A Study to Assess the Effect of Intravenous Dose of (aMBMC) to Subjects With Non-ischemic Heart Failure

A Phase IIa Randomized Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, and Preliminary Efficacy of a Single Intravenous Dose of Ischemia-tolerant Allogeneic Mesenchymal Bone Marrow Cells to Subjects With Non-ischemic Heart Failure

A phase IIa study to assess the safety and preliminary efficacy of intravenous dose of ischemia-tolerant Allogeneic Mesenchymal Bone Marrow Cells in subjects with non-ischemic heart failure.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Non-Ischemic Heart Failure
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Allogeneic Mesenchymal Bone Marrow Cells (aMBMC); Drug: Lactated Ringer's Solution

Detailed Description

A phase IIa, single-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover, multi-center, randomized study to assess the safety, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy of a single intravenous dose of ischemia-tolerant allogeneic mesenchymal bone marrow cells to subjects with heart failure of non-ischemic etiology.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 23
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • District of Columbia
    • Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20010
      • MedStar Washington Hospital Center
  • Georgia
    • Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322
      • Emory University Hospital
  • Illinois
    • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
      • Northwestern University Centers for Heart Failure Therapy
  • New York
    • Stony Brook, New York, United States, 11794
      • Stony Brook Heart Institute
  • Pennsylvania
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
      • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Heart Failure and Transplant Program

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Males and females ≥18 years of age
2. LVEF ≤35% on echocardiogram within 12 months of randomization to undergo MRI

3. Screening cardiac MRI at baseline with:

   Ejection fraction ≤40% No significant hyper enhancement on MRI scan in the opinion of the central imaging lab reviewer

4. Patients with non-ischemic heart failure etiology, as documented by absent or non-obstructive coronary artery disease on x-ray angiography or coronary computed tomography
5. Patients with history of heart failure and treated for at least three months with GDMT
6. NYHA class II-III symptoms
7. Ability to understand and provide signed informed consent
8. Reasonable expectation that patient will receive standard post-treatment care and attend all scheduled safety follow-up visits

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Pregnant or nursing women or those of childbearing age and not using an effective method of contraception
2. History of stroke within 3 months
3. Cardiac surgery within 3 months prior to randomization or the likelihood of a requirement for such procedures during the study period
4. Current ICD or CRT or implantation planned within 6 months of infusion
5. Presence of clinically significant, uncorrected valvular heart disease, hypertrophic or restrictive cardiomyopathy, active myocarditis, or uncontrolled hypertension
6. History of cardiac arrest or life-threatening arrhythmias within 3 months
7. Treatment with parenteral inotropic agents within 1 month of randomization
8. Anticipated cardiac transplantation within 1 year
9. Illness other than heart failure with life expectancy less than 1 year
10. Received an experimental drug or device within 30 days of randomization
11. Left ventricular assist device or implantation planned in the next 6 months
12. Patients with complex congenital heart disease
13. Uncontrolled seizure disorder
14. Presence of immune deficiency

15. Clinically significant hematologic, hepatic, or renal impairment as determined by screening clinical laboratory tests:

    • Liver disease = ALT or AST > 3x normal, alkaline phosphatase or bilirubin >2x normal)
    • Renal disease = estimated glomerular filtration rate as assessed by the MDRD formula <30 ml/min
    • Hematologic = Unexplained leukocytosis >10 or hemoglobin < 9gm/dl
16. Presence of any other clinically-significant medical condition, psychiatric condition, or laboratory abnormality, that in the judgment of the investigator or sponsor for which participation in the study would pose a safety risk to the subject
17. Inability to comply with the conditions of the protocol
18. Malignancy within the previous five years, except adequately treated basal cell carcinoma, provided that it is neither infiltrating nor sclerosing, and carcinoma in situ of the cervix
19. Active myocarditis or early postpartum cardiomyopathy (within six months).
20. Systemic corticosteroids, cytostatics, immunosuppressive drug therapy (cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, cyclosporine, azathioprine, etc.), and DNA depleting or cytotoxic drugs taken within four weeks prior to study treatment
21. Porphyria
22. Allergy to sodium citrate or any "caine" type of local anesthetic
23. Any contraindication for gadolinium use for MRI
24. Patient scheduled for hospice care
25. Clinically relevant abnormal findings in the clinical history, physical examination, ECG, or laboratory tests at the screening assessment that would interfere with the objectives of the study or would preclude safe completion of the study. Abnormal findings could include: known HIV infection or other immunodeficiency state, chronic active viral infection (such as hepatitis B or C), acute systemic infections (defined as patients undergoing treatment with antibiotics), gastrointestinal tract bleeding, or any severe or acute concomitant illness or injury
26. Any other medical, social, or geographical factor that would make it unlikely that the patient could comply with study procedures (e.g., alcohol abuse, lack of permanent residence, severe depression, disorientation, distant location, or noncompliance)

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Experimental: Human (aMBMC); Intervention: One time intravenous infusion of 1.5 million (aMBMC) per kg administered at approximately 2mL/min. Maximum dose as for 100kg subject or 150 million cells for any subject 100kg or more.	Drug: Allogeneic Mesenchymal Bone Marrow Cells (aMBMC); One time infusion Allogeneic Mesenchymal Bone Marrow Cells (aMBMC) 1.5 million cells/kg.; Other Names: Mesenchymal Stem Cells, (MSC) Marrow Stromal Cells.
Placebo Comparator: Placebo:Lactated Ringer's Solution (LRS); Intervention: One time intravenous infusion of 1.5mL/kg Lactated Ringer's Solution (LRS) administered at a constant rate of approximately 2mL/min.	Drug: Lactated Ringer's Solution; One time infusion 1.5mL/kg; Other Names: (LRS)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Safety Will be Evaluated by Number of AE	As identified in the SAP, the safety analysis was the primary objective and was evaluated by the number of AEs	Total AEs and SAEs within 450 days post-infusion

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in LVEF From Baseline to Day 90 Post-initial Infusion.	The secondary efficacy endpoint was the change in LVEF from baseline to Day 90 post-initial infusion. Participants with data available at each time point.	Baseline to Day 90

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: CardioCell LLC
• Collaborators: Stemedica Cell Technologies, Inc.
• Investigators: Study Director: Kristrun Stardal, RN, BSN, Clinical Operations Manager

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Butler J, Epstein SE, Greene SJ, Quyyumi AA, Sikora S, Kim RJ, Anderson AS, Wilcox JE, Tankovich NI, Lipinski MJ, Ko YA, Margulies KB, Cole RT, Skopicki HA, Gheorghiade M. Intravenous Allogeneic Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy: Safety and Efficacy Results of a Phase II-A Randomized Trial. Circ Res. 2017 Jan 20;120(2):332-340. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.116.309717. Epub 2016 Nov 16.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): June 1, 2014
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 11, 2017
• Study Completion (Actual): May 11, 2017

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 2, 2015
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 9, 2015
• First Posted (Estimate): June 10, 2015

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): January 7, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 6, 2020
• Last Verified: December 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Stem Cells; Non-ischemic Heart Failure
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Heart Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases; Heart Failure
• Other Study ID Numbers: STEM-104-M-CHF