Clinical trial • Phase I/II • Gastroenterology|Rare Disease

RTX001 for Liver cirrhosis|Decompensated liver cirrhosis

Phase I/II trial of RTX001 for Liver cirrhosis|Decompensated liver cirrhosis. open-label. 16 participants.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Gastroenterology|Rare Disease
Trial Disease
Liver cirrhosis|Decompensated liver cirrhosis
Trial Stage
Phase I/II
Drug Modality
Cell therapy|Peptide/protein/enzyme

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
29-08-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
11-11-2024

Trial design

open-label Phase I/II trial across 8 sites in Spain.

Open Label
Yes
Target Sample Size
16
Trial Duration For Participant
882

Eligibility

Recruits 16 Vulnerable population flag not selected for this study (isVulnerablePopulationSelected: false). Participants must be adults (18–75 years) and "Willing and able to give signed informed consent, and if applicable assent, as described in Section 8.1, which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the ICF and in this protocol.".

Pregnancy Exclusion
14. For female participants only – pregnant or breast-feeding or plans to become pregnant over the next year, or of childbearing potential and unwilling to comply with contraceptive requirements
Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable population flag not selected for this study (isVulnerablePopulationSelected: false). Participants must be adults (18–75 years) and "Willing and able to give signed informed consent, and if applicable assent, as described in Section 8.1, which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the ICF and in this protocol."

