Safety and Efficacy of HST 001 in Male Pattern Hair Loss

Phase 1b, Double-Blind, Placebo-controlled Study of Safety and Efficacy of HST 001 in Male Subjects With Male Pattern Hair Loss

HST 001 (also known as hair stimulating complex [HSC]) is a mixture of growth factors secreted by human dermal fibroblasts when cultured in proprietary bioreactors which are then harvested and concentrated to specific ranges. In both preclinical studies and in previous clinical trials, HSC has been shown to be safe, with no serious adverse events reported. This protocol design is based on the completed Phase 1 study in women which used a similar investigational product (Study 16-HIS002-US; HSC660), and includes specific objective efficacy endpoints (macrophotography) to measure Target Area Hair Counts (TAHC) after three separate doses of product separated by six weeks (week 0, week 6, week 12) and comparing to placebo treated group

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Male Pattern Hair Loss
• Intervention / Treatment: Biological: HST 001; Other: Phosphate Buffered Saline

Detailed Description

• Single center, randomized, controlled, parallel-design study in participants with mild to moderate hair loss on a Norwood-Hamilton (N-H) Scale
• Double-blind: Evaluating Investigator (EI) and participants are blinded; Treating Investigator (TI) is not blinded
• Investigational product is randomly assigned to subjects upon enrollment and will receive either HST 001 or placebo (phosphate buffered saline [PBS]). Injections will be delivered via 1 mL syringes with 31 Gauge needles to the target depth of 1.75 mm, using a slow injection technique and holding the needle in position for count of 3-4 seconds. Each injection will provide 0.1 mL and a total of 20 injections will be given in the scalp with particular attention to the leading edge of the vertex and the temporal recession areas
• Participants will receive intradermal injections at 3 timepoints only: week 0, week 6 and week 12. At each of these 3 interventional visits they will receive 0.1 mL X 20 injections spaced approximately 0.8 - 1.2 cm apart from one another. Dosing will be split between the leading edge of the vertex region (~10 injections covering 10.18 cm2) and in each temporal recession area (~5 injections covering 7.07cm2) in each.
• Adverse Events (AEs) will be monitored to ensure safety of participants throughout the study
• Efficacy will be assessed at Week 18 and Week 26 via macrophotography and TAHC by the Canfield HairMetrix System

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 36
• Phase: Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • California
    • Encinitas, California, United States, 92024
      • California Dermatology & Clinical Research Institute

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 25 years to 55 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria

1. Must be 25 to 55 years of age inclusive, at the time of signing the informed consent
2. Should be in good general health with a healthy scalp with no cutaneous disorder determined by medical history or physical examination
3. Are classified as III Vertex (3 Vertex), IV (4) and V (5) under the N H Classification for male pattern hair loss (MPHL). Subjects should have some thinning in both the vertex and temporal regions of the scalp
4. Willing to maintain the same hair-style during the study period. No razor shaving of head (bald) prior to study start and throughout the study period
5. Must be Male.
6. Willing to have two dot tattoos of the scalp
7. Willing to have an approximately 1.0 cm2 area of hairs clipped in the vertex region and 0.5 cm2 in one temporal recession area at each visit where macrophotography is conducted
8. Willing to comply with scheduled 7 visits in 26 weeks (or screening in + 6 = 7 visits)
9. Willing to continue normal hair care shampoo throughout the course of the study
10. Willing to maintain the same hair care routine and forgo the use of new scalp products, throughout the study
11. Willing to undergo routine venipuncture for safety laboratory testing as well as a blood spot test for Vitamin D level analysis
12. Capable of giving informed consent
13. Fluent and literate in English
14. Able to follow instructions and likely to complete all study visits as assessed by investigator and staff

Exclusion Criteria

1. History of keloid formation or significant hyperpigmentation
2. History of other forms of hair loss - Alopecia areata, trichotillomania, scarring alopecia etc.
3. History of acute or chronic illness that in the opinion of the investigator might confound the results of the study including some drug medications
4. Active skin diseases (eczema, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, skin cancer, sun-damaged skin with actinic keratosis on the scalp, etc.) in or around the area to be treated
5. Routine use of prescription anti inflammatory medications, immunosuppressive drugs, or antihistamine medications
6. Use of topical drugs or other cosmetics on the scalp
7. Use of over the counter (OTC) or prescriptive topical hair treatments, including hair transplantation during the last 6 months
8. Currently using a hair system or wig
9. History of hair transplants or scalp reduction surgery
10. History of allergy or intolerance to lidocaine and/or epinephrine
11. Use of hair dye within 3 days of the treatments, otherwise, willing to maintain the same hair color for the study duration
12. Current enrollment in an investigational drug or device study
13. Has tattoos or scars in scalp that would interfere with visual assessment
14. Is an employee of the investigator's site, and employee or representative of Histogen, investor, or a relative with one of the above
15. Has a condition or is in a situation which, in the investigator's opinion, may put the participant at significant risk, may confound the study results, or may interfere significantly with participant's involvement in the study
16. Known allergy to rice
17. Known allergy to bovine products

