ALF: Safety Study of Stemchymal® in Acute Liver Failure
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
To investigate the safety of Stemchymal® via intravenous (IV) infusion in acute liver failure (ALF) and acute on chronic liver failure (ACLF) patients.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Phase 1 |
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: Stemchymal® Biological: Stemchymal® ALF/ ACLF patients will receive low (0.5 x 10^6 cells/kg) or high (2 x 10^6 cells/kg) dose of Stemchymal® through intravenous infusion |
Biological: Stemchymal®
ALF/ ACLF patients will receive Stemchymal® through intravenous infusion
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- The incidence of adverse events (AEs) and suspected unexpected serious adverse reaction (SUSAR) [12 months]
Other Outcome Measures
- Changes of Model for End-Stage Liver Disease score [12 months]
- Changes of Child-Pugh score [12 months]
- Changes of Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance scale [12 months]
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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ALF or ACLF patients.
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Subjects are between 20 and 70 years of age.
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MELD scores meet 17 ≤ MELD ≤ 26.
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Subjects who had completed signing informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
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Subjects who had been enrolled in any other cell therapy within six months.
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Females with a positive pregnancy test result.
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Subjects have contraindication for liver transplantation.
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Subjects with psychiatric illnesses.
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Subjects who are diagnosed as active tuberculosis (TB).
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Subjects with immunological disorders (e.g. autoimmune hepatitis) or using immunosuppressive drugs (e.g. steroid for immunosuppression) within six months prior to screening visit.
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Subjects with unstable illnesses or contraindication for this clinical trial according to investigator's judgment.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Taipei Veterans General Hospital | Taipei | Taiwan |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Steminent Biotherapeutics Inc.
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- AA01