- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT00151216
Safety Study of a Gene Transfer Vector for Children With Late Infantile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis
Administration of a Replication Deficient Adeno-associated Virus Gene Transfer Vector Expressing the Human CLN2 cDNA to the Brain of Children With Late Infantile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis
Study Overview
Status
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Late infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (LINCL) is a fatal childhood neurodegenerative lysosomal storage disease with no known therapy. There are estimated to be 200 to 300 children in the USA at any one time with the disease. LINCL is a genetic disease resulting from mutations in the CLN2 gene. The CLN2 gene encodes a protein tripeptidyl peptidase-I (TPP-I) which is absent/deficient in children with LINCL. This absence/deficiency of TPP-I results in lysosomal storage and subsequent cell death (especially neurons). The children with LINCL are chronically ill, with a progressive CNS disorder that invariably results in death, typically by age 8 to 12.
This clinical study will evaluate the concept that persistent expression of the normal CLN2 cDNA in the CNS will result in the production of sufficient amounts of TPP-I to prevent further loss of neurons, and hence limit disease progression. To assess this concept, an adeno-associated virus vector encoding the normal human CLN2 gene (AAV2CUhCLN2) will be used as a vehicle to deliver and express the human CLN2 cDNA in the brain of children with LINCL. The proposed study will include 11 individuals and will be divided into two parts. Group A, to be studied first, will include 5 individuals with the severe form of the disease. Group B of the trial will include 6 individuals with a moderate form of the disease. Following direct intracranial administration of the vector, there will be neurological assessment using the LINCL clinical rating scale and magnetic resonance imaging/magnetic resonance spectroscopy assessment of the CNS in regions of vector administration. The data generated will help evaluate two hypotheses: (1) that it is safe to carry out direct intracranial administration of the AAV2CUhCLN2 vector to the CNS of individuals with LINCL; and (2) that administration of the AAV2CUhCLN2 vector will slow down or halt the progression of the disease in the central nervous system.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Phase 1
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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New York
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New York, New York, United States, 10021
- New York Presbyterian Hospital - Weill Medical College of Cornell University
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- A definitive diagnosis of late infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis, based on clinical phenotype and genotype, with CLN2 gene mutations known to be associated with the disease.
- All subjects will be naive, i.e., they have not previously participated in a gene therapy study for LINCL.
- Parents of study participants must agree to comply in good faith with the conditions of the study, including attending all of the required baseline and follow-up assessments.
- Both parents or legal guardians must give consent for their child's participation in the research study.
- For group A, subjects will have a LINCL average total disability score 0 to 4, the severe form of the disease.
- For group B, subjects will have a LINCL average total disability score 5 to 6, a moderate form of the disease.
Exclusion criteria
- Other significant medical or neurological conditions may disqualify the patient from participation in this study, particularly those which would create an unacceptable operative risk or risk to receiving the AAV2CUhCLN2 vector. Examples include malignancy (other than skin cancer), congenital heart disease, liver or renal failure, or seropositive for HIV. Each case will be individually reviewed and the final decision shall rest with the Eligibility Committee comprised on three physicians other than the Principal Investigator, including a pediatric neurosurgeon, pediatric neurologist and general pediatrician.
- Individuals without adequate control of seizures (i.e., a seizure score <3 on the CNS Disability Scoring System for Late Infantile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis).
- Individuals with heart disease that would be a risk for anesthesia.
- History of hemorrhage or major risk factors for hemorrhage (e.g., abnormally low platelet counts).
- Concurrent participation in any other FDA approved Investigational New Drug clinical protocol is not allowed, although the Principal Investigator will work with other doctors to accommodate specific requests (e.g., a study of nutritional supplements probably would not be a disqualification).
- Individuals who have a (1) heart pacemaker and/or related implants, (2) metal fragment/chip in the eye or other sites, (3) an aneurysm clip in their brain, and (4) metallic inner ear implants.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
- Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
- Interventional Model: PARALLEL
- Masking: NONE
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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EXPERIMENTAL: Group A-Severe Stages of LINCL
Group A will include n= 5 children with a total disability score of 0 to 4 (the severe forms of the disease; the staging based on a modification of the scale of Steinfeld et al. All subjects will receive 3x10^12 particle units of the AAV2CUhCLN2 vector. |
gene transfer; one-time administration via neuro surgery procedure
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EXPERIMENTAL: Group B-Moderate Stages of LINCL
Group B will include n=6 children with a total disability score of 5 to 6, a moderate stage of the disease. All subjects will receive 3x10^12 particle units of the AAV2CUhCLN2 vector. |
gene transfer; one-time administration via neuro surgery procedure
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Neurological assessment using the LINCL clinical rating scale
Time Frame: screening; pre-therapy; and 6 and 18 months post-vector administration
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The neurological examination will be carried out using a standard format with input from the parents/legal guardians as relevant.
The clinical rating scale, referred to as a "CNS disability scale" is made up of individual sum of 4 point scales for each of 3 activities; the ratings for each activity are summed, giving a "CNS disability score".
Each of the activities are rated 0 to 3, where 0 is the most severe form of the disease.
This scale, developed by Steinfeld et al, originally included the four major functional problems in LINCL (loss of motor performance, seizure activity, loss of vision, and loss of language).
In this modified clinical rating system, these are now 3 categories.
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screening; pre-therapy; and 6 and 18 months post-vector administration
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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MRI/MRS assessment
Time Frame: screening; pre-therapy; and 6 and 18 months post-vector administration
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The secondary endpoint variable will be the MRI/MRS assessment of the CNS in regions of vector administration.
Anatomical measurements of brain parenchymal volume will be combined with proton spectroscopic imaging of the n-acetyl-aspartate (NAA) resonance, a neuronal marker measurable using clinical magnetic resonance techniques.
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screening; pre-therapy; and 6 and 18 months post-vector administration
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Collaborators and Investigators
Collaborators
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Other Study ID Numbers
- 0401007010
- OBA-RAC 0312-619 (OTHER: Office of Biotechnology Activities - Recombinant DNA)
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
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Drug and device information, study documents
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