Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation for the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis (Compassionate Use)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02084121 |
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First Posted : March 11, 2014
Last Update Posted : October 8, 2020
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment |
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Metachromatic Leukodystrophy | Biological: Enriched Hematopoetic Stem Cell Infusion |
Study Type : | Expanded Access |
Expanded Access Type : | Individual Patients |
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Official Title: | Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation for the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis (Compassionate Use) |

- Biological: Enriched Hematopoetic Stem Cell Infusion
Enriched Hematopoetic Stem Cell Infusion

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 3 Years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Male |
Inclusion Criteria:
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Patients must have a confirmed diagnosis of inherited metabolic disorder / inborn error of metabolism. Diagnosis should be confirmed by appropriate test(s) (enzyme and/or mutation analysis) before study entry. Patients must not be eligible for myeloablative chemotherapy as a preparative regimen for transplant due to age, co-morbidities or organ dysfunction.
Inborn errors of metabolism / Inherited Metabolic Disorders (IMD) eligible for this Compassionate Use Provision include Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (MLD)
- Patients must be ≥ 3 years of age
- Patients must have Lansky or Karnofsky performance status ≥40
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Patients must have adequate function of other organ systems as measured by:
- Creatinine < 2.0 mg/dl and creatinine clearance ≥60 cc/min/1.73m2. Newborns must have a creatinine clearance > 25 cc/min. For babies < 3 months of age, the raw value on glomerular filtration rate (GFR) must be > 1 cc/kg/min.
- Hepatic transaminases (ALT/AST) ≤4 x normal, bilirubin <2.0mg/dl
- Normal cardiac function by echocardiogram or radionuclide scan (ejection fraction or shortening fraction >80% of normal value for age)
- Pulmonary function tests demonstrating forced expiratory volume at one second (FEV1) of >50% of predicted for age. If child is too young for pulmonary function tests (PFTs), crying vital capacity result of >50% of normal value for age or resting pulse oximeter >85% on room air or clearance by pulmonologist will be required.
- Patient must have a related donor [identical or mismatched for 1, 2 or 3 histocompatibility leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A, -B or -DR loci].
- Patient, and parent, or legal guardian must have given written informed consent according to FDA guidelines.
- Patients must have a minimum life expectancy of at least 6 months.
- Female patients of childbearing potential cannot be pregnant or lactating/breast-feeding and must be either surgically sterile, postmenopausal (no menses for the previous 12 months), or must be practicing an effective method of birth control as determined by the investigator (e.g., oral contraceptives, double barrier methods, hormonal injectable or implanted contraceptives, tubal ligation, or partner with vasectomy).
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with uncontrolled seizures, apnea, evidence of recurrent or uncontrolled aspiration, or need for chronic mechanical ventilation.
- Patients with allogeneic stem cell transplant with cytoreductive therapy in the past 6 months.
- Subjects must not have had previous radiation therapy that would preclude total body irradiation (TBI) (as determined by radiation therapist)
- Uncontrolled infection or severe concomitant diseases, which in the judgment of the Principal Investigator, could not tolerate reduced intensity transplantation.
- Severe impairment of functional performance as evidenced by a Karnofsky (patients >16 years old) or Lansky (children <16 years old) score <40%
- Subjects with a positive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody test result
- Subjects who are pregnant, as indicated by a positive serum human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) test
- Subjects whose only donor is pregnant at the time of intended transplant
- Subjects of childbearing potential who are not practicing adequate contraception as defined by the investigator at the site
- Jehovah's witness
- Patients that have any comorbid condition which, in the view of the Principal Investigators, renders the patient at too high a risk from treatment complications and regimen related morbidity/mortality.
- Lack of related donors

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02084121
United States, North Carolina | |
Duke University | |
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27705 |
Principal Investigator: | Joanne Kurtzberg, MD | Duke University |
Responsible Party: | Talaris Therapeutics Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02084121 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
ICT-13080-Compassionate Use |
First Posted: | March 11, 2014 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | October 8, 2020 |
Last Verified: | October 2020 |
metachromatic leukodystrophy |
Multiple Sclerosis Leukodystrophy, Metachromatic Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System Nervous System Diseases Demyelinating Diseases Autoimmune Diseases Immune System Diseases Hereditary Central Nervous System Demyelinating Diseases Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn Brain Diseases, Metabolic Brain Diseases |
Central Nervous System Diseases Sulfatidosis Sphingolipidoses Lysosomal Storage Diseases, Nervous System Leukoencephalopathies Metabolism, Inborn Errors Genetic Diseases, Inborn Lipidoses Lipid Metabolism, Inborn Errors Lysosomal Storage Diseases Metabolic Diseases Lipid Metabolism Disorders |