A Phase II Study of Intrathecal Autologous Adipose-derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Study Purpose:
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and efficacy of intrathecal treatment delivered to the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of mesenchymal stem cells in ALS patients every 3 months for a total of 4 injections over 12 months.
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are a type of stem cell that can be grown into a number of different kinds of cells. In this study, MSCs will be taken from the subject's body fat and grown. CSF is the fluid surrounding the spine.
The use of mesenchymal stem cells is considered investigational, which means it has not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for routine clinical use. However, the FDA has allowed the use of mesenchymal stem cells in this research study.
Disease:
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Familial ALS, Sporadic ALSStudy Type:
Interventional TrialStudy Category:
Stem CellStudy Status:
EnrollingPhase:
Phase IIStudy Chair(s)/Principal Investigator(s):
Nathan P Staff, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic
Anthony J Windebank, MD, Mayo Clinic
Clinicaltrials.gov ID (11 digit #):
NCT03268603Neals Affiliated?
NoCoordinating Center Contact Information
Mayo Clinic in RochesterMichelle Turner / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Jane Sultze, CCRP / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) / 507-288-5523
Rochester, Minnesota 55905 United States
Full Study Summary:
The Goal of the Proposed Study is to perform an open label, 60 subject, Phase II multi-site clinical trial to investigate the safety and efficacy of intrathecal treatment of aaMSCs in ALS. Patients will be treated with 1 x 10^8 aaMSCs every 3 months for a total of 4 intrathecal injections over 12 months. Reduced dose treatments will be allowed based on specific adverse events. Multiple biomarkers will be tracked throughout the clinical trial and correlated with response to treatment. This study will initially be performed at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Subsequently, the study will expand to the two other Mayo Clinic sites in Arizona and Florida as the manufacturing capabilities are finalized.