Adenovirus Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Therapy in Vascular Access - Novel Trinam AGainst Control Evidence (AdV-VANTAGE)

November 18, 2010 updated by: Ark Therapeutics Ltd

A Phase III, Randomized, Controlled, Open Label, Multicenter Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Trinam® (EG004); an Assessment of Primary Unassisted Patency and Survival of Vascular Access Grafts in Hemodialysis Patients With End Stage Renal Disease

Patients in renal failure on hemodialysis depend on adequate and sustained vascular access. This can be achieved by surgical placement of a synthetic polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) graft. These patients frequently experience graft complications arising from the development of smooth muscle cell (SMC) neointimal hyperplasia in the proximity of the graft-vein anastomosis. Such complications eventually lead to stenosis, access thrombosis and graft failure. Trinam® is being developed to prolong graft survival. It is a combination product consisting of a replication deficient Adenovirus containing the human Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor D (Ad-VEGF-D) gene and a biodegradable local delivery device (collar) made of collagen. At the end of the surgical procedure to insert the PTFE graft the collagen collar is applied around the anastomosis and sealed with a collagen surgical sealant. This procedure creates a reservoir between the site of anastomosis and the collagen collar. The adenoviral vector is then injected into this reservoir, localizing the expression of the transgene to the site of the anastomosis. Expression of VEGF-D has been shown to have a vascular protective role and inhibit SMC neointimal proliferation, therefore expression of VEGF-D should prolong graft survival.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Terminated

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

Enrollment

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250

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • California
      • Long Beach, California, United States, CA 90822
        • Long Beach VA Healthcare System
    • Kentucky
      • Paducah, Kentucky, United States, KY 42003
        • Four Rivers Clinical Research Inc
    • Louisiana
      • Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, LA 70809
        • Baton Rouge General Hospital
      • Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, LA 71103
        • Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
    • Missouri
      • St Louis, Missouri, United States, MO 63110
        • Washington University School of Medicine
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, NY 10029
        • Mount Sinai Medical Center
      • New York, New York, United States, NY10025
        • St Luke's Roosevelt Hospital
    • North Carolina
      • Durham, North Carolina, United States, NC 27710
        • Duke University Medical Center
    • Ohio
      • Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, OH 45267
        • University of Cincinnati
      • Columbus, Ohio, United States, OH 43210
        • Ohio State University Division of Nephrology
    • Texas
      • Lubbock, Texas, United States, TX 79415
        • Texas Tech University Medical Center
    • Washington
      • Seattle, Washington, United States, WA 98104
        • Harborview Medical Center

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with end stage renal disease undergoing either initial placement or replacement (after failure of previous vascular access) of an end-to-side or end-to-end 6.0 mm synthetic PTFE arteriovenous hemodialysis access arm graft.
  • Male or female aged 18 years or over.
  • Patients who signed the informed consent form.
  • Patients who are expected to undergo dialysis at nominated facilities for the duration of the study.
  • Patients who have agreed to participate in the additional four year gene therapy safety monitoring.
  • Patients who are willing to agree they will not have a kidney transplant for four weeks post treatment with Trinam®.
  • Patients who have undergone arterial and venous mapping to ensure an adequate and appropriate access site is available for placement of either an end-to-side or an end-to-end 6.0 mm synthetic PTFE arteriovenous hemodialysis access arm graft with or without the addition of Trinam®.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who are unable to understand and sign the consent form.
  • Patients undergoing surgical revision of an existing graft.
  • Exclude patients from the study if they have moderate or severe macular edema moderate or severe proliferative diabetic retinopathy
  • Current diagnosis of cancer with exception of non-melanoma skin cancers.
  • Hepatic dysfunction defined as AST and / or ALT > 2 times the Upper Limit of Normal.
  • Diabetic patients with Hemoglobin A1C value of >10%.
  • White blood cell (WBC) count < 2.0 x 109/L.
  • Prior anticoagulant therapy within 14 days prior to surgery is an exclusion.
  • Known sensitivity to collagen.
  • Pregnancy, lactation or lack of effective contraception both in women and in men of childbearing potential.
  • Previous participation in any Trinam® study.
  • Receipt of any investigational drug within 30 days prior to study enrollment or participation in any concurrently running trial involving investigational intervention.
  • Any medical or psychiatric condition that compromises the ability to participate in the study.
  • Known or suspected drug or alcohol abuse in the past six months.
  • Life expectancy of less than one year.
  • Known immunodeficiency disease.
  • Known chronic hepatitis of viral or non-viral etiology and / or a history of decompensated liver failure of any etiology.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: Trinam
Graft placement plus Trinam therapy
Procedure: Graft placement surgery plus Trinam therapy

Trinam arm: graft placement surgery plus 1ml perivascular administration of Trinam vector.

Control arm: graft placement surgery
No Intervention: Control
Graft placement surgery alone

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Primary Unassisted Patency
Time Frame: 18 Months
18 Months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Graft Survival. Number and rate of graft interventions.
Time Frame: 2.5 years
2.5 years

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Ark Therapeutics Ltd

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

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April 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

Primary Completion

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September 1, 2011

Study Completion (Anticipated)

Study Completion

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September 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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May 7, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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May 7, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

First Posted

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May 8, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

Last Update Posted

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November 19, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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November 18, 2010

Last Verified

Last Verified

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November 1, 2010

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • Ark 103

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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