Status:

COMPLETED

Safety and Efficacy of Repeated Administrations of NurOwn® in ALS Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Brainstorm-Cell Therapeutics

Collaborating Sponsors:

California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM)

Conditions:

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-60 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

This study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of repeated administration of NurOwn® (MSC-NTF cells) therapy, which is based on transplantation of autologous bone marrow derived mesenchymal stromal ...

Detailed Description

Neurotrophic factors (NTFs) are potent survival factors for embryonic, neonatal, and adult neurons and are considered potential therapeutic candidates for ALS. Delivery of multiple NTFs to the immedia...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • ALS diagnosed as possible, laboratory-supported probable, probable, or definite as defined by revised El Escorial criteria.
  • Having onset of ALS disease symptoms, including limb weakness within 24 months at the Screening Visit.
  • ALSFRS-R ≥ 25 at the screening Visit.
  • Upright slow vital capacity (SVC) measure ≥ 65% of predicted for gender, height, and age at the screening Visit.
  • Rapid progressors
  • Participants taking a stable dose of Riluzole are permitted in the study
  • Citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canadian citizen able to travel to a US site for all follow-up study visits

Exclusion

  • Prior stem cell therapy of any kind
  • History of autoimmune or other serious disease (including malignancy and immune deficiency) that may confound study results
  • Current use of immunosuppressant medication or anticoagulants (per Investigator discretion)
  • Exposure to any other experimental agent or participation in an ALS clinical trial within 30 days prior to Screening Visit
  • Use of RADICAVA (edaravone injection) within 30 days of screening or intent to use edaravone at any time during the course of the study including the follow up period
  • Use of non-invasive ventilation (BIPAP), diaphragm pacing system or invasive ventilation (tracheostomy)
  • Feeding tube
  • Pregnant women or women currently breastfeeding

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 28 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 29 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

196 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03280056

Start Date

August 28 2017

End Date

September 29 2020

Last Update

February 29 2024

Active Locations (6)

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1

University of California Irvine Alpha Stem Cell Clinic

Irvine, California, United States, 92697

2

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90048

3

California Pacific Medical Center

San Francisco, California, United States, 94115

4

Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115