A Study to Evaluate Transplantation of Astrocytes Derived From Human Embryonic Stem Cells, in Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

January 14, 2021 updated by: Kadimastem

A Phase I/IIa, Open Label, Dose-escalating Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability and Theraputic Effects of Transplantation of Astrocytes Derived From Human Embryonic Stem Cells (hESC), in Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

This is a study of transplantation of Astrocytes derived from human embryonic stem cells, in patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).

There will be no change in the routine ALS treatment of the patients enrolled into the study. Treatment will be administered in addition to the appropriate standard of care treatment.

The study hypothesis is that transplantation of Astrocyte(AstroRx) cells can compensate for the malfunctioning of patients' own astrocytes by restoring physiological capabilities like the reuptake of excessive glutamate, reducing oxidative stress, reducing other toxic compounds, as well as by secreting different neuroprotective factors

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

16

Phase

  • Phase 2
  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Israel
      • Jerusalem, Israel
        • Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

16 years to 68 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Main Inclusion Criteria:

  1. El Escorial criteria for probable or definite ALS
  2. Males and and non pregnant females between 18 and 70 years of age
  3. Patients with an ALS-FRS-R score of at least 30 with an ALS diagnosis of two years or less
  4. No history of active psychiatric disorder. Patients receiving antidepressants as a preventive treatment, with no history of active psychiatric disorder may be included.
  5. Patient has a good understanding of the study and nature of the procedure
  6. Patient provides written informed consent prior to any study procedure
  7. Patients should either be on a stable dose of Riluzole and/or Radicava® (if applicable) for at least 30 days, or not be treated with Riluzole and/or Radicava®
  8. Patient is medically able to tolerate immunosuppression regimen
  9. Presence of a willing and able caregiver who understands the need to attend all follow-up visits, even if mobility declines

Main Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patient has a past infection or a positive test for HBV,HCV or HIV
  2. Patient is in need of respiratory support
  3. Patient has a lower than 10/12 in ALS-FRS-R respiratory parameters or below 70% of predicted slow vital capacity (SVC)
  4. Patient has renal failure
  5. Patient has impaired hepatic function
  6. Patient has a Body Mass Index (BMI) of <18.5 or > 30
  7. Patient suffers from significant cardiac disease, diabetes, autoimmune diseases, chronic severe infection, malignant disease or any other disease or condition that may risk the patient or interfere with the ability to interpret the study results
  8. Patient has systemic inflammation or active infections
  9. Patient has been treated previously with any stem cell therapy
  10. Current use of immunosuppressant medication or use of such medication within 6 weeks of Screening visit (Visit 0)
  11. Patient has participated in another clinical treatment trial or received other experimental medications outside of a clinical trial within 1 month prior to start of this study
  12. Any known immunodeficiency syndrome
  13. Any concomitant disease or condition limiting patient safety to participate

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: AstroRx
Biological: AstroRx
Astrocytes derived from human embryonic stem cells

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of participants with treatment emergent adverse events as assessed by CTCAE Version 4.03
Time Frame: 11 Months
Safety and tolerability assessment will be based on treatment emerged adverse events
11 Months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in the ALS functional rating scale
Time Frame: 11 Months
Preliminary efficacy assessment to measure response to treatment or progression of disease. Scale includes 12 questions related to tasks. Each task rated on a five-point scale from 0 = unable to do the task, to 4 = normal ability. Individual item scores are summed to produce a reported score of between 0 = worst and 48 = best.
11 Months
Change in predicted slow vital capacity (%SVC)
Time Frame: 11 Months
Preliminary efficacy assessment to measure respiratory muscle strength
11 Months
Change in muscle strength grading by JAMAR grip strength
Time Frame: 11 Months
Preliminary efficacy assessment to measure hand grip strength
11 Months
Change in muscle strength grading by hand held dynamometer (HHD)
Time Frame: 11 Months
Preliminary efficacy assessment to measure muscle strength in limb muscles
11 Months
Change in Quality of Life questionnaire (ALSAQ-40)
Time Frame: 11 Months
Preliminary efficacy assessment to measure the subjective well-being of patients
11 Months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Kadimastem

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

April 12, 2018

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 22, 2020

Study Completion (Actual)

June 22, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 14, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 22, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

March 29, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 15, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 14, 2021

Last Verified

January 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • ASTRO-001-IL

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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