Safety and Efficacy of FURESTEM-RA Inj. in Patients With Moderate to Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis
Primary Purpose
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 1
Locations
Korea, Republic of
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
FURESTEM-RA Inj
sterile saline
Sponsored by

About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Rheumatoid Arthritis focused on measuring FURESTEM-RA Inj., Rheumatoid Arthritis, Cell therapy
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- of either gender, 19-80years old
- Subjects must be diagnosed according to the 2010 ACR/EULAR criteria for at least 12 weeks duration.
- Subjects must be diagnosed with ACR functional class I. II, III
- ≥ 6 tender joints, swollen joints (68 joint count) at Screening
- Subject who has moderate to severe disease activity (DAS28-ESR>3.2) on screening visit
History of treatment for one of conventional DMARDs or biologic DMARDs or JAK inhibitors AND people diagnosed with either (a) or (b) by a trained person, or people that have potential side effects thus not qualified from using biologic DMARDs.
- people that have no effect with permitted dose taking for more than 3 months
- people with a history of side effects of relevant treatment
- Subjects must be taking cDMARDs(including methotrexate, sulfasalazine, hydroxychloroquine, leflunomide) or tacrolimus of stable dose More than 12 weeks before baseline visit and be willing to remain on stable dose throughout the study
- If subject is currently administering steroids everyday, when steroid dose is converted into prednisolone oral dose, the subject should take a stable dose(≤10mg/day) over 4 weeks on screening visit
- In case of taking NASAIDs, Tramadol patients with stable amount of medication at least 2 weeks before screening visit.
- During screening visit , patients with an ESR result of 28mm/hr; patients with a 1.0mg/dL or greater in a CRP testing
- Subject who understands and voluntarily sign an informed consent form
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects who is diagnosed ACR function class IV Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Patients who are judged by the PI(or Sub-I) to be unable to participate in clinical trials due to uncontrolled or unstable cardiovascular disease or severe blood disease
- Subjects who has AIDS, other rheumatic disease(Crohn's disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, lyme disease, psoriatic arthritis, spondylarthropathy, infectious or reactive arthritis, reiter's syndrome, etc.)
Prior use of bDMARDs, within the following windows prior to baseline
- 24 weeks for Rituximab
- 10 weeks for Abatacept, Golimumab, Certolizumab pegol, Tocilizumab
- 7 weeks for Infliximab
- 4 weeks for Etanercept
- 3 weeks for Tofacitinib, Baricitinib
- Subject who has history of hypersensitivity, heavy metal poisoning, etc. to drugs which is composed of similar components.
- Subject who has treated intravenous, intramuscular steroid injection within 2 weeks before screening visit or intra-articular steroid injection within 4 weeks before screening visit
- Subject who has administered ACTH(adrenocorticotropic hormone) agents within 4 weeks before screening visit
- Subject who has undergone administration of any investigational drug within 30 days before screening visit.
- Use of prohibited medication or inability to avoid the use of prohibited medication during the study
- Pregnant, breast-feeding women
- A female or male in their childbearing ages that is not willing to take proper contraceptive methods during a study
- Subject who has sever dyshepatia (Serum creatinine level ≥ 1.7mg/dl)
- Subject who has severe renal dysfunction (ALT/AST/bilirubin value ≥ 2 upper limit of the normal range at screening test)
- Any other condition which the PI Judges would make patient unsuitable for study participation
Sites / Locations
- Chonnam National University Hospital
- Gangdong Kyung Hee University Hospital
- Konkuk University Medical Center
- Kyung Hee University Hospital
- Seoul Hospital attached to Soonchunhyang University
- Seoul national University Boramae
- Seoul National University Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm Type
Experimental
Placebo Comparator
Arm Label
FURESTEM-RA Inj.
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Arm Description
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
Safety of FURESTEM-RA Inj. - number of adverse events
Evaluate the number of adverse events Safety of FURESTEM-RA Inj.
