Clinical trial • Phase I • Ophthalmology

ALLOGENIC SCLEROCORNEAL LIMBUS STEM-DERIVED ADULT LIMBAL CELLS, EX-VIVO EXPANDED; ALLOGENIC CORNEAL-DERIVED ADULT KERATOCYTES, EX-VIVO EXPANDED for Corneal trophic ulcer | Corneal stromal thinning | Corneal fibrosis

Phase I trial of ALLOGENIC SCLEROCORNEAL LIMBUS STEM-DERIVED ADULT LIMBAL CELLS, EX-VIVO EXPANDED; ALLOGENIC CORNEAL-DERIVED ADULT KERATOCYTES, EX-VIVO EX…

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Ophthalmology
Trial Disease
Corneal trophic ulcer | Corneal stromal thinning | Corneal fibrosis
Trial Stage
Phase I
Drug Modality
Cell therapy | Other

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
25-06-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
05-07-2024

Trial design

Randomised, amniotic membrane (living tissue equivalent) — route: implantation; dose/schedule: not specified.-controlled Phase I trial in Spain.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
Amniotic membrane (living tissue equivalent) — route: implantation; dose/schedule: Not specified.
Target Sample Size
20

Eligibility

Recruits 20 No vulnerable populations selected. Participation requires patients (adults ≥18) to give informed consent; informed consent is required from the participant (no assent procedures or paediatric consent described)..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Pregnant or breast-feeding women or childbearing-age women that do not consent the use of contraceptive methods approved in the protocol. Hormonal contraceptive methods that inhibit ovulation (combining estrogens with progestogens or progestogens only) for oral, transdermal, intravaginal, injectable or implantable administration, IUD, surgical sterilization or total abstinence are described as an effective contraceptive method.
Vulnerable Population
No vulnerable populations selected. Participation requires patients (adults ≥18) to give informed consent; informed consent is required from the participant (no assent procedures or paediatric consent described).

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients that give their informed consent for study participation.\n- Stage 3 Mackie corneal ulcers that do not respond to conventional medical treatment, and may also be secondary to any of the following causes: Riley-Day syndrome (familial dysautonomia), Goldenhar-Gorlin syndrome, Mobius syndrome, Corneal hypoesthesia family, Diabetes, Multiple sclerosis, Leprosy, Hypovitaminosis A, Autoimmune disorders, Acoustic neuroma, Meningioma, Neuralgia, Aneurysm, Stroke, Neoplasia, Herpes simplex, Herpes zoster, Caustication, Wound, inflammation, or wearing contact lenses, Cataract surgery or keratoplasty (aggression to ciliary nerves), Abuse of topical anesthetics, Toxicity of timolol, betaxolol, diclofenac sodium or sulfacetamide, Lattice or granular, Orbital neoplasia.\n- Patients having undergone previous stage 3 Mackie corneal ulcers, currently suffering sequelae such as stromal fibrosis or corneal thinning, having no effective therapeutic alternative.\n- Stromal involvement, not reaching the Descemet membrane. Central or peripheral localization.\n- No active ocular infection.\n- Man or woman aged ≥18, with no upper age limit.\n- Minimum duration of the disease causing the corneal ulcer: 6 weeks.\n- Patients with normal laboratory parameters as defined by: Leukocytes ≥ 3000, Neutrophils ≥ 1500, Platelets ≥ 100000, AST/ALT ≤ 1.5 ULN, Creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dL."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Absence of stromal involvement.\n- Good response to standard medical treatments for corneal disease in less than 3 to 5 weeks.\n- Active ocular infection.\n- Bullous keratopathy or other endothelial decompensations.\n- Positive serology to HBV, HCV, HIV or any other pathology that may interfere with correct patient follow-up. In the case of HIV, it is understood that a positive serology implies a positive value in the anti-HIV antibody. In the case of HCV, a serology is considered positive when a positive value is obtained for the anti-HCV antibody. Finally, in the case of HBV, positive serology is interpreted as a positive HBV-antigen value or a positive viral load value (HBV-NAT). The inclusion of the subject will not be ruled out if a positive anti-HBVc core antibody is present and the anti-HBVs immunization levels are high enough to guarantee adequate protection of the patient (anti-HBVs > 100 IU/L).\n- Pregnant or breast-feeding women or childbearing-age women that do not consent the use of contraceptive methods approved in the protocol. Hormonal contraceptive methods that inhibit ovulation (combining estrogens with progestogens or progestogens only) for oral, transdermal, intravaginal, injectable or implantable administration, IUD, surgical sterilization or total abstinence are described as an effective contraceptive method.\n- Medical history of active neoplasia within the past 5 years.\n- Participation in other clinical trials in 3 months previous to inclusion, or in the previous 5 years for trials with advanced therapies."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Incidence of adverse events and severe adverse events related with the IMP.","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Graft conditions (artificial cornea): integrity, graft survival or reabsorption.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Assessment of construct integrity including graft survival or reabsorption (no detailed measurement method specified)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Local, regional or systemic infection signs.","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Induced corneal vascularization.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Graded by quadrants and depth (as indicated in translations)."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Ulcer persistence or regeneration of corneal stroma.","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Visual acuity.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured by standard visual acuity assessments (not further specified)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Corneal transparency.","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Quality of life (EQ5, part I and II).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured using EQ-5 questionnaire (parts I and II)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Characterization of corneal surface (impression citology & OCT mapping).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Characterization performed with impression cytology and epithelial mapping using OCT."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
20
Recruitment Window Months
157
Consent Approach
Informed consent obtained from adult participants (age ≥18). Subject information and informed consent form available for adults (document: L1_SIS and ICF_adults_ ESP_es_For publication) in Spanish. No assent procedures described; no vulnerable populations selected.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
11
Total Number Of Participants
20

