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Safety and Tolerability of HepaStem in Patients With Cirrhotic and Pre-cirrhotic NASH Patients

Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
NASH - Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT03963921
Lead Sponsor
Cellaion SA
Brief Summary

Multicenter, open-label, safety and tolerability study of ascending doses of HepaStem in patients with cirrhotic and pre-cirrhotic non-alcoholic steato-hepatitis (NASH) to determine the safety and tolerability of ascending single and repeated doses of HepaStem administered to patients with cirrhotic and pre-cirrhotic non-alcoholic steato-hepatitis (NASH)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
23
Inclusion Criteria
  • Able and willing to provide written informed consent and comply with the requirements of this study protocol
  • Age 18 to 70-years old, inclusive
  • Proven diagnosis of NASH based on histological evidence from biopsy performed within 6 months for F3 patients and within 2 years for F4 patients prior to Screening If no biopsy is available within these time windows, a biopsy should be performed at Screening NB: For F4 patients for whom the biopsy cannot confirm the diagnosis of NASH, any other causes of underlying liver diseases should be excluded

Main

Exclusion Criteria
  • Alcoholic liver disease or alcohol consumption exceeding the daily intake of 140g/w (two doses) for women and of 210g/w (three doses) for men
  • Other causes of liver disease including, but not limited to, alcoholic liver disease, active hepatitis B (HbsAg+), hepatitis C (PCR positive), autoimmune disorders, drug-induced hepatotoxicity, Wilson disease, hemochromatosis, and alpha-1-antitryspin deficiency based on medical history and/ or clinical and biological assessment
  • Recent recurrent or ongoing thrombotic or bleeding events within 3 months prior the screening
  • Patients considered at persistent risk of thrombosis or bleeding at the time of screening
  • Patients with high risk of Gastro intestinal bleeding at time of the screening.
  • Cerebrovascular, myocardial, or limb arterial thrombotic event within 12 months prior to the screening and/or not considered stabilized by the investigator
  • Bariatric surgery within 1 year prior to the screening
  • Coagulation disturbances defined as (Drolz et al. 2016, Nadim et al. 2016, Stravitz et al. 2018, Green et al. 2018): fibrinogen at < 80 mg/dL and/or platelets at < 40 x 10³/mm3
  • Severe hepatic encephalopathy (defined by West Haven grade > 2)
  • Acute Decompensation of cirrhosis with Chronic Liver Failure Consortium Acute Decompensation (CLIF-C AD) score > 60
  • Acute on Chronic liver failure (ACLF) grade 1, 2 ,3
  • MELD score > 20
  • Child Pugh score ≥ C

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
F4 patient populationHepaStemA total of 2 doses are planned to be administered as single or repeated infusions in an ascending manner:
F3 patient populationHepaStemA total of 2 doses are planned to be administered as single or repeated infusions in an ascending manner:
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Incidence of Adverse Eventup to Day 28

Safety and Tolerability

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (13)

Cliniques Universitaires St Luc

🇧🇪

Brussels, Belgium

CUB Erasme

🇧🇪

Brussel, Belgium

University Hospital Antwerp (UZA)

🇧🇪

Edegem, Belgium

UZ Gent

🇧🇪

Gent, Belgium

University Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment "Tsaritsa Yoana - ISUL"

🇧🇬

Sofia, Bulgaria

Multiprofile hospital for active treatment (MHAT) Sofia Military Medical Academy

🇧🇬

Sofia, Bulgaria

Trakia Park Hospital

🇧🇬

Stara Zagora, Bulgaria

CHU Bordeaux

🇫🇷

Bordeaux, France

Paul Brousse Hospital

🇫🇷

Villejuif, France

Vall d'Hebron

🇪🇸

Barcelona, Spain

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Cliniques Universitaires St Luc
🇧🇪Brussels, Belgium

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