Status:

COMPLETED

Efficacy and Safety Study of TissueGene-C Mixed With Fibrin-glue for the Patients With Degenerative Arthritis

Lead Sponsor:

Kolon Life Science

Conditions:

Degenerative Arthritis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether TissueGene-C, allogeneic human chondrocytes expressing Transforming Growth Factor(TGF)-b1, mixed with fibrin-glue is effective and safe in patients wi...

Detailed Description

TissueGene-C is a biological new drug which consists of non-transduced chondrocytes and transduced chondrocytes that express TGF-b1 to regenerate the damaged cartilage. During the clinical trial Phas...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Female or male aged 18 years or more
  • Diagnosed with degenerative arthritis of the knee
  • With an IKDC score of 60 or lower at the screening visit
  • With a BMI of higher than18.5 and lower than 30
  • With an International Cartilage Repair Society(ICRS) Grade IV cartilage damage in the major lesions, as confirmed through an MRI scan
  • With major lesions concentrated in one section of the knee, and with the major lesions considered the main cause of the clinical symptoms
  • With major lesions defect size 2 cm2 \~ 10cm2
  • With no alleviation of the symptoms even after at least three months of non-surgical treatment
  • Healthy, with no major findings from the physical examination, hematology, serum chemistry, and urine tests, and no significant medical history
  • Agreed to use an effective contraceptive method during the study period
  • Voluntarily agreed to participate in this study, and signed the informed consent form

Exclusion

  • Showed clinically significant hematology, serum chemistry, and urine test results at the screening visit
  • Mechanical axis (HKA) is greater than 5°
  • Patients receiving injections to the treated knee within 2 months prior to study entry
  • Patients who are pregnant or currently breast-feeding children
  • With another joint disease (e.g., inflammatory arthritis, infectious arthritis)
  • With an infectious disease, including HIV or hepatitis
  • With any of the following clinically significant diseases:
  • heart disease \[e.g., myocardial infarction, arrhythmia, other serious heart diseases,
  • kidney disease (e.g., chronic renal failure, glomerulonephritis)
  • liver disease (e.g., liver cirrhosis, fatty liver, acute or chronic liver disease)
  • endocrine disease (e.g., hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, thyroiditis, diabetes insipidus, Cushing's disease)
  • insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
  • medical history of past or current malignant tumor
  • In particular, the tumors that TissueGene-C may aggravate can be screened using the following tests:
  • Leukemia (White Blood Cell level in the hematology)
  • Osteochondroma, Chondromas, Chondroblastoma, Chondromyxoid fibroma, Chondrosarcoma(Alkaline phosphatase level in the hematology)
  • Participated in another clinical trial (using the investigational drug or a medical device) within 30 days before enrollment in this study
  • Considered inappropriate by the investigator for participation in this study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2012

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

18 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01825811

Start Date

October 1 2012

End Date

June 1 2014

Last Update

January 22 2015

Active Locations (6)

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1

Kyungpook National University Hospital

Daegu, South Korea, 700-721

2

Inha University Hospital

Incheon, South Korea, 400-711

3

Seoul National University Hospital

Seoul, South Korea, 110-744

4

Samsung Medical Center

Seoul, South Korea, 135-710