Clinical trial • Phase II • Musculoskeletal

LENZUMESTROCEL for Articular cartilage defect

Phase II trial of LENZUMESTROCEL for Articular cartilage defect.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Musculoskeletal
Trial Disease
Articular cartilage defect
Trial Stage
Phase II
Drug Modality
Cell therapy

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
17-10-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
15-11-2024

Trial design

Randomised, open-label, comparator arm: microfracture and application of the scaffold alone (no autologous mscs). intervention arm: combination of conventional microfracture and autologous mscs seeded onto acellular 3d scaffold.-controlled Phase II trial across 3 sites in Czechia.

Randomised
Yes
Open Label
Yes
Comparator
Comparator arm: microfracture and application of the scaffold alone (no autologous MSCs). Intervention arm: combination of conventional microfracture and autologous MSCs seeded onto acellular 3D scaffold.
Target Sample Size
40
Trial Duration For Participant
730

Eligibility

Recruits 40 Vulnerable population selected in CTIS. Participants must be able to provide written informed consent (criterion: 'Able to provide written informed consent.'). Subject information and informed consent form documents are included in the CTIS documents list..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Pregnant or lactating women.
Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable population selected in CTIS. Participants must be able to provide written informed consent (criterion: 'Able to provide written informed consent.'). Subject information and informed consent form documents are included in the CTIS documents list.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Adult patients of either sex, age between 18 and 55 years."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Able to provide written informed consent."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Confirmed diagnosis of chondral defects of the weight bearing compartment of the knee joint up to the radiologically confirmed knee osteoarthrosis stage II (according to Kellgren classification), the cause of the defect being either trauma or incipient degeneration."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Defect is located in the weigh-bearing part of femoral condyle."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Scheduled to undergo an open surgery of the knee for the chondral defect management (namely microfracture of the subchondral bone followed by the application of a 3D scaffold)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Isolated chondral defect with a maximum size of 6 cm2."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- No previous knee surgery due to a treatment of a chondral defect."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Preoperative level of hemoglobin at least 110 g per L."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Preoperative level of platelet count higher than 150 000 per mL."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Sexually active, nonsterile female patients need to use highly effective contraception during the whole study."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Axial deformities over 10° on the study knee."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Systemic corticoid or immunosuppressive medication, or anticoagulant therapy, ongoing or recent, (used regularly during the last 3 months before the planned knee surgery). Intraarticular corticoid medication is not allowed within the same time period."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Active infection or any other condition limiting the healing (e.g., immunodeficiency, hepatitis, active tuberculosis, neoplasm, diabetes and other serious metabolic disorders, drug abuse, etc.)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Concurrent or previous cancer."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Blood, plasma or platelet transfusion during previous 8 weeks."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Pregnant or lactating women."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- BMI higher than 40."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Clinical instability of the knee joint."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Lysholm knee function score, at 24 months post-operation (comparison of score changes between the study arms).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Lysholm knee function score measured at 24 months post-operation; comparison of score changes between study arms."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- KOOS value, at 24 months post-operation (comparison of score changes between the study arms).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"KOOS (Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score) measured at 24 months post-operation; comparison of score changes between study arms."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Pain according to VAS, at 24 months post-operation (comparison of score changes between the study arms).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Pain measured by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) at 24 months post-operation; comparison of change between study arms."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- X-ray and MRI evaluation, at 24 months post-operation.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Radiological assessment by X-ray and MRI at 24 months post-operation; comparison between study arms."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Lysholm knee function score, at 3, 6 and 12 months post-operation.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Lysholm knee function score measured at 3, 6 and 12 months post-operation; comparison of score changes between study arms."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- KOOS value, at 3 , 6 and 12 months post-operation.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"KOOS measured at 3, 6 and 12 months post-operation; comparison of score changes between study arms."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Pain according to VAS, at 6 weeks, 3, 6 and 12 months post-operation.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Pain measured by VAS at 6 weeks, 3, 6 and 12 months post-operation; comparison between study arms."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- X-ray and MRI evaluation, at 12 months post-operation.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Radiological assessment by X-ray and MRI at 12 months post-operation; comparison between study arms."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Adverse event profiles at 6 weeks, 3, 6, 12 and 24 months post-operation (comparison between the study arms).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Collection and comparison of adverse event profiles at specified timepoints between study arms."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
40
Recruitment Window Months
75
Consent Approach
Written informed consent required from each participant ('Able to provide written informed consent.'). Subject information and informed consent form documents available in CTIS. No assent or age-specific consent processes described; all participants are adults (18-55). Languages of consent documents not specified.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
3
Total Number Of Participants
40

Czechia

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
05-11-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
15-11-2024
Processing Time Days
10
Number Of Sites
3
Number Of Participants
40

Sites

Site Name
Fakultni Nemocnice Hradec Kralove
Department Name
Ortopedická klinika
Contact Person Name
Libor Prokeš
Contact Person Email
libor.prokes@fnhk.cz
Site Name
Krajska zdravotni a.s.
Department Name
Ortopedické oddělení
Contact Person Name
Pavel Neckař
Contact Person Email
pavel.neckar@kzcr.eu
Site Name
Krajska Zdravotni a.s.
Department Name
Ortopedická klinika
Contact Person Name
Tomáš Novotný
Contact Person Email
tomas.novotny@kzcr.eu

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Bioinova a.s.
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
Czechia

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
BiCure ortho MSCp
Active Substance
LENZUMESTROCEL
Modality
Cell therapy
Routes Of Administration
INTRACARTILAGINOUS USE
Route
INTRACARTILAGINOUS USE
Authorisation Status
Advanced Therapy Medicial Product
Maximum Dose
5500000 (units: Other)
Combination Treatment
Yes

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