Clinical trial • Phase I/II • Respiratory

ALLOGENEIC WHARTON'S JELLY-DERIVED MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS for Fibrotic interstitial lung disease | Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis | Post-COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis

Phase I/II trial of ALLOGENEIC WHARTON'S JELLY-DERIVED MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS for Fibrotic interstitial lung disease | Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis | Pos…

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Respiratory
Trial Disease
Fibrotic interstitial lung disease | Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis | Post-COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis
Trial Stage
Phase I/II
Drug Modality
Cell therapy | Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
16-09-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
07-11-2024

Trial design

Esbriet 267 mg film-coated tablets (pirfenidone); Ofev 100 mg soft capsules (nintedanib)-controlled Phase I/II trial across 1 site in Poland.

Comparator
Esbriet 267 mg film-coated tablets (pirfenidone); Ofev 100 mg soft capsules (nintedanib)
Target Sample Size
45
Trial Duration For Participant
365

Eligibility

Recruits 45 No vulnerable populations selected. Participants must provide informed written consent (ICF); inability to provide informed consent is an exclusion criterion. No paediatric consent/assent procedures (only adults >18 included)..

Pregnancy Exclusion
11. Pregnant women and breastfeeding or planning to become pregnant during the examination; 12. Women - positive pregnancy test or no use of a medically recognized anti-conception during the study and up to 4 months after its completion, if applicable.
Vulnerable Population
No vulnerable populations selected. Participants must provide informed written consent (ICF); inability to provide informed consent is an exclusion criterion. No paediatric consent/assent procedures (only adults >18 included).

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Group I, patients diagnosed with IPF: 1. Patients over 18 years of age\n- Group I, patients diagnosed with IPF: 2. Diagnosis of some usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) based on thoracic WRTK / lung parenchyma biopsy in IPF idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis\n- Group I, patients diagnosed with IPF: 3. FVC> 40% nw\n- Group I, patients diagnosed with IPF: 4. DLCO> 25% nw\n- Group I, patients diagnosed with IPF: 5. FVC progression greater than 10% during the year excluding from the drug program\n- Group I, patients diagnosed with IPF: 6. Informed consent form (ICF) to participate in the study\n- Group II, patients diagnosed with restrictive fibrosis after COVID-19: 1. Patients over 18 years of age\n- Group II, patients diagnosed with restrictive fibrosis after COVID-19: 2. History of severe COVID-19 pneumonia\n- Group II, patients diagnosed with restrictive fibrosis after COVID-19: 3. Negative SARS-COV2 antigenic test , at least 4 weeks prior to study inclusion\n- Group II, patients diagnosed with restrictive fibrosis after COVID-19: 4. Diagnosis of interstitial lung fibrosis\n- Group II, patients diagnosed with restrictive fibrosis after COVID-19: 5. Informed consent form (ICF) to participate in the study"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- 1. Inability to provide informed consent form (ICF)\n- 2. Current or history of cancer.\n- 3. Lower respiratory tract infection within 4 weeks prior to study enrollment.\n- 4. Clinically proven active infection that in the investigator's opinion, may interfere with the course of the study, perform lung function measurements, or may affect the course of lung disease\n- 5. Previous or active form of infection with HBV, HCV, HIV, mycobacterium tuberculosis, syphilis spirochete. Laboratory indicators of infection are sufficient for diagnosis without the need to identify clinical symptoms.\n- 6. Participation in the study of an experimental medicinal product within 4 weeks prior to enrollment in the study (not less than 5 half-lives of the investigated product).\n- 7. Significant coexisting diseases of other organs, including liver or kidney failure\n- 8. History of liver failure, elevated levels of transaminase enzymes or exceeding the breakpoints of any of the following criteria in liver function tests: Total bilirubin above the upper limit of normal, Aspartic aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT)> 2 × upper limit of normal, Alkaline phosphatase> 2.0 × ULN.\n- 9. Creatinine clearance <30 ml / min by the Cockcroft-Gault formula.\n- 10. Use of tobacco products within the 12 weeks prior to the start of the screening phase, or refusal to agree to stop using tobacco products until the last follow-up visit.\n- 11. Pregnant women and breastfeeding or planning to become pregnant during the examination\n- 12. Women - positive pregnancy test or no use of a medically recognized anti-conception during the study and up to 4 months after its completion, if applicable.\n- 13. Men - expressed intention to have children during the study and up to 4 months after its completion, if applicable.\n- 14. Excessive anxiety of the patient with regard to the procedures used in the study.\n- 15. Any medical problem that in the opinion of the investigator, may adversely affect the patient's health, if included in the study\n- 16. Diagnosed addiction to alcohol or psychoactive substances\n- 17. Surgery scheduled during the study period.\n- 18. Participation in the drug program\n- 19. History of allergy to penicillin, streptomycin or amphotericin B"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- 1. Number and severity of adverse events in the treated group and the control / placebo group","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Number and severity of adverse events collected and compared between treated and control/placebo groups (as stated in endpoint)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 2. Inhibition of the decline in FVC (reduction by less than 10% over the course of the study, reduction significantly less than in the placebo group)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) decline measured over study duration; endpoint defined as reduction by less than 10% over course of study and significantly less than in placebo group."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 3. Improving the quality of life","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 4. Annual survival","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Survival status assessed at annual follow-up (one-year survival)."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Evaluation of: - changes in FVC","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Evaluation of: - quality of life of patients","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Evaluation of: - number of exacerbations during the annual total","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Evaluation of: - survival during annual follow-up","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Evaluation of: - pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of the MSC preparation after administration","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
45
Recruitment Window Months
38
Consent Approach
Participants must provide informed written consent (ICF). ICF documents (ICF_A and ICF_B) are provided; inability to provide informed consent is an exclusion criterion. Only adults (>18) are eligible so no assent procedures. Protocol and ICF materials available in Polish (protocol/publication translations present).

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
1
Total Number Of Participants
45

Poland

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
26-09-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
13-05-2025
Processing Time Days
229
Number Of Sites
1
Number Of Participants
45

Sites

Site Name
Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne
Department Name
Klinika Alergologii i Pneumonologii
Contact Person Name
Beata Wajda
Contact Person Email
bwajda@gumed.edu.pl

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Medical University Of Gdansk
Organisation Type
Educational Institution
Country Of Registered Address
Poland

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
allogeneic mesenchymal stem cells derived from Wharton's jelly
Active Substance
ALLOGENEIC WHARTON'S JELLY-DERIVED MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS
Modality
Cell therapy
Routes Of Administration
INJECTION
Route
INJECTION
Authorisation Status
Advanced Therapy IMP; Somatic cell therapy medicinal product
Investigational Product Name
Esbriet 267 mg film-coated tablets
Active Substance
PIRFENIDONE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
ORAL
Authorisation Status
Marketing authorisation EU/1/11/667/006
Starting Dose
267 mg (film-coated tablet)
Investigational Product Name
Ofev 100 mg soft capsules
Active Substance
NINTEDANIB
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
ORAL
Authorisation Status
Marketing authorisation EU/1/14/979/001
Starting Dose
100 mg (soft capsule)
Investigational Product Name
solution 10% dimethylsulfoxide in 5% human albumin
Modality
Other
Authorisation Status
miaNumber 239/0436/17

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