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CompletedNCT02489292Updated Oct 19, 2020

Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of HepaStem in Urea Cycle Disorders Paediatric Patients (HEP002)

A Phase 2 interventional study of HepaStem in Urea Cycle Disorders, sponsored by Cellaion SA. Completed at 6 sites in 4 countries. Open to participants aged Up to 12 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-10-19.

Sponsored by Cellaion SA · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
5
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
Up to 12 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The aim of the study is to assess the efficacy of HepaStem treatment in paediatric patients suffering from urea cycle disorders.

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Conditions studied

  • Urea Cycle Disorders

Keywords

  • Urea Cycle Disorder
  • UCD
  • cell therapy
  • stem cell
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In context

Urea Cycle Disorders, Inborn

66 studies on the registry are indexed under Urea Cycle Disorders, Inborn; 14 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 5 is below the median of 17 across 39 interventional studies indexed under Urea Cycle Disorders, Inborn.

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Lead sponsor

Cellaion SA is the lead sponsor of 7 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Up to 12 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

Main Inclusion Criteria:

  • Paediatric patients \< 12 years prior to infusion
  • Patient presents with UCD
  • Patient shows patency of the portal vein and branches, with normal flow velocity as confirmed by Doppler US and accessibility of the portal vein and /or affluants.

Main Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patient has mild disease severity, easily controlled under standard of care therapy, with no recurrent metabolic crises.
  • Patient is registered on a liver transplant waiting list or is scheduled for living donor liver transplantation before the end of the study.
  • Patient presents acute liver failure.
  • Patient presents clinical or radiological evidence of liver cirrhosis.
  • Patient presents or has a history of hepatic or extrahepatic .
  • Patient has a known cardiac malformation.
  • Patient has a personal history of venous thrombosis, or has a clinically significant abnormal value for protein S, protein C, anti-thrombin III, and /or activated Protein C Resistance (aPCR) at screening. In case of known family history, a complete coagulation work-up should be performed. In all above described cases, results need to be discussed with PB before enrolling the patient in the study.
  • Patient had or has a renal insufficiency treated by dialysis.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(2)

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Cancer (malignancy)

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
5 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    HepaStem

    Target total dose 50x10E6 cells/kg

    Biological: HepaStem

Interventions

  • BiologicalHepaStem

    HepaStem will be administered in maximum 4 infusion days, spread over an 8-week period with an interval of 2 to 3 weeks between infusion days. The target total dose of cells will be 50x10E6 cells/kg body weight

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Efficacy as determined by de novo ureagenesis (C13 tracer method)

    Time frame: at 6m post-first infusion day

Secondary outcomes

  1. Efficacy as determined by de novo ureagenesis (C13 tracer method)

    Time frame: at 3, 9 and 12 months post-first infusion day

  2. Efficacy as determined by Ammonia (NH3) values

    Time frame: up to 12 months post-first infusion day

  3. Efficacy as determined by amino acids in plasma

    Time frame: up to 12 months post-first infusion day

  4. Efficacy as determined by report of metabolic decompensations

    Time frame: up to 12 months post-first infusion day

  5. Efficacy as determined by report on actual supportive treatment, adjustment of protein restriction and amino acids supplements

    Time frame: up to 12 months post-first infusion day

  6. Efficacy as determined report on behavior, cognitive skills and health-related quality-of-life indicators

    Time frame: up to 12 months post-first infusion day

  7. To evaluate the safety during the year following HepaStem infusions (composite)

    Safety evaluation in terms of (1) clinical status, (2) portal vein hemodynamics, (3) morphology of the liver, bile ducts and portal system, (4) laboratory tests, (5) De novo detection of donor-specific circulating anti-human leukocyte antigen (HLA) antibodies, and/or other immune-related markers, (6) serious adverse events and clinically significant adverse events related to HepaStem, technical intervention, and concomitant treatments.

    Time frame: up to 12 months post-first infusion day

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Study locations

6 sites
  • Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc
    Brussels, 1200, Belgium
  • Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre, CHRU Lille
    Lille, 59037, France
  • Instytut - Pomnik Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka
    Warszawa, Poland
  • Hospital Materno Infatil de Badajoz
    Badajoz, 06010, Spain
  • Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron de Barcelona
    Barcelona, 08035, Spain
  • Hospital Materno Infantil de Málaga
    Málaga, 29011, Spain
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Oct 2014 to primary completion in Mar 2017, 29 months.

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Registered
Nov 6, 2014
First posted
Jul 3, 2015
StartActual
Oct 2014
Primary completionActual
Mar 2017
CompletionActual
Mar 2017
Last update
Oct 19, 2020
What these dates mean
Start.
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Primary completion.
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Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 19, 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
NCT02489292
Lead sponsor
Cellaion SA
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jul 3, 2015
Start date
Oct 2014
Primary completion
Mar 2017
Completion
Mar 2017
Last update
Oct 19, 2020

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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