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CompletedNCT02946554HEP101Updated Oct 14, 2020

Phase II Safety Study of 2 Dose Regimens of HepaStem in Patients With ACLF

A Phase 2 interventional study of HepaStem in Acute-On-Chronic Liver Failure, sponsored by Cellaion SA. Completed at 10 sites in 2 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 70 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-10-14.

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

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
24
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The study will assess the safety of different dose regimens of HepaStem in cirrhotic Patients with ACLF or with acute decompensation at risk of developing ACLF up to Day 28 of the active study period.

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Conditions studied

  • Acute-On-Chronic Liver Failure

Keywords

  • Acute-On-Chronic Liver Failure
  • ACLF
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In context

Acute-On-Chronic Liver Failure

165 studies on the registry are indexed under Acute-On-Chronic Liver Failure; 60 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 24 is below the median of 72 across 95 interventional studies indexed under Acute-On-Chronic Liver Failure.

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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
18 Years to 70 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

Main Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosed cirrhosis
  • Patient with Acute Decompensation of cirrhosis
  • Serum total ≥ 6 mg/dL (≥100 umol/L)
  • The measurement has to be : 1.2 ≤ INR \< 2

Main Exclusion Criteria:

  • Absence of portal vein flow
  • Known or medical history of thrombotic events
  • Gastrointestinal hemorrhage requiring blood transfusion
  • Variceal bading or sclerosis within 4 weeks before infusion
  • Septic shock or non-controlled bacterial infection
  • Clinical evidence of aspergilus infection.
  • Circulatory failure
  • Respiratory disordered
  • Coagulation disorders defined as INR ≥ 2, Fibrinogen \< 100 mg/dL or \< 50.000/mm3
  • MELD score > 30.
  • Major invasive procedure within 4 weeks before infusion
  • Previous organ transplantation and/or ongoing treatments.
  • Renal failure due to chronic kidney disease.
  • left-right cardiac shunt.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(5)

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Bilirubin

A yellow substance made when red blood cells are broken down, which the liver clears. A high level can mean a problem with the liver or the bile ducts.

Criteria often allow more for people with Gilbert’s syndrome, a harmless inherited condition that raises bilirubin.

INR, PT and aPTT (clotting tests)

Blood tests of how long blood takes to clot. The INR is the prothrombin time (PT) put on a common scale; about 1 is usual for someone not taking a blood thinner.

Criteria often make an exception for people on a blood thinner such as warfarin, whose INR is raised on purpose.

Platelets

Blood cells that help blood clot. Too few raises the risk of bleeding and bruising. A usual adult range is about 150–400 × 10⁹/L (150,000–400,000 per µL); each lab has its own reference range.

Immunosuppression

A weakened immune system. It can come from an illness, such as HIV or some blood cancers, or from medicines that turn the immune system down, for example after an organ transplant or for an autoimmune disease; steroids at higher doses count.

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Clinically significant

Judged by the study doctor to matter for your health or for the study. It is a doctor’s decision, so ask the study team if you are unsure whether something counts.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
24 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Other
    Low dose cohort

    Two dose regimens of HepaStem will be given, which differ in the amount of cells per infusion. The low dose regimen will be given to the first cohort (first 6 patients included in the study).

    Biological: HepaStem

  • Other
    High dose cohort

    The high dose regimen will be given to the second cohort after evaluation of the safety of the 1st cohort (stepwise approach)

    Biological: HepaStem

Interventions

  • BiologicalHepaStem
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Safety assessed by occurence of Adverse Events (AE) up to Day 28 of the active study period

    Time frame: up to 28Day post first infusion day

Secondary outcomes

  1. Efficacy assessed by clinical parameters

    Clinical efficacy parameters evaluated by mortality, liver transplantation and disease scoring.

    Time frame: 28Day, 3 month and 1 year post first infusion day

  2. Efficacy assessed by biological parameters

    Biological efficacy parameters evaluated by bilirubin, creatinine, INR and albumin values

    Time frame: 28Day, 3 month and 1 year post first infusion day

  3. Long term safety Follow up assessed by the occurence of Adverse Event of Special Interest

    Adverse Event of Special Interest defined as : SAE (Serious Adverse Event) with fatal

    Time frame: 3 month and 1 year post first infusion day

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Study locations

10 sites
  • Hôpital Erasme
    Brussels, 1070, Belgium
  • CHU Brugmann
    Bruxelles, 1020, Belgium
  • UZ Antwerpen
    Edegem, 2650, Belgium
  • UZ Gent
    Gent, 9000, Belgium
  • KU Leuven
    Leuven, 3000, Belgium
  • CHU de Liège
    Liège, 4000, Belgium
  • Cliniques St Luc
    Woluwe-Saint Lambert, 1200, Belgium
  • Hôpital Beaujon
    Clichy, 92110, France
  • Hôpital de la Croix Rousse
    Lyon, 69004, France
  • Hôpital Paul Brousse
    Villejuif, 94804, France
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 14, 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
NCT02946554
Lead sponsor
Cellaion SA
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 27, 2016
Start date
Dec 2016
Primary completion
Jul 2019
Completion
Jul 2020
Last update
Oct 14, 2020

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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