Spain

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
24-06-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
05-07-2024
Processing Time Days
11
Number Of Sites
11
Number Of Participants
20

Sites

Site Name
Hospital Universitario Virgen De Valme
Department Name
Servicio de Oftalmología
Contact Person Name
Ana García Bernal
Site Name
Hospital San Juan de Dios del Aljarafe
Department Name
Servicio de Oftalmología
Contact Person Name
Antonio Ruiz Montero
Contact Person Email
anruizmontero@yahoo.es
Site Name
Hospital Universitario Puerta Del Mar
Department Name
Servicio de Oftalmología
Contact Person Name
Belén Hoyos Sanabria
Contact Person Email
belenhoyossanabria@gmail.com
Site Name
Hospital Costa Del Sol
Department Name
Servicio de Oftalmología
Contact Person Name
Ana María Chinchurreta Capote
Contact Person Email
achinchu@gmail.com
Site Name
Hospital Arruzafa
Department Name
Servicio de Oftalmología
Contact Person Name
Alberto Villarrubia Cuadrado
Site Name
Hospital Universitario Virgen De La Macarena
Department Name
Servicio de Oftalmología
Contact Person Name
Beatriz Mataix Albert
Contact Person Email
b1mataix@yahoo.es
Site Name
Hospital Universitario Clinico San Cecilio
Department Name
Servicio de Oftalmología
Contact Person Name
Carmen González Gallardo
Site Name
Hospital Universitario Regional De Malaga
Department Name
Servicio de Oftalmología
Contact Person Name
Marina Rodríguez Calvo-Mora
Site Name
Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia
Department Name
Servicio de Oftalmología
Contact Person Name
Manuel Arias Alcalá
Contact Person Email
maral@comcordoba.com
Site Name
Hospital Universitario Virgen De Las Nieves
Department Name
Servicio de Oftalmología
Contact Person Name
Carmen Gómez Huertas
Contact Person Email
carmen_8871@hotmail.com
Site Name
University Hospital Virgen Del Rocio S.L.
Department Name
Servicio de Oftalmología
Contact Person Name
Juan Ramón Del Trigo Zamora
Contact Person Email
deltrigo@telefonica.net

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Red Andaluza De Diseno Y Traslacion De Terapias Avanzadas Fundacion Publica Andaluza Progreso Y Salud
Organisation Type
Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
Country Of Registered Address
Spain

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Alogenic sclerocorneal limbus stem adult limbal cells expanded combined with alogenic corneal diferenciated adult keratocytes expanded in biological matrix
Active Substance
ALLOGENIC SCLEROCORNEAL LIMBUS STEM-DERIVED ADULT LIMBAL CELLS, EX-VIVO EXPANDED; ALLOGENIC CORNEAL-DERIVED ADULT KERATOCYTES, EX-VIVO EXPANDED
Modality
Cell therapy
Routes Of Administration
IMPLANTATION
Route
IMPLANTATION
First In Human
Yes
Investigational Product Name
Amniotic membrane
Active Substance
AMNIOTIC MEMBRANE, HUMAN
Modality
Other
Routes Of Administration
IMPLANTATION
Route
IMPLANTATION
Combination Treatment
Yes

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