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CompletedNCT01548378NL003CLI-IIUpdated Jan 22, 2020

Safety and Efficacy Study Using Gene Therapy for Critical Limb Ischemia

A Phase 2 interventional study of NL003 and NL003 in Arterial Occlusive Disease, Ulcers and Ischemia, sponsored by Beijing Northland Biotech. Co., Ltd.. Completed at 9 sites in China. Open to participants aged 30 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-01-22.

Sponsored by Beijing Northland Biotech. Co., Ltd. · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
200
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
30 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether intramuscular injections of NL003 into the calf is safe and effective in the treatment of critical limb ischemia

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Management of CLI process consumes a significant amount of healthcare resources,and the new therapeutic approaches are required.

Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) has been shown to be a potent angiogenic growth factor stimulating the growth of endothelial cells and migration of vascular smooth muscle cells. Because of its pluripotent capabilities, increasing the availability of HGF in ischemic tissues to achieve therapeutic angiogenesis has been a growing area of research.

This study will use NL003, which is a DNA plasmid that contains novel genomic cDNA hybrid human HGF coding sequence (HGF-X7) expressing two isoforms of HGF, HGF 728 and HGF 723. As there are currently no approved drugs that can reverse CLI and as most patients have exhausted surgical and endovascular intervention options, inducing angiogenesis in the affected limb with NL003 may result in an increase in tissue perfusion, which, in turn improve wound healing, reduce pain and improve limb salvage rates.

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Conditions studied

  • Arterial Occlusive Disease
  • Ulcers
  • Ischemia
  • Peripheral Vascular Disease

Keywords

  • HGF
  • Gene
  • Critical Limb Ischemia
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In context

Vascular Diseases

1,027 studies on the registry are indexed under Vascular Diseases; 167 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 200 is above the median of 78 across 639 interventional studies indexed under Vascular Diseases.

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Lead sponsor

Beijing Northland Biotech. Co., Ltd. is the lead sponsor of 11 studies on the registry; 3 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
30 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Male or female, between 30 and 80years of age
  • Diagnosis of critical limb ischemia(ASO、TAO、DAO),Rutherford Class 4 or 5, including:

    • A resting ankle systolic pressure of ≤ 70 mmHg in the affected limb; or
    • A resting toe systolic pressure of ≤ 50 mmHg in the affected limb; or
    • For patients in which measurement of ankle systolic pressure is not feasible , TcPO2 ≤ 30mmHg; Only unilateral affected limb receive treatment。
  • Significant stenosis (≥ 75%) of one or more of the following arteries:

superficial femoral, popliteal as verified by angiography(DSA、CTA、MRA) within 12 months prior to enrollment

  • Be willing to maintain current drug therapy for peripheral arterial disease throughout the course of the study
  • Be willing to maintain ulcer treatment
  • Be willing to infertility throughout the course of the study
  • If the subject is of child-bearing potential, she must have a negative urine pregnancy test result prior to study enrollment
  • Tumor screening result is no clinic meaning,including:
  • Signing the informed consent document prior to being subjected to any study related procedures

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects who have undergone a successful revascularization procedure or sympathectomy within 12 weeks prior to study entry.
  • Acute advanced CLI
  • Subjects that will require an amputation in the target leg within 4 weeks, or significant stenosis (≥ 75%) of Aortoiliac
  • Subjects with evidence of active infection or deep ulceration exposing bone or tendon in the extremity planned for treatment
  • Heart Failure with a NYHA classification of III or IV
  • Stroke、myocardial infarction or unstable angina within last 3 months
  • Uncontrolled hypertension defined as sustained systolic blood pressure (SBP) > 180 mmHg or diastolic BP (DBP) > 110 mmHg
  • Ophthalmologic conditions pertinent to proliferative retinopathy or conditions that preclude standard ophthalmologic examination
  • Can not correctly describe the symptoms and feeling
  • Subjects with advanced liver disease including decompensated cirrhosis, jaundice, ascites or bleeding varices
  • Subjects currently receiving immunosuppressive medications chemotherapy, or radiation therapy
  • Positive HIV,active Hepatitis B(determined by HBsAb\ HBcAb\HBsAg) or C infection
  • Specific laboratory values at Screening including: Hemoglobin \< 8.0 g/dL, WBC \< 3,000 cells per microliter, platelet count \<75,000/mm3, AST and/or ALT > 3 times the upper limit of normal or any other clinically significant lab abnormality which in the opinion of the investigator should be exclusionary
  • Elevated PSA unless prostate cancer has been excluded
  • Patients with a recent history (\< 5 years) of or new screening finding of malignant neoplasm except basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin (if excised and no evidence of recurrence); patients with family history of colon cancer in any first degree relative are excluded unless they have undergone a colonoscopy in the last 12 months with negative findings
  • Subjects requiring > 100 mg daily of acetylsalicylic acid,COX-2 inhibitor drug(s) or high dose steroids (excepting inhaled steroids)
  • Subjects with any co- morbid conditions likely to interfere with assessment of safety or efficacy or with an estimated life expectancy of less than 12 months
  • History of drug or alcohol abuse / dependence in the past 12 months
  • Use of an investigational drug or treatment in past 3 months
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
200 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    High Dose

