Safety & Efficacy Study of rAAV1-CB-hAAT for Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency

A Multiple-Site, Phase 2, Safety and Efficacy Trial of a Recombinant Adeno-associated Virus Vector Expressing Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (rAAV1-CB-hAAT) in Patients With Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency

Assessment of the safety and efficacy of intramuscular (IM) administration of a recombinant adenoassociated virus (rAAV) alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) vector (rAAV1-CB-hAAT) in AAT-deficient adults at three dosage levels [6.0 × 10e11, 1.9 × 10e12 and 6.0 × 10e12 vector genome particles (vg) per kg body weight].

Funding Sources - The FDA Office of Orphan Products Development and NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: rAAV1-CB-hAAT

Detailed Description

The study is a non-randomized, open-label, multi-center, sequential, three-arm, Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of administration of a rAAV1-CB-hAAT vector administered by IM injection. Each participant will receive rAAV1-CB-hAAT on a single occasion. Three groups of three subjects each will receive rAAV1-CB-hAAT at dosage levels of 6 x 10e11 vg/kg, 1.9 x 10e12 vg/kg or 6 x 10e12 vg/kg by IM injection. Subjects in group 1 will receive a total of 10 IM injections distributed across a single muscle site, subjects in group 2 will receive a total of 32 IM injections distributed across three muscle sites, and subjects in group 3 will receive 100 IM injections distributed across 10 muscle sites. Each injection will be given in a volume of 1.35 mL, at the appropriate vector concentration to achieve the desired total vector dose.

The three groups were enrolled sequentially, with review of safety data by a Data and Safety Monitoring Board before enrollment of each higher dosage level group.

Safety was monitored by evaluation of adverse events, hematology and clinical chemistry parameters, histological examination of muscle biopsies, and measurement of serum antibodies to AAT. Efficacy was measured by evaluation of serum concentrations of M-specific AAT and total AAT, and serum AAT phenotype determined on isoelectric focusing gels. Additional information collected included presence of the vector in blood or semen, changes in serum anti-AAV antibody titers, and changes in T cell responses to AAV and AAT.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 9
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Ireland
  • Dublin, Ireland, 2
    • Beaumont Hospital
• United States
  • Colorado
    • Denver, Colorado, United States, 80206
      • National Jewish Health
  • Massachusetts
    • Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, 01655
      • University of Massachusetts Medical Center
  • Ohio
    • Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229
      • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Participation Criteria

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:

1. Have a diagnosis of AAT-deficiency, as defined by a serum AAT level of less than 11 µM and a phenotype or genotype either homozygous for PI*Z or compound heterozygous consisting of PI*Z and another allele known to be associated with disease
2. Be at least 18 and not more than 75 years of age
3. Have a forced expiratory volume at one second (FEV1) >25% of predicted value (post bronchodilator)
4. Weigh ≤ 90 kg
5. Not receiving AAT augmentation therapy currently or with the past 3 months, and not planning to begin such therapy for at least 12 months after administration of rAAV1-CB-hAAT
6. Be willing to discontinue aspirin, aspirin-containing products, and other drugs that may alter platelet function, 7 days prior to dosing, resuming no earlier than 24 hours after the dose has been administered

7. Have acceptable laboratory parameters:

   • Hemoglobin ≥ 11.2 g/dL for females, ≥ 12.8 g/dL for males,
   • White blood cell count 3,300 - 12,000 cells/mm3,
   • Platelet count 125,000 - 550,000/mm3,
   • Serum creatine kinase (CK) ≤ 3 times upper normal range for study laboratory,
   • Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 2 times upper normal range for study laboratory,
   • Serum bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times upper normal range for study laboratory,
   • Serum creatinine within normal range for study laboratory,

   • Prothrombin time (PT) ≤ 14.5 seconds and partial thromboplastin time (PTT)

     ≤ 36 seconds,

   • Normal urine dipstick (negative glucose, negative hemoglobin, and negative or trace protein),

8. For females of childbearing potential:

   • A negative pregnancy test (urine or serum) at screening and at baseline (within 2 days before administration of study agent)
   • Agreement to consistently use barrier contraception (condoms, diaphragm or cervical cap with spermicide) or another form of contraception (e.g. intrauterine device or hormonal contraception) from the screening visit until 12 months after administration of rAAV1-CB-hAAT, for sexual activity that could lead to pregnancy
9. For males of reproductive potential, agreement to consistently use barrier contraception (condoms with spermicide) for 12 months after administration of rAAV1-CB-hAAT, for sexual activity that could lead to pregnancy,
10. Provide signed informed consent before screening

