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Clinical Trials/NCT05456880
NCT05456880
Active, Not Recruiting
Phase 1

A Phase 1/2 Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of a Single Dose of Autologous CD34+ Base Edited Hematopoietic Stem Cells (BEAM-101) in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease and Severe Vaso-Occlusive Crises (Beacon Trial)

Beam Therapeutics Inc.19 sites in 1 country15 target enrollmentAugust 30, 2022
InterventionsBEAM-101

Overview

Phase
Phase 1
Intervention
BEAM-101
Conditions
Sickle Cell Disease
Sponsor
Beam Therapeutics Inc.
Enrollment
15
Locations
19
Primary Endpoint
Proportion of patients with successful neutrophil engraftment
Status
Active, Not Recruiting
Last Updated
4 months ago

Overview

Brief Summary

This is an open-label, single-arm, multicenter, Phase 1/2 study evaluating the safety and efficacy of the administration of autologous base edited CD34+ HSPCs (BEAM-101) in patients with severe SCD

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
August 30, 2022
End Date
February 1, 2028
Last Updated
4 months ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Single Group
Sex
All

Investigators

Responsible Party
Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

  • Not provided

Arms & Interventions

BEAM-101

BEAM-101 manufactured with autologous CD34+ hematopoietic stem cells collected by plerixafor mobilization and edited ex vivo. No maximum dose has been set for BEAM-101; all of the gene edited cells that pass release specifications will be administered to the patient. BEAM 101 will be administered as a single dose by IV infusion.

Intervention: BEAM-101

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Proportion of patients with successful neutrophil engraftment

Time Frame: BEAM-101 administration to month 24

Time to neutrophil engraftment

Time Frame: BEAM-101 administration to month 24

Safety and tolerability assessments based on frequency, severity and seriousness of adverse events (AE's)

Time Frame: BEAM-101 administration through month 24

Time to platelet engraftment

Time Frame: BEAM-101 administration to month 24

Transplant-related mortality within 100 days after beam-101 treatment

Time Frame: BEAM-101 administration to day 100

Change in annualized number of severe VOCs (Vascular-occlusive Crisis) relative to baseline

Time Frame: 6 months to time of analysis as compared to baseline

Secondary Outcomes

  • Change in free Hgb over time(Month 3 post BEAM-101 treatment to month 24 as compared to baseline)
  • Change in annualized duration of hospitalizations for VOCs(Month 6 post BEAM-101 treatment to month 24 as compared to baseline)
  • Proportion of patients with HbF ≥30%, for at least 3 months(Month 6 post BEAM-101 treatment to month 24 as compared to baseline)
  • Change in total bilirubin over time(Month 3 post BEAM-101 treatment to month 24 as compared to baseline)
  • Proportion of patients experiencing at least 75% reduction in annualized rate of severe VOCs(Month 6 post BEAM-101 treatment to month 24 as compared to baseline)
  • Proportion of patients experiencing no severe VOCs(6 months to time of analysis as compared to baseline)
  • Change in lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) over time(Month 3 post BEAM-101 treatment to month 24 as compared to baseline)
  • Change in reticulocyte count over time(Month 3 post BEAM-101 treatment to month 24 as compared to baseline)
  • Change in total Hgb (g/dL) concentration over time(Baseline to month 24)
  • Change in annualized number of hospitalizations for VOCs(Month 6 post BEAM-101 treatment to month 24 as compared to baseline)
  • Change in RBC transfusions per month and per year for SCD-related indications(Month 2 post BEAM-101 treatment to month 24 as compared to baseline)
  • Change in haptoglobin over time(Month 3 post BEAM-101 treatment to month 24 as compared to baseline)

Study Sites (19)

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