Phase IIb Trial to Evaluate Longeveron Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Treat Aging Frailty

A Phase 2b, Randomized, Blinded and Placebo-Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Longeveron Allogenic Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Infusion in Patients With Aging Frailty

This is a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel arm, multi-center Phase 2b study.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Aging Frailty
• Intervention / Treatment: Biological: Longeveron Mesenchymal Stem Cells (LMSCs); Other: Placebo

Detailed Description

The objectives of this study are to assess safety and efficacy of Longeveron Mesenchymal Stem Cells (LMSCs) compared to placebo on 1) functional mobility and exercise tolerance, 2) patient-reported physical function, and 3) the inflammatory cytokine biomarker tumor necrosis factor (TNF-alpha).

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 150
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Florida
    • Aventura, Florida, United States, 33180
      • Soffer Health Institute
    • Coral Gables, Florida, United States, 33134
      • Clinical Research of South Florida
    • Fort Myers, Florida, United States, 33912
      • Clinical Physiology Associates
    • Miami, Florida, United States, 33125
      • Miami VA Healthcare System
    • Miami, Florida, United States, 33176
      • Vista Health Research
    • Miami Lakes, Florida, United States, 33014
      • Panax Clinical Research
    • Naples, Florida, United States, 34102
      • Advanced Research for Health Improvement, LLC

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 68 years to 83 years (Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Be willing and able to provide written informed consent and comply with all procedures required by the Protocol.
2. Be >70 and < 85 years of age at the time of signing the Informed Consent Form.
3. Have a Canadian Study on Health and Aging (CSHA) Clinical Frailty Scale score of 5 "mildly frail" or 6 "moderately frail".
4. Have a 6 minute walk distance of > 200m and < 400 m. Distances of two 6MWTs are to be within 15% of each other.
5. Have a serum TNF-alpha level > 2.5 pg/mL

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Be unwilling or unable to perform any of the assessments required by the protocol.
2. Have a diagnosis of any disabling neurologic disorder, including, but not limited to, Parkinson's disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, cerebrovascular accident with residual deficits (e.g., muscle weakness or gait disorder), or diagnosis of dementia.
3. Have a score of 24 or lower on the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE)
4. Have poorly controlled blood glucose levels (HbA1c >8.0%).
5. Have a clinical history of malignancy within 2.5 years (i.e., subjects with prior malignancy must be cancer free for 2.5 years) except curatively-treated basal cell carcinoma, melanoma in situ or cervical carcinoma.
6. Have any condition that in the opinion of the Principal Investigator limits lifespan to < 1 year.
7. Have autoimmune disease (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus).
8. Be using chronic immunosuppressant therapy such as high-dose corticosteroids or TNF-alpha antagonists (prednisone use at doses of < 5 mg daily is allowed).

9. Test positive for hepatitis B virus

   a. If the subject tests positive for anti-hepatitis B core antigen (HBc) or anti-HBs, they must be currently receiving treatment for Hepatitis B prior to infusion and remain on treatment throughout the study.

10. Test positive for verimic Hepatitis C virus, HIV1/2, or syphilis
11. Have a resting blood oxygen saturation of <93% (measured by pulse oximetry).
12. Known or suspected alcohol or drug abuse within three years preceding Screening
13. Have a known hypersensitivity to dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO).
14. Be an organ transplant recipient (other than transplantation for corneal, bone, skin, ligament, or tendon).
15. Be actively listed (or expected future listing) for transplant of any organ (other than corneal transplant).

16. Have any clinically important abnormal screening laboratory values, including, but not limited to:

    1. Hemoglobin <10.0 g/dL,
    2. White blood cell <2,500/ul, or platelet count <100,000/ul
    3. Liver dysfunction evidenced by enzymes (AST and ALT) > 3 times the upper limit of normal (ULN)
    4. Coagulopathy (INR>1.3) not due to a reversible cause (e.g. warfarin and/or Factor Xa inhibitors).
17. Uncontrolled hypertension (resting systolic blood pressure >180 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure of > 110 mm Hg at Screening)
18. Have unstable angina pectoris, uncontrolled or severe peripheral artery disease within the previous 3 months.
19. Have congestive heart failure defined by NYHS (New York Heart Association) Class III or IV, or an ejection fraction of <25%.
20. Have a coronary artery bypass surgery, angioplasty, or peripheral vascular disease revasculation or a myocardial infarction within previous 3 months.
21. Have severe pulmonary dysfunction: acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive lung disease stage III or IV (Gold classification), and/or PaO2 levels <60 mmHg.
22. Have a partial ileal gastric bypass, or other significant intestinal malabsorption.
23. Have advanced liver or renal disease
24. Have cognitive or language barriers that prohibit obtaining informed consent or any study elements.
25. Be currently hospitalized, or living in an assisted living facility or a long-term care facility.
26. Be currently participating (or participated within the previous 30 days of consent) in an investigational therapeutic or device trial.
27. Have a history or current evidence of any condition, therapy, laboratory abnormality, or other circumstance that might confound the results of the study, or interfere with the patient's participation for the full duration of the study.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Triple

Number of Arms

5

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Study Group A; Single peripheral IV infusion of 25 million Longeveron Mesenchymal Stem Cells (LMSCs)	Biological: Longeveron Mesenchymal Stem Cells (LMSCs); Intravenously delivered
Experimental: Study Group B; Single peripheral IV infusion of 50 million Longeveron Mesenchymal Stem Cells (LMSCs)	Biological: Longeveron Mesenchymal Stem Cells (LMSCs); Intravenously delivered
Experimental: Study Group C; Single peripheral IV infusion of 100 million Longeveron Mesenchymal Stem Cells (LMSCs)	Biological: Longeveron Mesenchymal Stem Cells (LMSCs); Intravenously delivered
Experimental: Study Group D; Single peripheral IV infusion of 200 million Longeveron Mesenchymal Stem Cells (LMSCs)	Biological: Longeveron Mesenchymal Stem Cells (LMSCs); Intravenously delivered
Placebo Comparator: Study Group E; Single peripheral IV infusion of placebo.	Other: Placebo; Intravenously delivered

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change from baseline in 6 Minute Walk Test (6MWT) compared to placebo	Change from baseline in 6MWT compared to placebo at 180 days post-infusion	Baseline and 180 days post-infusion

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in patient reported outcome of overall physical function capacity using the PROMIS-Physical Function-Short Form 20a compared to placebo	Change from baseline in physical function will be measured to assess Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement compared to placebo at 180 days post infusion.	180 days post-infusion
Change in TNF-alpha compared to placebo	Change in serum TNF-alpha compared to placebo	180 days post-infusion

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Longeveron Inc.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): July 6, 2017
• Primary Completion (Actual): September 30, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): September 30, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 24, 2017
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 25, 2017
• First Posted (Actual): May 30, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 7, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 4, 2022
• Last Verified: March 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Frailty
• Other Study ID Numbers: 001-03

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

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

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: Yes
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No