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Prior receipt of any AAV gene therapy product
2. Use of anticoagulants or anti-platelet agents within 7 days prior to study agent administration
3. History of immune response to human AAT augmentation therapy as indicated by clinical history of an adverse immune response to infusion and/or decreased therapeutic effect in combination with documentation of serum anti-AAT antibodies
4. Use of acute oral or intravenous antibiotic therapy for a respiratory infection within 28 days prior to study agent administration (long-term maintenance or chronic suppressive oral antibiotics, and antibiotics for a non-respiratory indication, are allowed)
5. Use of oral or systemic corticosteroids within 28 days prior to study agent administration
6. Use of any investigational agent, or any immunosuppressive drug(s), within 3 months prior to enrollment
7. For females of childbearing potential, a positive pregnancy test at screening or baseline (within 2 days before rAAV1-CB-hAAT administration) Note: At the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center site, women of childbearing potential were not permitted to enroll in the study.
8. Females who are breast feeding
9. Have a significant abnormal EKG finding at screening and/or cardiac disease (e.g. recent myocardial infarction or CHF) within past 6 months
10. Have had pulmonary edema or a pulmonary embolism within the past 6 months
11. Have a history of immunodeficiency or other medical condition which leads the investigator to believe that the participant cannot comply with the protocol requirements or that may place the participant at an unacceptable risk for participation

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

3

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Low dose; rAAV1-CB-hAAT at dosage level of 6 x 10e11 vg/kg	Drug: rAAV1-CB-hAAT; Recombinant adeno-associated virus vector expressing human alpha-1 antitrypsin
Experimental: Middle dose; rAAV1-CB-hAAT at dosage level of 1.9 x 10e12 vg/kg	Drug: rAAV1-CB-hAAT; Recombinant adeno-associated virus vector expressing human alpha-1 antitrypsin
Experimental: High dose; rAAV1-CB-hAAT at dosage level of 6 x 10e12 vg/kg	Drug: rAAV1-CB-hAAT; Recombinant adeno-associated virus vector expressing human alpha-1 antitrypsin

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Frequency of Grade 3 or 4 Adverse Events	During 1 year after study agent administration

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Changes in Serum M-specific Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Concentration	Results are the mean ± SD for pre-treatment (Screening and Baseline) and Months 6-12 values and mean ± SE for the difference between the pre-treatment and months 6-12 means for 2 subjects in the low dose group and 3 subjects in each of the other two groups. The monoclonal antibody used to determine serum M-specific AAT concentrations has very little cross-reactivity with Z type AAT but cross-reacts strongly with S type AAT, causing results for this assay to be spuriously high for subject 303 in the low dose group.	During months 6-12 after study agent adminsitration
Changes in Serum Total Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Concentrations	Results are the mean ± SD for pre-treatment (Screening and Baseline) and Months 6-12 data and mean ± SE for the difference between the pre-treatment and months 6-12 means for 3 subjects per group.	During months 6-12 after study agent adminstration

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Applied Genetic Technologies Corp
• Collaborators: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Terence R. Flotte, MD, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA; Principal Investigator: Bruce C. Trapnell, MD, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH; Principal Investigator: Robert A. Sandhaus, MD, PhD, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO; Principal Investigator: Noel G. McElvaney, MB, BCh, BAO, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Brantly ML, Chulay JD, Wang L, Mueller C, Humphries M, Spencer LT, Rouhani F, Conlon TJ, Calcedo R, Betts MR, Spencer C, Byrne BJ, Wilson JM, Flotte TR. Sustained transgene expression despite T lymphocyte responses in a clinical trial of rAAV1-AAT gene therapy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Sep 22;106(38):16363-8. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0904514106. Epub 2009 Aug 12. Erratum In: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Oct 13;106(41):17606.
• Flotte TR, Trapnell BC, Humphries M, Carey B, Calcedo R, Rouhani F, Campbell-Thompson M, Yachnis AT, Sandhaus RA, McElvaney NG, Mueller C, Messina LM, Wilson JM, Brantly M, Knop DR, Ye GJ, Chulay JD. Phase 2 clinical trial of a recombinant adeno-associated viral vector expressing alpha1-antitrypsin: interim results. Hum Gene Ther. 2011 Oct;22(10):1239-47. doi: 10.1089/hum.2011.053. Epub 2011 Aug 24.
• Mueller C, Chulay JD, Trapnell BC, Humphries M, Carey B, Sandhaus RA, McElvaney NG, Messina L, Tang Q, Rouhani FN, Campbell-Thompson M, Fu AD, Yachnis A, Knop DR, Ye GJ, Brantly M, Calcedo R, Somanathan S, Richman LP, Vonderheide RH, Hulme MA, Brusko TM, Wilson JM, Flotte TR. Human Treg responses allow sustained recombinant adeno-associated virus-mediated transgene expression. J Clin Invest. 2013 Dec;123(12):5310-8. doi: 10.1172/JCI70314. Epub 2013 Nov 15.

Helpful Links

• Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: June 1, 2010
• Primary Completion (Actual): October 1, 2011
• Study Completion (Actual): October 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 21, 2010
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 21, 2010
• First Posted (Estimate): January 22, 2010

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 28, 2019
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 18, 2019
• Last Verified: July 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency; Adeno-associated virus vector; AAV; Gene therapy; Human gene transfer
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Digestive System Diseases; Pathologic Processes; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Lung Diseases; Liver Diseases; Genetic Diseases, Inborn; Subcutaneous Emphysema; Emphysema; Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
• Other Study ID Numbers: AGTC-AAT-002; 2009-014286-20 (Registry Identifier: EudraCT); R01HL069877 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract); R01FD003896 (U.S. FDA Grant/Contract)

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