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- 1. Participant must be 18 to 75 years of age inclusive, at the time of signing the informed consent form (ICF)\n- 10. Contraceptive use by men and women should be consistent with local regulations regarding the methods of contraception for those participating in clinical studies.\n- 11. Willing and able to give signed informed consent, and if applicable assent, as described in Section 8.1, which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the ICF and in this protocol.\n- 2. Participant confirms willingness/ability to comply with all study procedures.\n- 3. Diagnosis of liver cirrhosis based on at least one of: a. Clinical and radiological features that correlate with a diagnosis of cirrhosis. b. Transient elastography (Fibroscan®) >15 kPa. c. Previous liver biopsy confirming histological features of cirrhosis.\n- 4. Aetiology of liver disease of steatotic liver disease including MASLD or Met-ALD or ALD a. Participants with alcohol-related liver disease (ALD or Met-ALD) only if they are confirmed to not be drinking alcohol above Met-ALD limits defined in this protocol. (N.B. No more than 34% of the total treated participants in this protocol will be ALD [excludes Met-ALD]).\n- 5. Hospitalised as an inpatient for a recent major hepatic decompensation event including ascites, hepatic encephalopathy, variceal bleed, HRS-AKI or SBP, this being the only hospitalisation for an hepatic decompensation event hospitalisation within the last 6 months, and where recent is defined as within 6 weeks of hospital discharge OR\n- 6. Outpatient: Medically refractory ascites (ONLY), that recurs (i.e., second therapeutic LVP) within a 6-month period. Medically refractory ascites is defined by the repeated (≥2) need for LVP (i.e., therapeutic, not diagnostic) at least once per 8 weeks despite best medical attempts to control the ascites by sodium restriction and diuretic treatment, as confirmed by the Investigator. Onset is defined as the date of the second therapeutic LVP.\n- 7. Confirmatory PEth alcohol test <200 ng/ml\n- 8. MELD 3.0 score of 12-20 (inclusive) taken within 2 weeks of ‘qualifying’ decompensation event. If the participant qualifies as an outpatient then they must have a MELD 3.0 score of 12-20 (inclusive) at the time of the screening (Visit 1).\n- 9. No known contradictions to filgrastim or leukapheresis procedure."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- 1. Liver cirrhosis due to: a. any viral hepatitidies b. autoimmune and cholestatic aetiologies including, but not limited to, primary biliary cholangitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis.\n- 10. Current or planned use of a live attenuated vaccines four weeks or fewer prior to enrolment (and for 3 months after the last administered dose of RTX001).\n- 11. Received any investigational product within the past 6 months, or five half-lives (whichever is longer) or participated in another investigational interventional study within 30 days prior to the screening visit.\n- 12. Participants with a known hypersensitivity to dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO).\n- 13. Judgment by the Investigator that the participant should not participate in the study if the participant is unlikely to comply with study procedures, restrictions and requirements.\n- 14. For female participants only – pregnant or breast-feeding or plans to become pregnant over the next year, or of childbearing potential and unwilling to comply with contraceptive requirements\n- 15. Alcohol misuse in the period between identification of the participant as potentially suitable for this study to Screening (Visit 1), defined as alcohol intake greater than three units/day for females and four units/day for males, or binge drinking (>14 units/day) as determined by the Investigator. N.B. One unit is equivalent to 14 g of alcohol: a half-pint (~240 mL) of beer, one glass (125 mL) of wine or one (25 mL) measure of spirits.\n- 16. Intake of non-medically supervised drugs of abuse that are judged (by the Investigator) to be a high risk to the participants acute health or which makes the participant likely to be non-compliant with follow-up.\n- 2. Acute liver disease in the absence of underlying liver cirrhosis, including, but not limited to, drug induced liver injury.\n- 3. Any current organ failure requiring more than outpatient supportive care, and not associated with the participant’s qualifying hepatic decompensation event.\n- 4. Known splenomegaly ≥16 cm.\n- 5. Thrombocytopenia <50×109/L.\n- 6. Presence or suspicion of any of the following co-morbidities: a. History of liver transplantation or other organ transplant. b. ACLF. c. Sepsis (with positive microbial cultures) or as defined by the Principal Investigator, unless stable and is at least 4 weeks after having completed a full course of IV antibiotics. d. Known human immunodeficiency virus. e. Known syphilis. f. Known human T-lymphotropic virus 1. g. Pulmonary embolism. h. Hepatocellular carcinoma, or any active malignant disease within the last five years, (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer, cervical carcinoma in situ, superficial bladder cancer, benign polyps etc.). i. Co-hepatic morbidities e.g., portal vein thrombosis. j. Participants with hepatic hydrothorax are excluded unless it is a small hydrothorax, not clinically apparent, that is detected incidentally by radiologic evaluation that does not require clinical intervention. k. Chronic renal impairment (on dialysis) or unresolved AKI. l. Acute or chronic heart failure (New York Heart Association Grade III/IV). m. Porto-pulmonary hypertension. n. Severe chronic lung disease e.g., chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or interstitial lung disease where the forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1) is less than 50% and/or FEV1/forced vital capacity (FVC) is less than 60%. o. Hepatopulmonary syndrome. p. Previous or current treatment with long-term multiple infusions of albumin for therapeutic intent. [Use of albumin infusion at the time of large volume paracentesis for circulatory support is allowed.] q. Significant untreated/unstable psychiatric disease. r. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPSS)\n- 7. As judged by the Investigator, any evidence of intercurrent illness that is either life threatening or of clinical significance such that it might limit compliance with study procedures.\n- 8. Current or planned use of immunomodulators or immunosuppressive medication; note: low doses of corticosteroids up to 10 mg per day prednisone or equivalent are permitted, or inhaled steroids to manage asthma.\n- 9. Received a gene or cell therapy at any time."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- 1. Incidence and severity of TEAEs and SAEs","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 2. Changes from baseline in safety assessments","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 3. Incidence and severity of infusion reactions","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Time-to, incidence and severity of: 1. Development of a second portal hypertension-driven decompensating event (ascites, variceal haemorrhage or hepatic encephalopathy).","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 2. Development of recurrent variceal bleeding, recurrent ascites (requirement of ≥3 large-volume paracenteses within 1 year), recurrent encephalopathy, development of SBP and/or HRS-AKI","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 3. In participants presenting with bleeding alone, development of ascites, or encephalopathy, after recovery from bleeding (but not if these events occur around the time of bleeding)","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 4. All hepatic decompensation events including SBP and/or HRS-AKI, new listing for liver transplantation or liver transplantation","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 5. Mortality (hepatic related and all-cause), transplant-free survival.","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 6. ΔMELD, ΔΔMELD and MELD stabilisation","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}

Recruitment

Digital Remote Recruitment
Yes
Planned Sample Size
16
Recruitment Window Months
47
Consent Approach
Participants must provide signed informed consent (adult participants aged 18–75). The protocol states: "Willing and able to give signed informed consent, and if applicable assent, as described in Section 8.1..." Subject information and informed consent form documents are provided (L1_SIS and ICF Main_Redacted and related annex/partner documents). Translations into Spanish are available (protocol and translations present).

