Single Center, Prospective Controlled Pilot Study of the OvaPrime Procedure

This is a single center, prospective, controlled pilot safety research study. The primary objective of this research study is to assess the safety with the use of the OvaPrime procedure in women who are diagnosed with either primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) or poor ovarian response (POR).

A maximum of ninety-five (95) subjects will be enrolled consisting of a minimum of thirty (30) POI subjects and a minimum of fifty (50) POR to achieve the target sample size of 70 Modified Intent-to-Treat (mITT) subjects as the primary analysis population. Each subject shall have one ovary exposed to the EggPC cells while the contralateral ovary is exposed to the EggPC vehicle as a means to have each subject serve as their own control. Results between the treatment and control ovary will be examined for relevant endpoints such as antral follicle counts.

The duration of the research study is estimated at approximately 6 years total, for the period spanning enrollment (estimated at approximately six months), eight months to the last hyperstimulation and through completion of 5-year follow-up (main study protocol with one year primary endpoint and LTFU sub-study which extends to 5 additional years).

Study Overview

• Status: Suspended
• Conditions: Primary Ovarian Insufficiency; Poor Ovarian Response
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: OvaPrime Treatment

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 81
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Canada
  • Ontario
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2K4
      • TRIO

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 19 years to 43 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Subjects who are diagnosed with EITHER POI or POR as defined below:

   • POI subjects who are:

     • < 40 years of age
     • have non-detectable AMH
     • FSH >15.0 mIU/ml and/or symptoms of menopause

   • POR (based on European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) guidelines must have two of the following:

     • 40 years of age

       • A previous IVF cycle with < 3 oocytes with a standard of care controlled ovarian hyperstimulation protocol

       • An abnormal ovarian reserve test defined as:

         1. AFC < 5 - 7 follicles or
         2. AMH < 0.5 - 1.1 ng/ml or
         3. Highest ever baseline FSH > 15.0 ml U/ml
2. Subject must have both ovaries.
3. Subject agrees to participate in main study follow up as well as Long Term Follow-up (LTFU) sub-study

4. Subject's male partner or sperm donor source must meet the following requirements:

   • Semen must be an ejaculate (not surgically derived, epididymal, testicular, electro- ejaculated sperm), collected by ejaculation.
   • Male partner's testes must not have been exposed to chemotherapy.
   • Semen must have some morphologically normal spermatozoa according to the World Health Organization (see table below) and adequate concentration with some motile spermatozoa for insemination of all oocytes by intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).

   WHO Semen variable 2010 Volume (mL) 1.5 Concentration (106 mL-1) 15 Total sperm number (106/ejaculate) 39 Motility (% motile) 40 (a + b + c) Forward progression 32 (a + b) Morphology (% normal) 4 Viability/vitality (% live) 58 White blood cells (106 mL-1) < 1.0

5. Partner must also agree to all research study requirements including follow up (including main study as well as LTFU sub-study) of offspring and sign consent form (not applicable in the case of a woman using sperm donation).

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Subject with a diagnosis of POI who is ≥ 40 years of age or < 21 years of age at the time of the OvaPrime procedure
2. Subject with onset of POI < 18 years of age
3. Subject with a diagnosis of POR who is > 45 years of age at the time of the OvaPrime procedure
4. Subject has had any prior surgery/medical condition that would prevent direct access to the ovaries (e.g., pelvic adhesions, tubo- ovarian adhesions location/displacement of the ovary(ies) or high body mass index (BMI)).
5. Subject has severe (stage IV) endometriosis or presence of an endometrioma
6. Subject has a unilateral or bilateral untreated hydrosalpinx
7. Subject has participated in the active phase of another investigational trial within the previous 30 days
8. Subject has a history of prior chemotherapy or radiation therapy to the pelvis
9. Subjects and/or partner (supplying sperm) with known karyotypic abnormalities 10. Subjects with POI who have FMR1 premutations or an FMRI mutation

11. Subjects who are positive for the hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Intervention / Treatment

Other: OvaPrime Treatment; The treatment is based on identified EggPC cells in the outer-most layer of the ovary. During OvaPrime, the EggPC cells are isolated from biopsy tissue obtained from the outer layer of the ovary. OvaScience separates the EggPC cells and these isolated cells are then returned to the IVF clinic - there is no culture or expansion of the EggPC cells during this process. Upon receipt of the autologous EggPC cells, the clinic initiates the process of reintroducing the cells into the follicular development zone of the woman's own ovary using a laparoscopic procedure. Once in the ovary, the EggPC cells have the opportunity to develop and mature into fertilizable eggs naturally or with controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (when stimulated by exogenous gonadotropins) using standard IVF protocols.

Other: OvaPrime Treatment; The treatment is based on identified EggPC cells in the outer-most layer of the ovary. During OvaPrime, the EggPC cells are isolated from biopsy tissue obtained from the outer layer of the ovary. OvaScience separates the EggPC cells and these isolated cells are then returned to the IVF clinic - there is no culture or expansion of the EggPC cells during this process. Upon receipt of the autologous EggPC cells, the clinic initiates the process of reintroducing the cells into the follicular development zone of the woman's own ovary using a laparoscopic procedure. Once in the ovary, the EggPC cells have the opportunity to develop and mature into fertilizable eggs naturally or with controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (when stimulated by exogenous gonadotropins) using standard IVF protocols.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Safety - to evaluate the frequency of adverse events (AE) and serious adverse events (SAE) of all subjects regardless of pregnancy.	For subjects who fail to achieve pregnancy, they will be assessed for one year from the date of the OvaPrime procedure. For subjects who become pregnant, they will be followed through the pregnancy and 1-year post-partum. The safety of the off-spring will be monitored by this research study up to one-year post delivery in the main study and for up to 5 years in the long-term follow-up study.	2 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Hormone level change from baseline in the following: anti-mullerian hormone level (AMH), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and estradiol (E2)	1 year
Development of new primordial or growing follicles in the treated ovary as determined by decreasing serum FSH	1 year
Development of new primordial or growing follicles in the treated ovary as determined by increasing serum AMH	1 year
Development of new primordial or growing follicles in the treated ovary as determined by the presence of new basal antral follicles on ultrasound	1 year
Development of new primordial or growing follicles in the treated ovary as determined by increasing serum E2	1 year
Egg maturation and developmental potential as evidenced by: Number of MII eggs as assessed by embryologist.	1 year
Egg maturation and developmental potential as evidenced by: Number of embryos on Day 5 that are graded 3BB or greater as assessed by embryologist	1 year
Egg maturation and developmental potential as evidenced by: Number of embryo transfers	1 year
Pre-implantation Genetic Screening (PGS) results	1 year
The occurrence of pregnancy	2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: OvaScience, Inc.
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Dan Nayot, MD, TRIO Fertility Clinic

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: October 1, 2016
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): June 1, 2022
• Study Completion (Anticipated): June 1, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 20, 2016
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 11, 2017
• First Posted (Estimate): January 16, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): November 28, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 26, 2018
• Last Verified: November 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Endocrine System Diseases; Ovarian Diseases; Adnexal Diseases; Gonadal Disorders; Primary Ovarian Insufficiency; Menopause, Premature
• Other Study ID Numbers: CL-P01

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No