and laboratory parameters.

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients diagnosed with liver failure (including acute, subacute/acute-on-chronic, and chronic liver failure) or small-for-size syndrome

Exclusion Criteria

* Presence of severe extrahepatic systemic end-stage diseases

Uncontrollable infection or active bleeding

Pregnant or breastfeeding women

History of allergy or known severe hypersensitivity to CiPSC-derived cell products or blood products

Peripheral vascular collapse leading to inability to obtain venous access or collect blood

Unable or unwilling to provide informed consent or unable to comply with study requirements

Unwilling to receive CiPSC-based therapy
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Beijing Friendship Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Li-Ying Sun

Director of Department of Critical Liver Diseases

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Beijing Friendship Hospital

Beijing, , China

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Wan-Ting Zhang

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +86 13699189579

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Wan-Ting Zhang

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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BFH20251124001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id