E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Patients with heart failure due to chronic ischemic heart failure without any further options for treatment |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Cardiovascular Diseases [C14] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 20.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10019285 |
E.1.2 | Term | Heart failure, unspecified |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 100000004849 |
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E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
The aim of this trial is to investigate the treatment effect of repeat intra-myocardial injections of 100 million allogeneic CSCC_ASCs 6 months apart in patients with severe ischemic heart failure (≤40%), in a randomized controlled study.
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
Inclusion criteria: 1. 30 to 85 years of age 2. Written informed consent 3. Chronic stable ischemic heart disease 4. Symptomatic heart failure (NYHA II-III) 5. LVEF ≤40 % documented by echocardiography, CT or MRI obtained after up-titration of heart failure medication (if previously treated with cardiac resynchronisation at least 3 months after implantation) 6. Plasma NT-pro-BNP > 300 pg/ml (> 35 pmol/L) in sinus rhythm and plasma NT-pro-BNP > 422 pg/ml (> 49 pmol/L) in those patients with atrial fibrillation 7. Maximal tolerable heart failure medication 8. Heart failure medication unchanged two months prior to inclusion/signature of informed consent. Changes in diuretics are acceptable 9. No option for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) 10. Patients who have had PCI or CABG within six months of inclusion must have a new angiography less than one month before inclusion and at least four months after the intervention to rule out early restenosis
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
Exclusion criteria 1. NYHA I or IV heart failure 2. Implantation of a cardiac resynchronisation therapy device (CRT) within 3 months or Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) 1 month 3. Acute coronary syndrome with elevation of CKMB or troponins, stroke or transitory cerebral ischemia within six weeks of inclusion 4. Other revascularisation treatment within four months of treatment 5. Moderate to severe aortic stenosis (valve area < 1.3 cm2) or valvular disease with option for surgery 6. Diminished functional capacity for other reasons such as: obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with forced expiratory volume (FEV) <1 L/min, moderate to severe claudication, severe arthrosis or severe pain from the musculoskeletal system, or morbid obesity 7. Clinically significant anaemia (haemoglobin < 6 mmol/L), leukopenia (leucocytes < 2 109/L), leucocytosis (leucocytes >14 109/L) or thrombocytopenia (thrombocytes < 50 109/L) 8. Anticoagulation treatment that cannot be paused during cell injections 9. Patients with reduced immune response 10. History with malignant disease within five years of inclusion or suspected malignity – except treated skin cancer other than melanoma 11. Pregnant women 12. Other experimental treatment within four weeks of baseline tests 13. Participation in another intervention trial
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
The primary efficacy endpoint is change in left ventricle end-systolic volume (LVESV) at 12 months follow-up after first treatment.
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
12 months after (first) treatment |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
The secondary endpoints are changes in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), end-systolic volume, end-diastolic volume and myocardial mass at 6 and 12 months follow-up. Other secondary endpoints are changes in NYHA, CCS, Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ), Seattle Angina Questionnaire and EQ5D3L Questionnaire, 6 min walking test, additional echocardiographic measures and NT-pro-BNP. Moreover, secondary safety endpoint is evaluating development of allogeneic antibodies and laboratory safety measurements 3, 6 and 12 months after treatment. In addition, safety of allogeneic CSCC_ASCs with respect to incidence and severity of SAEs and suspected unrelated serious adverse events will be evaluated at 12 months follow-up. A combined endpoint of 1. death, hospitalization for worsening heart failure including inserting of a bi-ventricular pacemaker, hospitalization because of ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation and increased heart failure medical treatment 1, 2 and 3 years after treatment 2. death, hospitalization for any cardiovascular reason, hospitalization for worsening heart failure including inserting of a bi-ventricular pacemaker, hospitalization because of ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation and increased heart failure medical treatment 1, 2 and 3 years after treatment
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
6, 12, 24, 36 months after (first) treatment |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | No |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | Yes |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Yes |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | Yes |
E.8.2.3.1 | Comparator description |
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E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 2 |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
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E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | No |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 3 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | Yes |
E.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 3 |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | Yes |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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LVLS is expected to be in 2022 |
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 3 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 3 |