Secondary Outcome Measures
Efficacy as measured by ACR(American College of Rheumatology)20,50,70 reaction rate
Efficacy as measured by EULAR (European League Against Rheumatism)reaction rate
Efficacy as measured by DAS(Disease activity scores)28-ESR
DAS range is from ≥ 3.2 (inactive) , >3.2 but ≤ 5.1(moderate), >5.1(very active)
Efficacy as measured by KHAQ(Korean Health assessment questionnaire)
KHAQ range is from 0 (clear) to 60 (severe)
Efficacy as measured by CDAI (clinical disease activity index)
CDAI range is from 0 (clear) to 76 (severe)
Efficacy as measured by 100mm Pain VAS(Visual analogue scale)
100mm Pain VAS range is from 0 (clear) to 100 (severe)
Total number of use and consumed amount of rescue medicine
Change in Cytokine(TNF-a, Interleukin (IL)-1b, IL-4,IL-6,IL-8,IL-10,IL-13,IL-17A,IL-21,IL-22)
Full Information
NCT ID
NCT03618784
First Posted
July 24, 2018
Last Updated
October 7, 2022
Sponsor
Kang Stem Biotech Co., Ltd.
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT03618784
Brief Title
Safety and Efficacy of FURESTEM-RA Inj. in Patients With Moderate to Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis
Official Title
A Multi-center, Randomized, Double-blind, Parallel, Placebo-controlled Phase I/2a Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of FURESTEM-RA Inj. for Moderate to Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
October 2022
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
July 11, 2018 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
October 5, 2021 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
May 13, 2022 (Actual)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
Kang Stem Biotech Co., Ltd.
4. Oversight
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
Data Monitoring Committee
Yes
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
Safety and Efficacy of FURESTEM-RA Inj. in Patients With Moderate to Severe Rheumatoid arthritis
Detailed Description
Phase 1: Single center, open Phase 2a : Multi-center, randomized, double-blind, parallel, placebo Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of FURESTEM-RA Inj. for Moderate to Severe Rheumatoid arthritis
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Keywords
FURESTEM-RA Inj., Rheumatoid Arthritis, Cell therapy
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Phase 1, Phase 2
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
ParticipantCare ProviderInvestigatorOutcomes Assessor
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
33 (Actual)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Arm Title
FURESTEM-RA Inj.
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Title
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Arm Type
Placebo Comparator
Intervention Type
Biological
Intervention Name(s)
FURESTEM-RA Inj
Intervention Description
The allogeneic umbilical cord blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells of each dose level as below were mixed into an IV bag containing 100 ml of sterile saline solution and the IV bag was gently massaged to obtain homogeneous mixture of the cell suspension.
Administer the constituted cell suspension by IV infusion to a subject. The infusion should be completed in 60 minutes using infusion pump.
Dose level 1: 5.0 x 10^7 cells /body 3 repeated intravenous injection at 4 week intervals
Dose level 2: 1.0 x 10^8 cells /body 3 repeated intravenous injection at 4 week intervals
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
sterile saline
Intervention Description
sterile saline 3 repeated intravenous injection at 4 week intervals
Placebo were mixed into an IV bag containing 100 ml of sterile saline solution and the IV bag was gently massaged to obtain homogeneous mixture of the cell suspension.
Administer the constituted cell suspension by IV infusion to a subject. The infusion should be completed in 60 minutes using infusion pump.
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Safety of FURESTEM-RA Inj. - number of adverse events
Description
Evaluate the number of adverse events Safety of FURESTEM-RA Inj.
Time Frame
4 weeks follow-up after treatment
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Efficacy as measured by ACR(American College of Rheumatology)20,50,70 reaction rate
Time Frame
16 weeks follow-up after treatment
Title
Efficacy as measured by EULAR (European League Against Rheumatism)reaction rate
Time Frame
16 weeks follow-up after treatment
Title
Efficacy as measured by DAS(Disease activity scores)28-ESR
Description
DAS range is from ≥ 3.2 (inactive) , >3.2 but ≤ 5.1(moderate), >5.1(very active)
Time Frame
16 weeks follow-up after treatment
Title
Efficacy as measured by KHAQ(Korean Health assessment questionnaire)
Description
KHAQ range is from 0 (clear) to 60 (severe)
Time Frame
16 weeks follow-up after treatment
Title
Efficacy as measured by CDAI (clinical disease activity index)
Description
CDAI range is from 0 (clear) to 76 (severe)
Time Frame
16 weeks follow-up after treatment
Title
Efficacy as measured by 100mm Pain VAS(Visual analogue scale)
Description
100mm Pain VAS range is from 0 (clear) to 100 (severe)
Time Frame
16 weeks follow-up after treatment
Title
Total number of use and consumed amount of rescue medicine
Time Frame
16 weeks follow-up after treatment
Title
Change in Cytokine(TNF-a, Interleukin (IL)-1b, IL-4,IL-6,IL-8,IL-10,IL-13,IL-17A,IL-21,IL-22)
Time Frame
16 weeks follow-up after treatment
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
19 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
80 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
of either gender, 19-80years old
Subjects must be diagnosed according to the 2010 ACR/EULAR criteria for at least 12 weeks duration.