    Patients in this treatment group will receive 8mg NL003 respective in D0、14、28

    Genetic: NL003

  • Experimental
    Middle Dose

    Patients in this treatment group will receive 6mg NL003 respective in D0、14、28

    Genetic: NL003

  • Experimental
    Low Dose

    Patients in this treatment group will receive 4mg NL003 in D0、14、28

    Genetic: NL003

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Patients in this group will receive normal saline respective in D0、14、18

    Other: Normal Saline

Interventions

  • GeneticNL003

    Day 0: 8mg of NL003 (32 injections of 0.5ml of NL003) Day 14: 8mg of NL003 (32 injections of 0.5ml of NL003) Day 28: 8mg of NL003 (32 injections of 0.5ml of NL003)

    Also known as: HGF plasmid, pCK-HGF-X7

  • GeneticNL003

    Day 0: 6mg of NL003 (24 injections of 0.5ml of NL003) and 4ml normal saline(8 injections) Day 14: 6mg of NL003 (24 injections of 0.5ml of NL003) and 4ml normal saline(8 injections) Day 28: 6mg of NL003 (24 injections of 0.5ml of NL003) and 4ml normal saline(8 injections)

    Also known as: HGF plasmid, pCK-HGF-X7

  • GeneticNL003

    Day 0: 4mg of NL003 (16 injections of 0.5ml of NL003) and 8ml normal saline(16 injections) Day 14: 4mg of NL003 (16 injections of 0.5ml of NL003) and 8ml normal saline(16 injections) Day 28: 4mg of NL003 (16 injections of 0.5ml of NL003) and 8ml normal saline(16 injections)

    Also known as: HGF plasmid, pCK-HGF-X7

  • OtherNormal Saline

    Day 0: 16ml of Normal Saline (32 injections ) Day 14: 16ml of Normal Saline (32 injections ) Day 28: 16ml of Normal Saline (32 injections )

    Also known as: Placebo

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. The difference in ulcer area between baseline and the D180.

    Rutherford 5 only

    Time frame: Day180

  2. The difference in pain level between baseline and the D180 as determined by VAS

    Time frame: Day 180

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in tissue oxygenation (TcPO2) from baseline to D180

    Time frame: Day0、14、28、60、90、180

  2. Difference in percentage of pain level decreased by 50% determined by VAS from baseline to D180

    Time frame: Day0、14、28、60、90、180

  3. Difference in percentage of ulcer area decreased by 50% from baseline to D180

    Time frame: Day0、14、28、60、90、180

  4. Difference in ABI and TBI from baseline to D180

    Time frame: Day0、14、28、60、90、180

  5. Difference in QOL score (VascuQol) from baseline to D180

    Time frame: Day0、14、28、60、90、180

  6. Percentage of ulcer complete healing

    Time frame: Day180

  7. Situation of ulcer healing

    Time frame: Day180

  8. Ulcer healing after gangrene treatment

    Time frame: Day180

  9. Major amputation rate

    Time frame: Day180

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Study locations

9 sites
  • Peking Union Medical College Hospital
    Beijing, Beijing 100032, China
  • Beijing Shijitan Hospital
    Beijing, Beijing 100038, China
  • Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University
    Beijing, Beijing 100053, China
  • The General Hospital of the People's Liberation Army
    Beijing, Beijing 100853, China
  • Wuhan Union Hospital
    Wuhan, Hubei 430022, China
  • The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
    Changsha, Hunan, China
  • Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital
    Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China
  • First Hospital of Jilin University
    Changchun, Jilin 130021, China
  • The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University
    Dalian, Liaoning, China
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References and documents

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Updates

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No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 22, 2020, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01548378
Lead sponsor
Beijing Northland Biotech. Co., Ltd.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 8, 2012
Start date
Mar 2012
Primary completion
Jun 2014
Completion
Jun 2014
Last update
Jan 22, 2020

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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