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Active, not recruitingNCT02633943Updated Apr 9, 2025

Long-term Follow-up of Subjects With Transfusion-Dependent β-Thalassemia (TDT) Treated With Ex Vivo Gene Therapy

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

Study type
Observational
Model
Case-only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
66
Ages
0 Years to 50 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

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.

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Conditions studied

  • Transfusion-dependent Beta-Thalassemia
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In context

Thalassemia

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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Lead sponsor

bluebird bio is the lead sponsor of 12 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
0 Years to 50 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Subjects with transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia who have been treated with ex vivo gene therapy product in bluebird bio-sponsored clinical studies

Inclusion criteria

  • Provision of written informed consent for this study by subjects, or as applicable, subject's parent(s)/legal guardian(s)
  • Treated with drug product for therapy of transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia in a bluebird bio-sponsored clinical study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • There are no exclusion criteria for this study
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Study design

Observational model
Case-only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
66 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • Subjects with Transfusion-Dependent β-Thalassemia

    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

Interventions

  • OtherSafety 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.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. The number of subjects with malignancies

    Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion

  2. The number of subjects with immune-related AEs

    Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion

  3. The number of subjects with new or worsening hematologic disorders

    Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion

  4. The number of subjects with new or worsening neurologic disorders

    Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion

Secondary outcomes

  1. βA-T87Q-globin expression

    Median (min, max) βA-T87Q-globin expression

    Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. Duration of Transfusion Independence

    Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion

  6. Weighted average Hb during Transfusion Independence

    Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. Cardiac T2* by MRI over time at yearly timepoints through last follow-up

    Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion

  22. 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

  23. Serum ferritin over time at yearly timepoints through last follow-up

    Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion

  24. 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

  25. 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

  26. 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

  27. 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

  28. Proportion of subjects using phlebotomy therapy post-drug product infusion

    Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion

  29. 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

  30. Reticulocyte counts over time at yearly timepoints through last follow-up

    Time frame: Up to 15 years post-drug product infusion

  31. 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

  32. 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

  33. 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

  34. Change from Baseline in PRO as assessed by EuroQol-5D Youth version (EQ-5D-Y)

    Time frame: 5 years post-drug product infusion

  35. Change from Baseline in PRO as assessed by EuroQol-5D (EQ-5D-3L)

    Time frame: 5 years post-drug product infusion

  36. 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

  37. 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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Study locations

15 sites
  • Oakland, California, United States
  • Chicago, Illinois, United States
  • Bethesda, Maryland, United States
  • New York, New York, United States
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Charleston, South Carolina, United States
  • Sydney, Australia
  • Marseille, France
  • Paris, France
  • Hannover, Germany
  • Heidelberg, Germany
  • Thessaloníki, Greece
  • Rome, Italy
  • Bangkok, Thailand
  • London, United Kingdom
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References and documents

Publications

  • Magrin E, Semeraro M, Hebert N, Joseph L, Magnani A, Chalumeau A, Gabrion A, Roudaut C, Marouene J, Lefrere F, Diana JS, Denis A, Neven B, Funck-Brentano I, Negre O, Renolleau S, Brousse V, Kiger L, Touzot F, Poirot C, Bourget P, El Nemer W, Blanche S, Treluyer JM, Asmal M, Walls C, Beuzard Y, Schmidt M, Hacein-Bey-Abina S, Asnafi V, Guichard I, Poiree M, Monpoux F, Touraine P, Brouzes C, de Montalembert M, Payen E, Six E, Ribeil JA, Miccio A, Bartolucci P, Leboulch P, Cavazzana M. Long-term outcomes of lentiviral gene therapy for the beta-hemoglobinopathies: the HGB-205 trial. Nat Med. 2022 Jan;28(1):81-88. doi: 10.1038/s41591-021-01650-w. Epub 2022 Jan 24. PubMed 35075288 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — Bluebird bio is committed to transparency and appropriately de-identified subject-level datasets and supporting documents may be shared after all participants have completed study participation and following attainment of applicable marketing approvals associated with a given study and consistent with criteria established by bluebird bio and/or industry best practices to maintain the privacy of study participants. For enquiries, please contact us at datasharing@bluebirdbio.com.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 9, 2025, 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
NCT02633943
Lead sponsor
bluebird bio
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Dec 17, 2015
Start date
Jan 2014
Primary completion
Nov 2035 (estimated)
Completion
Nov 2035 (estimated)
Last update
Apr 9, 2025

Study contacts

Himal L Thakar, MD
study director · bluebird bio, Inc.

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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