Subjects must be diagnosed with ACR functional class I. II, III
≥ 6 tender joints, swollen joints (68 joint count) at Screening
Subject who has moderate to severe disease activity (DAS28-ESR>3.2) on screening visit
History of treatment for one of conventional DMARDs or biologic DMARDs or JAK inhibitors AND people diagnosed with either (a) or (b) by a trained person, or people that have potential side effects thus not qualified from using biologic DMARDs.
people that have no effect with permitted dose taking for more than 3 months
people with a history of side effects of relevant treatment
Subjects must be taking cDMARDs(including methotrexate, sulfasalazine, hydroxychloroquine, leflunomide) or tacrolimus of stable dose More than 12 weeks before baseline visit and be willing to remain on stable dose throughout the study
If subject is currently administering steroids everyday, when steroid dose is converted into prednisolone oral dose, the subject should take a stable dose(≤10mg/day) over 4 weeks on screening visit
In case of taking NASAIDs, Tramadol patients with stable amount of medication at least 2 weeks before screening visit.
During screening visit , patients with an ESR result of 28mm/hr; patients with a 1.0mg/dL or greater in a CRP testing
Subject who understands and voluntarily sign an informed consent form
Exclusion Criteria:
Subjects who is diagnosed ACR function class IV Rheumatoid Arthritis
Patients who are judged by the PI(or Sub-I) to be unable to participate in clinical trials due to uncontrolled or unstable cardiovascular disease or severe blood disease
Subjects who has AIDS, other rheumatic disease(Crohn's disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, lyme disease, psoriatic arthritis, spondylarthropathy, infectious or reactive arthritis, reiter's syndrome, etc.)
Prior use of bDMARDs, within the following windows prior to baseline
24 weeks for Rituximab
10 weeks for Abatacept, Golimumab, Certolizumab pegol, Tocilizumab
7 weeks for Infliximab
4 weeks for Etanercept
3 weeks for Tofacitinib, Baricitinib
Subject who has history of hypersensitivity, heavy metal poisoning, etc. to drugs which is composed of similar components.
Subject who has treated intravenous, intramuscular steroid injection within 2 weeks before screening visit or intra-articular steroid injection within 4 weeks before screening visit
Subject who has administered ACTH(adrenocorticotropic hormone) agents within 4 weeks before screening visit
Subject who has undergone administration of any investigational drug within 30 days before screening visit.
Use of prohibited medication or inability to avoid the use of prohibited medication during the study
Pregnant, breast-feeding women
A female or male in their childbearing ages that is not willing to take proper contraceptive methods during a study
Subject who has sever dyshepatia (Serum creatinine level ≥ 1.7mg/dl)
Subject who has severe renal dysfunction (ALT/AST/bilirubin value ≥ 2 upper limit of the normal range at screening test)
Any other condition which the PI Judges would make patient unsuitable for study participation
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Chonnam National University Hospital
City
Gwangju
Country
Korea, Republic of
Facility Name
Gangdong Kyung Hee University Hospital
City
Seoul
Country
Korea, Republic of
Facility Name
Konkuk University Medical Center
City
Seoul
Country
Korea, Republic of
Facility Name
Kyung Hee University Hospital
City
Seoul
Country
Korea, Republic of
Facility Name
Seoul Hospital attached to Soonchunhyang University
City
Seoul
Country
Korea, Republic of
Facility Name
Seoul national University Boramae
City
Seoul
Country
Korea, Republic of
Facility Name
Seoul National University Hospital
City
Seoul
Country
Korea, Republic of
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