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: HST 001; HST 001 (also known as hair stimulating complex [HSC]) is a mixture of growth factors secreted by human dermal fibroblasts when cultured in proprietary bioreactors which are then harvested and concentrated to specific ranges.	Biological: HST 001; Participants will receive intradermal injections at 3 timepoints only: week 0, week 6 and week 12. At each of these 3 interventional visits they will receive 0.1 mL X 20 injections spaced approximately 0.8 - 1.2 cm apart from one another of active treatment (HST 001).
Placebo Comparator: Placebo - Phosphate Buffered Saline; Phosphate Buffered Saline	Other: Phosphate Buffered Saline; Participants will receive intradermal injections at 3 timepoints only: week 0, week 6 and week 12. At each of these 3 interventional visits they will receive 0.1 mL X 20 injections spaced approximately 0.8 - 1.2 cm apart from one another of placebo control (Phosphate Buffered Saline).

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Participant assessment of procedural pain.	Participant assessment of procedural pain as captured on the "Subject Self Assessment Questionnaire for Pain." Minimum score is 1, Maximum score is 5, higher score means worse outcome.	26 Weeks
Participant assessment of pain or other treatment site responses.	Participant assessment of pain or other treatment site responses as captured on "Subject Self Assessment Questionnaire for Pain." The number and percent of participants reporting each sensation will be collected.	26 Weeks
Adverse Events	Safety and tolerability of HST 001 by comparing adverse events to baseline	26 Weeks
Serum collection for Anti-Drug Antibodies	Serum collection for testing for Anti-Drug Antibodies	26 Weeks
Absolute change from baseline total hairs in the target area (TAHC) of the vertex.	Absolute change from baseline total hairs in the target area (TAHC) of the vertexes measured by Canfield's HairMetrix macrophotography system at week 18 compared to week 0 (Baseline).	18 Weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Absolute change from baseline total TAHC of the right temporal region.	Absolute change from baseline total TAHC of the right temporal region as measured by Canfield's HairMetrix macrophotography system at week 18 compared to week 0 (Baseline).	18 Weeks
Absolute change from baseline total TAHC in the vertex and right temporal areas.	Absolute change from baseline total TAHC in the vertex and right temporal areas as measured by Canfield's HairMetrix macrophotography system at week 26 compared to week 0 (baseline).	26 Weeks
Absolute change from baseline in non-vellus and vellus hair count in the vertex and right temporal area.	Absolute change from baseline in non-vellus and vellus hair count in the vertex and right temporal area as measured by Canfield's HairMetrix macrophotography system at week 18 compared to week 0; and week 26 compared to week 0.	26 Weeks
Cumulative thickness density (total hair count x total hair width) in the vertex and temporal areas.	Cumulative thickness density (total hair count x total hair width) in the vertex and temporal areas derived from Canfield's HairMetrix system measurements at week 18 and week 26.	26 Weeks
Percent change from baseline in TAHC, non-vellus hair counts, vellus hair counts at the vertex and right temporal areas.	Percent change from baseline in TAHC, non-vellus hair counts, vellus hair counts at the vertex and right temporal areas (separately) comparing week 0 to week 18 and week 0 to week 26.	26 Weeks
Participant global assessment of hair growth.	Participant global assessment of hair growth from global photos on the "Subject Self Assessment Questionnaire for Efficacy," patient reported outcome measure for hair growth. Minimum score is 7 and Maximum score is 35. Lower scores indicate a better outcome.	26 Weeks
Evaluating investigator global assessment of hair growth.	Evaluating investigator global assessment of hair growth from global photos, captured on the "Global Assessment Likert scale for Hair Growth ." Minimum score is -3 and Maximum score is +3. Positive scores indicate a better outcome.	26 Weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Histogen

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 26, 2020
• Primary Completion (Actual): November 11, 2020
• Study Completion (Actual): January 20, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 26, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 16, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): June 17, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 19, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 17, 2021
• Last Verified: August 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Skin Diseases; Pathological Conditions, Anatomical; Hypotrichosis; Hair Diseases; Alopecia; Alopecia Areata
• Other Study ID Numbers: HST 001-AES-003-HG

Drug and device information, study documents

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