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Autoimmune DiseasesPhase 1/2TregNCT02704338

Safety and Efficacy Study of Regulatory T Cells in Treating Autoimmune Hepatitis

A Phase 1/2 study testing Regulatory T cells in people with Autoimmune Diseases, run by Nanjing Medical University.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

Separated and expanded the CD4+CD25+CD127- Tregs from peripheral blood of autoimmune hepatitis patients and administrate the cells (5 x 106 cells/kg) into patients. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 10 to 70 years
Conditions the study is for
Autoimmune Diseases
What is being tested?
Regulatory T cells
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
30 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Apr 2016to Oct 2018
Phase
Phase 1/2
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

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 10 to 70 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Written informed consent
  • Autoimmune hepatitis(according to the criteria defined by the international autoimmune hepatitis Group ,Hepatology, 2008;48:169-176)
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Moderately active disease under standard treatment

Who cannot join

  • Hepatocellular carcinoma or other Malignancies
  • Pregnant or lactating women
  • Vital organs failure (Cardiac, Renal or Respiratory, et al)
  • Sepsis
  • Active thrombosis in the portal or hepatic veins
  • Concomitant psychiatric disease or any other chronic illness or drug-abuse that could interfere with the ability to comply with the protocol or to give informed consent
  • Surgery during the last 2 months or surgery planned during the study,
  • Participation in other biomedical research in the last 3 months or planned during the study.

Trial locations and contacts

No sites are listed yet.

Ling Lu, M.D.,PH.D. contact

86-25-68136053

lvling@njmu.edu.cn

About this study

Official title: Phase 1 Clinical Trial Using Regulatory T Cells as Individualized Medicine to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy in Autoimmune Hepatitis

Separated and expanded the CD4+CD25+CD127- Tregs from peripheral blood of autoimmune hepatitis patients and administrate the cells (5 x 106 cells/kg) into patients.

Read the detailed description

The trial will be carried out in autoimmune patients. The investigators will isolate CD4(cluster of differentiation)+CD25(cluster of differentiation25)+CD127(cluster of differentiation127)- Tregs from these patients, and expand them with IL(interleukin)-2 retinoid acid and anti-CD3(cluster of differentiation 3) /CD28(cluster of differentiation 28) beads. The patients will be subsequently treated with single infusion of CD4+CD25+CD127- Tregs (10-20 x 106 cells/kg).

In the clinical trials, the investigators will monitor the number of Tregs in patients at different periods, and to test their suppressive functions in vitro. Also the function and biopsy of liver will be processed to determine the efficacy of Treg therapy.

Being tested
Regulatory T cells
Keywords
Autoimmune Diseases, Treg
Medical subject headings
Autoimmune Diseases

What participants receive

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

  • Regulatory T cellsBiological

    Regulatory t cells will be injected back to autoimmune hepatitis patients

Study groups in NCT02704338
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Regulatory T cellsExperimentalCD4(cluster of differentiation)+CD25+CD127- T cells isolated from peripheral blood mononuclear cells were be expanded with GMP(Good Manufacturing Practice) anti-CD3/CD28 coated beads in the presence of IL-2 and all-trans retinoid acid.
Receives: Biological: Regulatory T cells

What is being measured

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

  1. Biochemical remission(serum levels of alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase and Total bilirubin within normal ranges)

    Measured: 12 months

  2. immunology remission(=serum levels of T cell subsets, immune globulin, and complement within normal ranges) and lack of other side effects.

    Measured: 12 months

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Incidence of biochemical remission 2 times increase of serum levels of alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase and Total bilirubin.

    Measured: 12 months

  2. Suspected rejection detected by clinical feature or biopsy.

    Measured: 12 months

  3. Incidence of 2 times increase of immunology related level(serum levels of T cell subsets,immune globulin) or present other side effects.

    Measured: 12 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted10 Mar 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study startApr 2016
  3. Primary completionMar 2018 (estimated)
  4. Study completionOct 2018 (estimated)

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 1/2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
30 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02704338
Sponsor's protocol ID
NJLT002
Acronym
Treg
Status last verified
Mar 2016
First submitted
28 Feb 2016
Last updated
10 Mar 2016
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Chung YY, Rahim MN, Heneghan MA. Autoimmune hepatitis and pregnancy: considerations for the clinician. Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2022 Apr;18(4):325-333. doi: 10.1080/1744666X.2022.2044307. Epub 2022 Mar 2.

    PubMed 35179437

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1/2 study testing Regulatory T cells in people with Autoimmune Diseases, run by Nanjing Medical University.

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 4 inclusion and 8 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 10 Mar 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

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 combined 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.

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

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

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

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

Contact Ling Lu, M.D.,PH.D. (86-25-68136053, lvling@njmu.edu.cn), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Biochemical remission(serum levels of alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase and Total bilirubin within normal ranges) (time frame: 12 months). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. 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 NCT02704338, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 10 Mar 2016.

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