CNS10-NPC for the Treatment of RP

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Summary

The investigator is examining the safety of transplanting cells into the subretinal space of patients with Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP). The cells are called neural progenitor cells, which are a type of stem cell that can become several different types of cells in the nervous system. These cells have been derived to specifically become astrocytes, which is a type of neuronal cell. The cells are called "CNS10-NPC." The investigational treatment has been tested in animals, but it has not yet been tested in people. In this study, the investigators want to learn if CNS10-NPC cells are safe to transplant into the subretinal space of people.

Description

This study will be the first to use a human progenitor cell line to treat retinitis pigmentosa in people. This is a Phase 1/2a, single-center, open label, safety study of two escalating doses of human neural progenitor cells (CNS10-NPC) delivered unilaterally to the subretinal space of subjects with RP.

Subjects meeting all Eligibility Criteria and providing Informed Consent will be enrolled in one of two sequential dosing groups. Subjects will be treated sequentially with a minimum of one month interval between surgeries for the first three subjects in each dosing cohort. The remaining subjects in the cohort will be treated with a minimum interval of at least one week between surgeries.

Primary objective. To assess the safety and tolerability of two escalating doses of clinical grade human fetal cortical-derived neural progenitor cells (CNS10-NPC) administered in the subretinal space of one eye (unilaterally) in patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP).

Secondary objectives. Within constraints of a small first in-human study focused on safety:

  1. Determine if CNS10-NPC can engraft and survive long-term in the retina of transiently immunosuppressed subjects,
  2. Obtain evidence that subretinal injection of CNS10-NPC can favorably impact the progression of vision loss in subjects with moderate RP.

Details
Condition Retinitis Pigmentosa
Treatment CNS10-NPC implantation
Clinical Study IdentifierNCT04284293
SponsorCedars-Sinai Medical Center
Last Modified on28 February 2022

Eligibility

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Inclusion Criteria

To participate in this study, the subject must be 18 years of age or older and must understand and sign the protocol's informed consent
Participant with diagnosis of retinitis pigmentosa
Clinical signs of retinitis pigmentosa
A history of nyctalopia
Retinal pigmentary changes
Arteriolar attenuation
Waxy disc pallor
Electrophysiologic evidence of rod dysfunction on full field electroretinography
Visual field constriction
a. Participants in Group 1 (n=6) will have visual acuity equal to or worse
than 20/200. Participants in Group 2 (n=10) will have visual acuity equal to
or worse than 20/80
b. Group 1 participants will have central visual field of 40 degrees diameter
or less. Group 2, participants will have a measurable visual field defect
\. Participant will be medically able to undergo ophthalmic surgery

Exclusion Criteria

Presence of significant ocular abnormalities that would preclude the planned surgery or interfere with the interpretation of study endpoints (e.g. glaucoma, corneal or significant lens opacities, pre-existing uveitis, intraocular infection, macular edema, choroidal neovascularization). Any ocular diseases that the investigator feels would interfere with accurate ocular measurements. This would exclude potential subjects with significant cataract, corneal scars or significant corneal irregularities such as keratoconus, previous penetrating keratoplasty or glaucoma with central visual field
Any pre-existing factor or history of eye disease that may predispose to an increased risk of surgical complications in the study eye (e.g. trauma, previous surgery other than uncomplicated cataract surgery, uveitis, congenital developmental or structural abnormalities)
Concomitant systemic diseases including those in which the disease itself, or the treatment for the disease, can alter ocular function or immune status (e.g. malignancies, uncontrolled diabetes)
Any ocular surgery or laser in either eye within 12 weeks of screening
Any contraindication to pupil dilatation in either eye
Treatment with intravitreal, subtenon or periocular steroid within 4 months of enrollment
Any known allergy to any component of the delivery vehicle or diagnostic agents used during the study (e.g., dilation drops), or medications planned for use during the peri-operative period including corticosteroids, tacrolimus and mycophenolate
Imminently life-threatening illness
Abuse of alcohol or any illegal substance(s) within 12 months of the procedure
Laboratory test abnormalities or abnormalities in electrocardiogram or chest X-ray, which in the opinion of the Principal Investigator are clinically significant and would make the patient unable to tolerate study procedures
Intercurrent illness or infection 28 days prior to enrolment
Contraindications to use of anesthesia
Females of child-bearing potential (i.e. those who are not surgically sterile and not at least 12-months post-menopausal) who are not willing to comply with the study's contraception requirement (women who are unwilling to use an effective form of contraception such as the contraceptive pill or intrauterine device)
Women who are pregnant
Females who are nursing or who intend to nurse during the first 6 months post-treatment
Men or women who do not agree to use barrier or medical contraception for at least 6 months post-operatively
History of any investigational agent administration within 28 days prior to administration
Participation in a prior gene transfer therapy study or cell-based therapy
Enrollment in any other clinical study, for any condition, including those relating to RP throughout the duration of the study
Current or anticipated long-term treatment with systemic corticosteroids (for a period longer than 7 days)
Current treatment with immunosuppressant therapies or any contraindications to use of the immunosuppressants in this protocol
A history of malignancy within a five-year period or a positive cancer screening test within a one-year period of the screening visit
Any physical or mental disability that will impair the ability of the patient to travel to and from the study center or provide informed consent/assent or effective safety assessments as specified by the protocol. Any mental or psychiatric disorders that prevent the patient from having full authority to do so (i.e. the subject cannot have power of attorney signed over to another individual)
Inability or unwillingness to comply with the study protocol
Medical history of HIV, or hepatitis A, B or C
Subjects who have taken any prescription or investigational oral retinoid medication (e.g., Accutane Soriatane), or any medicines that may affect the macula (e.g. tamoxifen, mellaril, thorazine, plaquenil, niacin) within 6 months of enrollment
Allergy to Beta-Lactam antibiotics
The presence of cystoid macular edema
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency
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