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Active, not recruitingNCT04847739Updated Aug 1, 2024

Seeded Cells on Matrix Plug Treating Crohn's Perianal Fistulas (STOMP-II)

A Phase 2 interventional study of Seton Placement and AVB-114 in Perianal Fistula and Crohn's Disease, sponsored by Avobis Bio, LLC. Active, not recruiting at 15 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 70 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-08-01.

Sponsored by Avobis Bio, LLC · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by May 2025, 1 year 5 months ago, but the record still lists the study as active, not recruiting.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
60
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

A Phase II study to assess the safety and efficacy of AVB-114 in treatment of complex Crohn's perianal fistulas in subjects with quiescent rectal disease and whose fistula has failed to respond to biologic or conventional therapy. Combined remission of treated perianal fistula in the investigational treatment arm will be compared to a standard of care control arm.

The study has 2 parts:

Part 1: All required study visits for subjects who initially receive study treatment and those who receive standard of care therapy (control arm).

Part 2: Subjects who are enrolled in the control arm may receive treatment with AVB-114 following week 36. Those subjects then will be followed as specified in the clinical protocol.

Read the detailed description

AVB-114 is an investigational therapy which offers a new therapeutic approach to treating this unmet medical need. The drug product is a mesenchymal cell substrate system comprised of autologous mesenchymal cells incubated with a 3-dimensional bioabsorbable substrate. The drug substance is expanded, pure mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) which are known to modulate local inflammation and orchestrate tissue healing. By incubating cells with a 3-dimensional bioabsorbable substrate designed for anal fistula geometry, cells are locally delivered into the fistula tract to promote healing.

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Conditions studied

  • Perianal Fistula
  • Crohn's Disease

Keywords

  • Matrix plug
  • Mesenchymal stem cells
  • Fistula plug
  • Refractory
  • Recurrent
  • STOMP
  • Autologous
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In context

Crohn Disease

1,880 studies on the registry are indexed under Crohn Disease; 462 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 60 is close to the median of 66 across 1,188 interventional studies indexed under Crohn Disease.

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Lead sponsor

This is the only study on the registry with Avobis Bio, LLC as lead sponsor.

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  1. Provision of signed and dated ICF.
  2. Ability and willingness to comply with study protocol and study requirements for the duration of the study.
  3. Male or female, 18-70 years of age
  4. Subjects with CD diagnosed at least 6 months prior to screening visit.
  5. Subjects with a single fistula tract with one internal opening and one external opening.
  6. Subjects whose perianal fistula(s) were previously treated with either biologic or conventional therapy whose fistula has demonstrated a failed response or who have documented medication intolerance.
  7. Women of childbearing potential (WCBP) must have negative serum pregnancy test at screening (sensitive to 25 IU human chorionic gonadotropin). WCBP participating in this study must agree to use an adequate method of contraception during the entire duration of the study. Males who have sexual partners that are women of childbearing potential must be willing to use a barrier method for contraception for the duration of study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Clinically significant medical conditions within the six months before screening that would, in the opinion of the investigator, compromise the safety of the subject with study participation and/or the ability of the subject to follow study protocol.
  2. Evidence of hepatitis B, C, or HIV or subjects with congenital or acquired immunodeficiencies.
  3. Participation in an investigational drug study (within 30 days of last administration from screening visit) or investigational medical device study (within 1 year of implant from screening visit) where investigational treatment (drug or device) is placed in rectum, vagina, or near fistula location, or that may potentially interact with study treatment.
  4. History (within previous 5 years of screening visit) of invasive cancer including melanoma (with the exception of localized skin cancers).
  5. Subjects pregnant, trying to become pregnant, or are breast feeding.
  6. Subjects with known allergies or hypersensitivity to aminoglycosides and contraindications to Magnetic Resonance (MR) evaluations and/or to MR contrast.
  7. History of clinically significant fat-directed autoimmunity.
  8. Genito-urinary fistulization, including rectovaginal (i.e., fistulae that transverse the vaginal canal).
  9. Presence of an ileal anal pouch.
  10. Active, unresolved infection requiring parenteral antibiotics.
  11. Any major surgery of the gastrointestinal tract (including one or more segments of the colon or terminal ileum) within 3 months prior to screening visit. Presence of stoma is not exclusionary.
  12. Subjects who had a definitive surgical procedure for the target fistula or a perianal procedure that resulted in a large soft tissue defect within 6 months prior to screening visit.
  13. Subjects where the target adipose collection harvest site is compromised due to a previous cool sculpting procedure, local radiation, chemotherapy, recent tattoos, local infection, or other reasons that may compromise the adipose tissue for study use.
  14. Subjects previously treated with Cx601/Alofisel or other allogeneic or autologous stem-cell therapy within the past 6 months.
  15. Contraindications to the anesthetic procedure (local and general) or to the adipose tissue collection procedure.
  16. Subjects with one or more of the following fistula types or anatomic presentations:

    1. Horseshoe fistulas
    2. Fistulas that do not have an opening inside the anal canal or low rectum
    3. Blind ending sinus tracts (no external opening)
    4. Branching fistulas. A previously performed conversion of a branching fistula tract to a single tract is not exclusionary
    5. >1 internal opening
    6. Moderate or severe proctitis
    7. Severe rectal mucosal fibrosis surrounding the internal opening preventing the securing of the fistula plug cap.
    8. Any anatomical limitation to successfully securing the fistula plug cap
  17. Evidence by colonoscopy of moderately or greater active luminal CD.
  18. Subject with ongoing systemic or rectal steroids for CD in the last 2 weeks prior to screening and baseline study visits.
  19. History of, or concurrent high-grade dysplasia, adenocarcinoma, and carcinoma in situ on colonoscopy within 5 years of screening visit.
  20. Subjects with renal insufficiency (creatinine value > 1.8 mg/dL, eGFR \< 44, or patient undergoing dialysis).
  21. Subjects with a hemoglobin less than 8 gm/dL.
  22. Subjects with serum aspartate transaminase (AST) or alanine transaminase (ALT) > 2 times the upper limit of normal (ULN).
  23. Subjects with an abscess within the fistula tract that cannot be resolved prior to treatment.
  24. Subjects with known coagulopathy (abnormal INR) or thrombocytopenia as indicated by a platelet count \< 75,000.
  25. Subjects with history of substance abuse (drug or alcohol) that would interfere with the ability to comply with the study protocol and study requirements.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
60 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Standard of Care Treatment + AVB-114

    Subjects receive the standard of care treatment (seton placement) prior to Day 0, when it is removed and the AVB-114 study treatment is inserted.

    Procedure: Seton Placement · Drug: AVB-114

  • Active comparator
    Standard of Care Treatment

    Subjects receive the standard of care treatment (seton placement) prior to Day 0, when it is removed and then replaced.

    Procedure: Seton Placement

Interventions

  • ProcedureSeton Placement

    This treatment consists of inserting a seton (a soft flexible tube or nonabsorbable string) into the subject's perianal fistula. The seton will be removed by a study doctor at study visits as applicable.

  • DrugAVB-114

    AVB-114 consists of stem cells taken from a subject's fat tissue seeded into a bioabsorbable plug. AVB-114 will be inserted into the subject's fistula by a study doctor on Day 0.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in proportions of subjects with combined remission of treated perianal fistula between the AVB-114 and standard of care groups.

    Time frame: 36 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in proportions of subjects with fistula clinical remission between the AVB-114 and standard of care groups.

    Time frame: Week 12 to Week 104

  2. Change in the means of durability of clinical remission between the AVB-114 and standard of care groups.

    Length of time fistula meets clinical remission definition.

    Time frame: Week 12 to Week 104

  3. Change in means of time to clinical remission between the AVB-114 and standard of care groups.

    Time frame: Week 12 to Week 104

  4. Change in proportions of subjects with fistula relapse between the AVB-114 and standard of care groups.

    Time frame: Week 12 to Week 104

  5. Change in means of time to fistula relapse between the AVB-114 and standard of care groups.

    Time frame: Week 12 to Week 104

  6. Change in proportions of radiologic response of treated fistula between the AVB-114 and standard of care groups.

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 12 to Week 52

  7. Change in means of disease activity index scores using the Perianal Disease Activity Index (PDAI) between the AVB-114 and standard of care groups.

    Perianal Disease Activity Index (PDAI). Possible scores range from 0-20, with a higher score indicating more severe perianal disease activity

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 36

  8. Change in means of disease activity index scores using the short Crohn's Disease Activity Index (sCDAI) between the AVB-114 and standard of care groups.

    Short Crohn's Disease Activity Index (sCDAI). Possible scores range from 44 to \>450, with a higher score representing more severe disease activity

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 36

  9. Change in means of patient quality of life assessment scores using the Euroqol 5 Diumention 5, level measure of health status (Eq-5Q-5L) between the AVB-114 and standard of care groups.

    Euroqol 5 Dimension 5, level measure of health status (EQ-5D-5L). The scale ranges in scores from 0 to 100, with a higher score indicating a more severe health status.

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 36

  10. Change in means of patient quality of life assessment scores using the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ) between the AVB-114 and standard of care groups.

    Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ). Possible scores range from 32-224, with a higher score indicating a better health-related quality of life.

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 36

  11. Change in patient assessment of impact to daily functionality related to treated fistula between the AVB-114 and standard of care groups.

    Days of missed work or activity and reason why will be captured.

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 12 to Week 36

  12. Change in the evaluations of patient care trajectory related to treated fistula between the AVB-114 and standard of care groups.

    Number and type of healthcare resources utilized will be captured.

    Time frame: Week 12 to Week 36

  13. Change in number of adverse events between the AVB-114 and standard of care groups.

    Time frame: Day 1 to Week 104

  14. Change in number of serious adverse events between the AVB-114 and standard of care groups.

    Time frame: Day 1 to Week 104

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Study locations

15 sites
  • Mayo Clinic Arizona
    Phoenix, Arizona 85054, United States
  • Office of Phillip Fleshner, MD
    Los Angeles, California 90048, United States
  • Stanford University
    Redwood City, California 94063, United States
  • UC Davis
    Sacramento, California 95817, United States
  • University of Colorado School of Medicine
    Aurora, Colorado 80045, United States
  • Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
    Jacksonville, Florida 32224, United States
  • University of Miami
    Miami, Florida 33136, United States
  • UChicago Medicine and Biological Sciences
    Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
  • Indiana University Health University Hospital
    Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States
  • Mass Gen Hospital
    Boston, Massachusetts 02114, United States
  • Mayo Clinic
    Rochester, Minnesota 55905, United States
  • NYU Langone Health
    New York, New York 10016, United States
  • Weill Cornell Medical College - NY Presbyterian Hospital
    New York, New York 10021, United States
  • University of Cincinnati
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45267, United States
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 1, 2024, 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
NCT04847739
Lead sponsor
Avobis Bio, LLC
Collaborators
Alimentiv Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 19, 2021
Start date
Sep 13, 2021
Primary completion
May 2025 (estimated)
Completion
Aug 2026 (estimated)
Last update
Aug 1, 2024

Study contacts

Joan Morris
study director · Alimentiv Inc.

Oversight

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