Methods

  • Site posters at participating hospitals (K2_Recruitment Material_Site Poster)
  • Social media posts (Facebook, Instagram, X) (multiple K2_Social Media Post documents)
  • Patient information brochure (K2_FNETH_Patient brochure; K2_Recruitment Material_Patient Information Brochure_Redacted)
  • Webpage (K2_FNETH Webpage_Redacted)
  • Video storyboard (K2_Recruitment material_Video Story board_Redacted)
  • Study overview flipchart (K2_Recruitment Material_Study overview flipchart_Redacted)
  • MATCH Study Infographic (K2_Recruitment material_MATCH Study Infographic)

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
8
Total Number Of Participants
16

Spain

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
07-10-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
25-03-2026
Processing Time Days
534
Number Of Sites
8
Number Of Participants
8

Sites

Site Name
Hospital Universitario La Paz
Department Name
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Principal Investigator Name
Javier García Samaniego
Principal Investigator Email
javiersamaniego@telefonica.net
Contact Person Name
Javier García Samaniego
Contact Person Email
javiersamaniego@telefonica.net
Site Name
Hospital Universitario Y Politecnico La Fe
Department Name
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Principal Investigator Name
Carmen Vinaixa Aunes
Principal Investigator Email
vinaixa.carmen@gmail.com
Contact Person Name
Carmen Vinaixa Aunes
Contact Person Email
vinaixa.carmen@gmail.com
Site Name
Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Maranon
Department Name
Gastroenterology
Principal Investigator Name
Ana Clemente Sanchez
Principal Investigator Email
ana.clemente@salud.madrid.org
Contact Person Name
Ana Clemente Sanchez
Contact Person Email
ana.clemente@salud.madrid.org
Site Name
Hospital Universitari Vall D Hebron
Department Name
Gastroenterology
Principal Investigator Name
Monica Pons Delgado
Principal Investigator Email
monica.pons@vhir.org
Contact Person Name
Monica Pons Delgado
Contact Person Email
monica.pons@vhir.org
Site Name
Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia
Department Name
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Principal Investigator Name
Manuel Rodriguez Pereálvarez
Principal Investigator Email
h02ropem@uco.es
Contact Person Name
Manuel Rodriguez Pereálvarez
Contact Person Email
h02ropem@uco.es
Site Name
Hospital Universitario Ramon Y Cajal
Department Name
Gastroenterology
Principal Investigator Name
Agustin Albillos Martínez
Principal Investigator Email
agustin.albillos@uah.es
Contact Person Name
Agustin Albillos Martínez
Contact Person Email
agustin.albillos@uah.es
Site Name
University Hospital Virgen Del Rocio S.L.
Department Name
Gastroenterology
Principal Investigator Name
Manuel Romero Gómez
Principal Investigator Email
manuel.romero.sspa@juntadeandalucia.es
Contact Person Name
Manuel Romero Gómez
Site Name
Hospital Universitario La Paz (additional entry in list)
Department Name
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Contact Person Name
Manuel Rodriguez Pereálvarez
Contact Person Email
javiersamaniego@telefonica.net

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Resolution Therapeutics Limited
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
United Kingdom

Contract research organisations

Name
Fortrea Belgium
Responsibilities
Vendor Management, Biostats, DSMC, TMF, Medical Monitoring, Pharmacovigilance, Call center, Materials (sponsorDuties includes codes and value as listed)
Name
Endpoint Clinical Inc.
Responsibilities
sponsorDuties: code 3
Name
Medidata Solutions Inc.
Responsibilities
sponsorDuties: code 4
Name
Labcorp Central Laboratory Services SARL
Responsibilities
sponsorDuties: code 4 (central laboratory services)
Name
NMS Laboratories
Responsibilities
sponsorDuties: code 4

Third parties

  • {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"AttoLife","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties: code 4","organisation_type":"Industry"}
  • {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"Resolution Therapeutics Limited (EMERALD.lab)","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties: code 15 (Biomarker Analysis)","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Scarritt Group Inc.","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties: code 15 (Meeting Planners)","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"Greens","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties: code 15 (Printing)","organisation_type":"Industry"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Medidata Solutions Inc.","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties: code 3","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Endpoint Clinical Inc.","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties: code 3","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties: code 15 (Infectious Disease Marker Tests)","organisation_type":"Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility"}
  • {"country":"Switzerland","full_name":"Labcorp Central Laboratory Services SARL","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties: code 4","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Belgium","full_name":"Fortrea Belgium","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties: code 1; code 10; code 11; code 12; code 15 (Vendor Management, Biostats, DSMC, TMF, Medical Mon', Pharmacovigilance, Call center, Materials); code 2; code 5; code 6; code 7; code 8","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"NMS Laboratories","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties: code 4","organisation_type":"Industry"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
RTX001
Active Substance
RTX001
Modality
Cell therapy
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION
Route
INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION
Authorisation Status
MIA DE_HE_01_MIA_2024_0021
Combination Treatment
Yes

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