A Follow up Study to Determine the Safety and Tolerability of Sub-retinal Transplantation of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Derived Retinal Pigmented Epithelial (hESC-RPE) Cells in Patients With Stargardt's Macular Dystrophy (SMD)
- Conditions
- Stargardt's Macular Dystrophy
- Interventions
- Biological: hESC-RPE
- Registration Number
- NCT02941991
- Lead Sponsor
- Astellas Institute for Regenerative Medicine
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the long term safety and tolerability of hESC-RPE cellular therapy in patients with advanced SMD from 1 to 5 years following the surgical procedure to implant the hESC-RPE cells.
- Detailed Description
This study is a long-term, follow- up of a Phase I/II, open-label, non-randomized, 4-cohort, dose escalation, multi-center clinical trial (referred to as the core trial or core protocol) in which a maximum of 12 SMD patients were transplanted with sequential doses of hESC-RPE cells, starting at a dose of 50,000 hESC-RPE cells transplanted and increasing to a maximum dose of 200,000 hESC-RPE cells transplanted. All patients who participate in the core protocol are eligible for participation in the follow-up protocol. The first visit of this extension protocol will correspond to the last visit of the core protocol, and will take place at 12 months post-cell implantation. Informed consent for this follow-up protocol will be obtained at the first visit which will occur at the 12-month visit of the core protocol. Patients will be evaluated at 18, 24, 36, 48 and 60 months post-transplant (or more frequently as clinically indicated). Follow-up will include obtaining information about ophthalmological findings and events of special interest as defined in the Primary Outcome. At the last visit of this follow up study, whether at 60 months post-transplant or at early discontinuation, patients will be invited to participate in a life-long annual health survey, under a separate protocol, to further monitor long-term safety.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 12
- Must have been treated with hESC-RPE cell transplant in the core protocol.
- Able to understand and willing to sign the informed consent to participate in the follow-up study.
- There are no exclusion criteria
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description uniocular subretinal injection of hESC-RPE cells hESC-RPE Cohort 1. 50,000 cells transplanted; Cohort 2. 100,000 cells transplanted; Cohort 3. 150,000 cells transplanted; Cohort 4. 200,000 cells transplanted
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Safety assessed by Adverse Events (AEs) of special interest in regards to the investigational product 4 years This will include obtaining information about Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) that are neurologic, infectious, hematologic or fatal, any Adverse Event (AE) that causes the subject to withdraw from the study, any new diagnosis of an ocular or immune-mediated disorder, cancer (irrespective of prior history), ectopic or proliferative cell growth (Retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) or non-RPE) with adverse clinical consequence, unexpected, clinically significant AE possibly related to the cell transplant procedure or the investigational product (hESC-RPE cells), Pregnancy in a female subject or the partner of a male subject and pregnancy outcome.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Incidence of graft failure or rejection 4 years Evidence of graft failure or rejection may consist of: Presence of retinal edema, cystoid macular edema, retinal white dots, retinal hemorrhage, serous retinal detachment, sub-retinal exudates, sub-retinal fibrosis, ocular vascular and/or optic disc leakage, and elevated intraocular pressure or hypotony. Evidence of unanticipated and persistent or increasing non-infectious ocular inflammation (e.g., vasculitis, retinitis, choroiditis, vitritis, pars planitis, anterior segment inflammation/uveitis).
Number of patients with changes in ocular examinations or images 4 years The number of patients with clinically significant absolute values or changes from baseline in Intra-ocular pressure (IOP) and Best Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA) will be summarized.
Trial Locations
- Locations (2)
Moorefields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
🇬🇧London, United Kingdom
Newcastle on Tyne NHS Foundation Trust
🇬🇧Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom