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Liver TransplantationPhase 1NCT01841632

Safety Study of Multipotent Progenitor Cells for Immunomodulation Therapy After Liver Transplantation

A Phase 1 study testing MultiStem in people with Liver Transplantation, run by Prof. Dr. Marc-H. Dahlke, Ph. D. at 1 site in Germany.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

MultiStem ® is a new biological product, manufactured from human stem cells obtained from adult bone marrow. Factors expressed by MultiStem cells are believed to regulate immune system function and augment tissue repair. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 65 years
Conditions the study is for
Liver Transplantation
What is being tested?
MultiStem
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
3 participants
Where
1 siteGermany
Study dates
Apr 2013to Dec 2016
Phase
Phase 1
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients ≥18 years of age undergoing allogeneic liver transplantation
  • Absence of any familial, sociological or geographical condition potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule
  • Written informed consent prior to any study procedures

Who cannot join

  • Known allergies to bovine or porcine products or any other ingredients of the product
  • Patients older than 65 years of age
  • Patients listed in a high-urgency status that would not allow proper preparation of the study interventions
  • Patients receiving a secondary liver graft (Re-Transplantation)
  • Double organ transplant recipients
  • Pre-existing renal failure that requires or has required hemodialysis within the last year
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  • Pulmonary function: FEV1, FVC, DLCO ≤50% predicted
  • Cardiac function: left ventricular ejection fraction ≤50%
  • HIV seropositive, varicella virus active infection or any other clinically relevant infection
  • History of any malignancy (including lymphoproliferative disease and hepatocellular carcinoma) except for squamous or basal cell carcinoma of the skin that has been treated with no evidence of recurrence
  • Unstable myocardium (evolving myocardial infarction), cardiogenic shock
  • Females of childbearing potential (hormonal status and gynecological consultation required)
  • Patients with portal vein thrombosis
  • Patients with a history of pulmonary embolism

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Germany1 site
  • Department of Surgery, University Hospital Regensburg

    Regensburg, Bavaria, 93053

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About this study

Official title: Safety and Feasibility of Multipotent Adult Progenitor Cells for Immunomodulation Therapy After Liver Transplantation: A Phase I Study of the MiSOT Study Consortium

MultiStem ® is a new biological product, manufactured from human stem cells obtained from adult bone marrow. Factors expressed by MultiStem cells are believed to regulate immune system function and augment tissue repair.

Standard of care pharmacological immunosuppression after liver transplantation can achieve reasonable survival of liver grafts and patients. The side effects of this treatment, however, are clinically significant and diminish the overall success of organ transplantation as a curative therapy. It is therefore the objective of this study to implement cellular immunomodulation therapy with MultiStem as an adjunct to standard pharmacological immunosuppression with the ultimate goal of significantly reducing drug-based immunosuppression.

As this is the first study with MultiStem in this subject population it has been designed as a safety and feasibility trial. However, first evidence of a potential benefit for this patient population will be explored cautiously.

Being tested
MultiStem
Keywords
Liver transplantation, Allogeneic liver transplantation, Solid organ transplantation

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • MultiStemDrug

Study groups in NCT01841632
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
MultiStemExperimentalDose escalation Cohort 1 Drug: MultiStem, Dose 1 of MultiStem; Route and time: Two infusions; First: intra portal at liver transplantation (day 1), second: intra venous (day 3) Cohort 2 Drug: MultiStem, Dose 2 of MultiStem; Route and time: Two infusions; First: intra portal at liver transplantation (day 1), second: intra venous (day 3) Cohort 3 Drug: MultiStem, Dose 3 of MultiStem; Route and time: Two infusions; First: intra portal at liver transplantation (day 1), second: intra venous (day 3) Cohort 4 Drug: MultiStem, Dose 4 of MultiStem; Route and time: Two infusions; First: intra portal at liver transplantation (day 1), second: intra venous (day 3)
Receives: Drug: MultiStem

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Infusional and Acute Toxicity, Using Toxicity Scoring Mechanism

    • For the description of intraportal toxicity a doppler ultrasound examination will be performed to assess various parameters that describe velocity of flow and flow pattern.
    • For pulmonary toxicity the assessment begins with an arterial blood gas. If this reveals pathological findings, a chest X-ray is required for clinical reasons independent of the study enrolment. In addition, clinical data describing the need for postoperative re-intubation will be recorded and the patient is assessed for the occurrence of a pulmonary embolism according to clinical guidelines.
    • For systemic toxicity, the occurrence of anaphylactic shock due to standard clinical guidelines is recorded.

    Measured: up to day 30 (+10)

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Time to First Biopsy-proven Acute Rejection

    Per protocol biopsies will be performed on days 1, 4, 10. Additional biopsies will be taken whenever clinically necessary.

    Measured: up to day 90 (+/-30)

  2. Evidence Confirming That MultiStem Does Not Promote Malignant Transformation or Tumor Growth

    Four additional outpatient visits are planned to further evaluate the study patients (including screening for malignancies).

    Measured: up to day 365 (+/-30)

  3. Evaluation of Data From Routine Examinations Following Last Study Visit for Evidence of Long Term Safety From MultiStem Administration

    The results of routine examinations, which are necessary for all transplant patients, will be used once a year and analyzed retrospectively.

    Measured: up to six years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted26 Apr 2013 (estimated)
  2. Study startApr 2013
  3. Primary completionDec 2016
  4. Study completionDec 2016

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
3 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01841632
Sponsor's protocol ID
MISOT-I
Other IDs
2009-017795-25, 2009
Status last verified
Dec 2017
First submitted
19 Apr 2013
Last updated
17 Aug 2018
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Popp FC, Fillenberg B, Eggenhofer E, Renner P, Dillmann J, Benseler V, Schnitzbauer AA, Hutchinson J, Deans R, Ladenheim D, Graveen CA, Zeman F, Koller M, Hoogduijn MJ, Geissler EK, Schlitt HJ, Dahlke MH. Safety and feasibility of third-party multipotent adult progenitor cells for immunomodulation therapy after liver transplantation--a phase I study (MISOT-I). J Transl Med. 2011 Jul 28;9:124. doi: 10.1186/1479-5876-9-124.

    PubMed 21798013
  • Dillmann J, Popp FC, Fillenberg B, Zeman F, Eggenhofer E, Farkas S, Scherer MN, Koller M, Geissler EK, Deans R, Ladenheim D, Loss M, Schlitt HJ, Dahlke MH. Treatment-emergent adverse events after infusion of adherent stem cells: the MiSOT-I score for solid organ transplantation. Trials. 2012 Nov 15;13:211. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-13-211.

    PubMed 23151227

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing MultiStem in people with Liver Transplantation, run by Prof. Dr. Marc-H. Dahlke, Ph. D. at 1 site in Germany.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 14 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 Aug 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Germany. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 17 Aug 2018). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Infusional and Acute Toxicity, Using Toxicity Scoring Mechanism (time frame: up to day 30 (+10)). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01841632, which also lists 2 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 17 Aug 2018.

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