Study of Mesenchymal Stem Cells for the Treatment of Medically Refractory Ulcerative Colitis (UC) (UC)
Ulcerative Colitis
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Ulcerative Colitis focused on measuring Ulcerative Colitis, medically refractory ulcerative colitis, UC, refractory ulcerative colitis
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Males and Females 18-75 years of age.
- Ulcerative colitis of at least 6 months duration with medically refractory symptoms
Exposure to corticosteroids, 5-ASA drugs, thiopurines, methotrexate, anti-TNF therapy, anti-integrin and anti-interleukin in the past are permitted but a washout period of 4 weeks for any monoclonal antibody is necessary.
- If receiving conventional immunomodulators (ie, AZA, 6-MP, or MTX), must have been taking them for ≥12 weeks, and on a stable dose for at least 4 weeks.
- If AZA, 6-MP, or MTX has been recently discontinued, it must have been stopped for at least 4 weeks.
- If receiving oral 5-ASA compounds, the dose must have been stable for at least 4 weeks.
- If receiving oral corticosteroids, the dose must be ≤20 mg/day prednisone or its equivalent and must have been stable for at least 4 weeks.
- If receiving budesonide, the dose must have been stable for at least 2 weeks.
- If oral 5-ASA compounds or oral corticosteroids (including budesonide) have been recently discontinued, they must have been stopped for at least 2 weeks.
The following medications/therapies must have been discontinued before first administration of study agent:
- TNF-antagonist therapy (eg, infliximab, etanercept, certolizumab, adalimumab, golimumab), vedolizumab, ustekinumab for at least 4 weeks.
- Cyclosporine, tacrolimus, or sirolimus, for at least 4 weeks.
- 6-thioguanine (6-TG) must have been discontinued for at least 4 weeks.
- Rectal corticosteroids (ie, corticosteroids [including budesonide] administered to the
- rectum or sigmoid colon via foam or enema or suppository) for at least 2 weeks.
- Rectal 5-ASA compounds (ie, 5-ASAs administered to the rectum or sigmoid colon viafoam or enema or suppository) for at least 2 weeks.
- Parenteral corticosteroids for at least 2 weeks.
- Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) for at least 2 weeks.
- Antibiotics for the treatment of UC (eg, ciprofloxacin, metronidazole, or rifaximin) for at least 2 weeks.
- No colonic dysplasia and malignancy as ruled out by colonoscopy within 30 days of MSC delivery
- Ability to comply with protocol
- Competent and able to provide written informed consent
- Must have lost response to at least one monoclonal antibody (anti-TNF, anti-interleukin, or anti-integrin therapy), tofacitinib, or have a contra-indication to biologic therapy
- If patient is of reproductive capacity, willing to use adequate birth control measures while they are in the study
Exclusion Criteria for all patients to join the protocol
- Inability to give informed consent.
- Clinically significant medical conditions within the six months before administration of MSCs: e.g. myocardial infarction, active angina, congestive heart failure or other conditions that would, in the opinion of the investigators, compromise the safety of the patient.
Specific exclusions;
- HIV
- Hepatitis B or C
- Abnormal AST or ALT at screening defined as AST >100 or ALT > 100
Abnormal basic laboratory values with the following cut-offs:
- Alkaline phosphate >200
- WBC >13
- Hemoglobin <7
- Platelets <50 or > 1 million
- Creatinine >1.5
- History of cancer including melanoma (with the exception of localized skin cancers) within 5 years of study enrollment
- Investigational drug within one year of study enrollment
- Pregnant or breast feeding.
- Fulminant colitis requiring emergency surgery
- Concurrent active clostridium difficile infection of the colon
- Concurrent CMV infection of the colon
- Evidence of colonic perforation
- Massive hemorrhage from the colon requiring emergent surgery
- Crohn's colitis or indeterminate colitis
- Microscopic, ischemic or infectious colitis
- Neoplasia of the colon and preoperative biopsy
- Presence of an ostomy
- Prior small bowel resection
- Previous colonic resection
- Colonic stricture that unable to pass an adult colonoscope
- Active or latent tuberculosis
- Unable to wean off corticosteroids
- Patients with extra colonic ulcerative colitis including primary sclerosing cholangitis
- Patients with history of or current evidence of alcohol or drug abuse or dependence, recreational use of illicit drug or prescription medications, or have use of medical marijuana within 90 days of study entry
- Patients with known allergy to local anesthetics
- Patients with a known allergy to DMSO, porcine and/or bovine proteins
- Patients taking anticoagulant medications (e.g. warfarin, heparin) or clopidogrel (Plavix) to reduce the risk of bleeding/ hemarthrosis
- If patient is of reproductive capacity, unwilling to use adequate birth control measures while they are in the study
Control patients will have additional criteria that need to be met prior to the patients crossing over to receive treatment.
Inclusion Criteria for control patients prior to entering the treatment phase:
- Received placebo at the point of first injection
- Completed all study visits to date
- Clinical status has remained the same or improved, not worsened
Exclusion Criteria for control patients who will be entering the treatment phase:
- Required repeat hospitalization for a colitis flare
- Given oral and intravenous steroids for a colitis flare
- Had worsening abdominal pain frequency of bowel movements, blood in stool
- Desires exclusion from the study to pursue escalation in medical management or surgery Allogeneic Bone
- Has a colonic perforation that requires surgery
- Has colonic bleeding that requires surgery
Sites / Locations
- Cleveland ClinicRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Experimental
Placebo Comparator
Remestemcel-L (150 million cells)
Remestemcel-L (300 million cells)
Placebo
Targeted endoscopic delivery of remestemcel-L at a dose of 150 million cells into the submucosal layer of the colon wall at baseline. If at 3 months post injection of remestemcel-L there is clinical, endoscopic or radiographic improvement, patients will receive a second dose of remestemcel-L at a dose of 150 million MSCs (same dose at initial).
Targeted endoscopic delivery of remestemcel-L at a dose of 300 million cells into the submucosal layer of the colon wall at baseline. If at 3 months post injection of remestemcel-L there is clinical, endoscopic or radiographic improvement, patients will receive a second dose of remestemcel-L at a dose of 300 million MSCs (same dose at initial).
Direct injection of normal saline into the submucosal layer of the colon wall. If not completely healed after 3 months, participants will then cross over to the treatment group to receive a direct injection of remestemcel-L at a dose of 150 or 300 million cells into the submucosal layer of the colon wall. If at 6 months post injection of remestemcel-L there is clinical, endoscopic or radiographic improvement, patients will receive a second dose of remestemcel-L at a dose of 150 or 300 million MSCs (same dose at initial).