Intra-coronary Infusion of Bone Marrow Derived Autologous CD34+ Selected Cells in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMR-1)

November 15, 2013 updated by: Arshed A. Quyyumi, Emory University

AMORCYTE MYOCARDIAL REPAIR STUDY- A Phase I Trial of Intra-coronary Infusion of Bone Marrow Derived Autologous CD34+ Selected Cells in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction. (AMRS)

Following a Heart attack the acute loss of heart muscle cells results in a cascade of events causing an immediate decrease in cardiac function that has the potential to persist long term. Despite revascularization of the infarct related artery circulation and appropriate medical management to minimize the stresses on the heart walls, a significant percentage of patients experience permanent cardiac dysfunction and consequently remain at an increased life-time risk of experiencing adverse cardiac events, including death.

There is a great potential for stem cell therapy, using a variety of cell precursors (particularly hematopoietic,)to contribute to new blood vessel formation (and possibly limited heart muscle formation) and muscle preservation in the myocardial infarct zone. The administration of cells via an infusion through the infarct related artery appears to be feasible and result in a clinical effect in some studies.

Therefore, we propose to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a CD34+ selected stem cell product (AMR-001), administered through the infarct related coronary artery 6 to 9 days after successful infarct related artery stent placement.

The primary objective of the study is to determine the feasibility and safety of prospectively identifying patients at risk for clinically significant cardiac dysfunction following a myocardial infarction and the ability to isolate and infuse via the affected coronary circulation an autologous bone marrow derived CD34+ cell product at four dose levels.

The secondary objective of the study is to assess the effect on cardiac function and infarct region perfusion. A concurrent patient group meeting eligibility but not receiving CD34+ cells will be evaluated similar to the treated group to assess the rate of significant spontaneous improvement in cardiac function without CD34+cell infusion.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

31

Phase

  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Georgia
      • Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30326
        • Emory University

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age 18 - 75 years.
  • Acute ST elevation myocardial infarction meeting ACC/AHA criteria, with symptoms of chest pain within 3 days of admission. Criteria include (ST elevation > 1mm in limb leads or 2 mm in two or more precordial leads and increased levels of troponin, CPK MB or both)
  • NYHA heart failure class of I, II or III

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who are not candidates for percutaneous intervention, conscious sedation, MRI, SPECT imaging or mini-bone marrow harvest
  • History of sustained chest pain unrelieved by nitrates, occurring 4 or more days before revascularization.
  • Patients who fail to re-perfuse the infarct related coronary artery or have successful stent placement

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: Factorial Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control Group
A concurrent group meeting eligibility criteria but not receiving CD34+cells will be evaluated similar to the study group to assess the extent, if any, of significant improvement in cardiac perfusion/function without the CD34+cell product infusion.
Experimental: Treatment Group
Intra-coronary infusion of an autologous bone marrow derived CD34+ stem cell product.
In our study there will be four dosing cohorts (5, 10, 20 and 30 x 106) of CD34+ cells.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Cardiac function at 3 and 6 months follow-up will be compared to baseline measures obtained the day(s) before CD34+ cell product infusion.
Time Frame: 3 & 6 Months
3 & 6 Months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Perfusion of the infarct region at 6 months follow-up will be compared to baseline measures obtained the day(s) before CD34+ cell product infusion
Time Frame: 6 Months
6 Months
An assessment will be performed to determine if a correlation exist between clinical outcome and cell content (CD34+) and/or in vitro colony growth (CFU-GM, CFU-GEMM, BFU-E) CXCR-4 mobility and CXCR-4 and/or VEGF surface antigen expression.
Time Frame: Baseline
Baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

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Collaborators

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2006

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2009

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 10, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 10, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

April 12, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

November 18, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 15, 2013

Last Verified

November 1, 2013

More Information

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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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