An observational study in Transfusion-dependent Beta-Thalassemia, sponsored by bluebird bio. Active, not recruiting at 15 sites in 8 countries. Open to participants aged 0 Years to 50 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-04-09.
Sponsored by bluebird bio · Observational
This is a multi-center, long-term safety and efficacy follow-up study for subjects with transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia (TDT) who have been treated with ex vivo gene therapy drug product in bluebird bio-sponsored parent clinical studies. After completing the parent clinical studies (approximately 2 years), eligible subjects will be followed for an additional 13 years for a total of 15 years post-drug product infusion. No investigational drug product will be administered in this study.
416 studies on the registry are indexed under Thalassemia; 67 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 66 is below the median of 100 across 120 observational studies indexed under Thalassemia.
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Subjects with transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia who have been treated with ex vivo gene therapy product in bluebird bio-sponsored clinical studies
Exclusion Criteria:
Long-term follow-up for participants treated with ex vivo gene therapy product in applicable bluebird bio-sponsored parent clinical trials and who agreed to participate in this study. Participants will be followed in this study for 13 years (for a total of 15 years of follow-up after drug product infusion in the parent studies)
Other: Safety and efficacy assessments
Genetic: No interventional drug product utilized in this follow-up study Participants received a single IV infusion of LentiGlobin BB305 Drug Product in the parent studies. Vector copy number (VCN) measurement, safety evaluations, disease-specific assessments, and assessments to monitor for long-term effects of autologous transplant are conducted in this study.
The number of subjects with malignancies
Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion
The number of subjects with immune-related AEs
Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion
The number of subjects with new or worsening hematologic disorders
Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion
The number of subjects with new or worsening neurologic disorders
Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion
βA-T87Q-globin expression
Median (min, max) βA-T87Q-globin expression
Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion
Proportion of subjects treated with beti-cel who achieved Transfusion Independence (TI)
Proportion of subjects who achieved TI, defined as a weighted average Hb ≥ 9 g/dL without any packed red blood cell (pRBC) transfusions for a continuous period of ≥ 12 months at any time after drug product infusion in parent study and/or Study LTF-303
Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion
Proportion of subjects treated with beti-cel who achieved Transfusion Independence at yearly timepoints
Proportion of subjects treated with beti-cel who achieved TI at yearly timepoints including Year 5, Year 10, and Year 15 post-drug product infusion, and at last follow-up
Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion
Time from drug product infusion to achievement of Transfusion Independence (in parent study or Study LTF-303)
Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion
Duration of Transfusion Independence
Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion
Weighted average Hb during Transfusion Independence
Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion
Change in annualized pRBC transfusion volume (among subjects who achieved TI), from 6 months post-drug product infusion (parent study) through last follow-up
Reduction in annualized pRBC transfusion volume (mL/kg/year) from 6 months post-drug product infusion (parent study) through last follow-up of at least 50%, 60%, 75%, 90%, or 100% as compared to the annualized pRBC transfusion volume during the 2 years prior to parent study enrollment
Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion
Annualized pRBC transfusion volume, from 6 months post-drug product infusion (parent study) through last follow-up
Annualized pRBC transfusion volume (mL/kg/year from 6 months post-drug product infusion (parent study) through last follow-up as compared to the annualized pRBC transfusion requirements during the 2 years prior to parent study enrollment
Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion
pRBC transfusion frequency, from 6 months post-drug product infusion (parent study) through last follow-up
Annualized pRBC frequency (number/year) from 6 months post-drug product infusion (parent study) through last follow-up as compared to the annualized pRBC transfusion requirements during the 2 years prior to parent study enrollment
Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion
Time from drug product infusion to last pRBC transfusion (in parent study or Study LTF-303)
Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion
Time from last pRBC transfusion (in parent study or Study LTF-303) to last follow-up
Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion
Weighted average nadir Hb from 6 months post-drug product infusion (parent study) through last follow-up
Weighted average nadir Hb from 6 months post-drug product infusion (parent study) through last follow-up as compared to the weighted average nadir Hb during the 2 years prior to parent study enrollment
Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion
Unsupported total Hb levels over time through last follow-up
Unsupported total Hb level is defined as the total Hb measurement level without any acute or chronic pRBC transfusions within 60 days prior to the measurement date.
Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion
Proportion of subjects with unsupported total Hb levels ≥ 10 g/dL over time through last follow-up, including Year 5, Year 10, and Year 15
Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion
Proportion of subjects with unsupported total Hb levels ≥ 11 g/dL over time through last follow-up, including Year 5, Year 10, and Year 15
Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion
Proportion of subjects with unsupported total Hb levels ≥ 12 g/dL over time through last follow-up, including Year 5, Year 10, and Year 15
Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion
Proportion of subjects with unsupported total Hb levels ≥ 13 g/dL over time through last follow-up, including Year 5, Year 10, and Year 15
Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion
Proportion of subjects with unsupported total Hb levels ≥ 14 g/dL over time through last follow-up, including Year 5, Year 10, and Year 15
Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion
Liver iron content (LIC) by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)/Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID) over time at yearly timepoints through last follow-up
Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion
Change from parent study baseline in LIC by MRI/SQUID over time at yearly timepoints through last follow-up
Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion
Cardiac T2* by MRI over time at yearly timepoints through last follow-up
Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion
Change from parent study baseline in cardiac T2* by MRI over time at yearly timepoints through last follow-up
Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion
Serum ferritin over time at yearly timepoints through last follow-up
Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion
Change from parent study baseline in serum ferritin over time at yearly timepoints through last follow-up
Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion
Number of subjects who stopped iron chelation post-DP infusion
Defined as subjects who stopped iron chelation or never restarted chelation after DP infusion.
Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion
Number of subjects who stopped iron chelation for at least 6 months post-drug product infusion
Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion
Time from stopping chelation to last follow-up
Among subjects that never restart chelation after DP infusion.
Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion
Proportion of subjects using phlebotomy therapy post-drug product infusion
Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion
Annualized frequency of phlebotomy therapy usage
Annualized frequency of phlebotomy therapy usage is defined as the number of procedures per year, calculated from DP infusion through last follow-up.
Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion
Reticulocyte counts over time at yearly timepoints through last follow-up
Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion
Change from Baseline in reticulocyte counts at yearly timepoints through last follow-up
Baseline defined as value closest, but prior to, conditioning in parent study.
Time frame: 15 years post-drug product infusion
Proportion of subject with nucleated RBC over time at yearly timepoints through last follow-up
Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion
Change from Baseline in patient reported outcome (PRO) as assessed by Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL
Time frame: 5 years post-drug product infusion
Change from Baseline in PRO as assessed by EuroQol-5D Youth version (EQ-5D-Y)
Time frame: 5 years post-drug product infusion
Change from Baseline in PRO as assessed by EuroQol-5D (EQ-5D-3L)
Time frame: 5 years post-drug product infusion
Change From Baseline in PRO as assessed by Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Bone Marrow Transplant (FACT-BMT) Questionnaire Score
Time frame: 5 years post-drug product infusion
Change from Baseline in PRO as assessed by Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36)
Time frame: 5 years post-drug product infusion
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