Autologous Umbilical Cord Blood Infusion for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

This is an interventional treatment trial for Autism Spectrum Disorder focused on measuring Autism Spectrum Disorder, ASD, Umbilical cord blood, Autologous cord blood, cord blood Read More

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age ≥ 24 months to ≤72months at the time of visit 1

2. Confirmed clinical DSM-5 diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder using all three of the following measures:

   • Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule - Toddler or Generic (ADOS)
   • Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R)
   • DSM-5 checklist
3. IQ ≥ 35 on Stanford Binet Intelligence Scale or similar standardized test
4. Autologous umbilical cord blood available from a cord blood bank with a minimum total nucleated cell dose of ≥ 1 x 107 cells/kilogram of subject weight that meets acceptance criteria outlined in section 6.0 with confirmed HLA matching
5. Stable on current medications for at least 2 months prior to infusion of cord blood
6. Ability to travel to Duke University three times (0, 6, 12 mo.), parent/guardian able to participate in electronic communication tracking two times in the study and interim phone surveys every 3 months
7. Parental consent
8. Subject and parent/guardian must be English speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Unwilling to commit to follow up for a year
2. History of prior cell therapy
3. Use of IVIG or other anti-inflammatory medications with the exception of NSAIDs
4. Medical records indicate that child has genetic or other syndromes such as fragile X, neurofibromatosis, Rett syndrome, tuberous sclerosis, PTEN mutation, cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy, Crohn's disease, or rheumatoid disease
5. Co-morbid condition that would influence child's performance on assessments.
6. Central Nervous System (CNS) infection
7. History of unstable epilepsy or uncontrolled seizure disorder, infantile spasms, Lennox Gastaut syndrome, Dravet syndrome
8. Known pathogenic copy number variation (CNV) (e.g. 16p11.2, 15q13.2, 2q13.3)
9. Significant sensory (i.e., deafness, blind) or motor impairment (CP) (if using Language Environment Analysis (LENA), no uncorrected hearing impairment)
10. Presence of obvious physical dysmorphology
11. Review of medical records indicates ASD diagnosis not likely or other serious complicating genetic or medical condition present
12. Impaired renal or liver function as determined by serum creatinine >1.5mg/dL and/or total bilirubin>1.3mg/dL
13. Clinically significant abnormalities in Complete Blood Count (CBC): Hemoglobin < 10.0 g/dL, White Blood Count (WBC) < 3.8 x 10e9, Platelets < 150x 10e9.
14. Known metabolic disorder, mitochondrial dysfunction
15. Uncontrolled infection, presence of or infection with HIV
16. Active malignancy
17. Macroencephaly or microencephaly ( >2 standard deviations in the relevant direction between head circumference and height)
18. Change in current stable use of psychoactive medications; as per parent report.