Evaluate the feasibility of an autologous cell preparation composed of a mixture of cells enriched for endothelial progenitor cells (EnEPCs) and multipotent adult hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPC) (BGC101), in the treatment of patients suffering from peripheral arterial disease (PAD) with critical limb ischemia (CLI) who have not responded to optimal pharmacological treatment or control of risk factors and/or had a revascularization failure, and do not have the option of further revascularization treatment.
BGC101 is designed to treat peripheral vascular disease in patients suffering from Critical Leg Ischemia (CLI) also referred to as chronic limb threatening ischemia (CLTI). This part of the study is designed as a placebo double-blind randomized controlled trial (CRT) assessing the safety and efficacy of BGC101 in 45 eligible subjects in 2 Arms: Arm A: BGC101 treatment and Arm B: Placebo treatment. The Arm A:Arm B ratio is 2:1 A single dose treatment of the personalized cells by intramuscular injections into the affected leg takes less than 10 minutes. Cells from a standard blood draw (with no pre-treatment, bone marrow aspiration, mobilization or apheresis) are transformed, within a day, into the investigational medicinal product BGC101. BGC101, intended for autologous use, is a 'ready-to-use' cell suspension in prefilled syringes.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
40
Intramuscular injections - single treatment session
Intramuscular injections - single treatment session
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Rambam Health Care Campus
Haifa, Israel
Laniado Hospital
Netanya, Israel
Safety (Incidence of adverse events)
* Incidence and proportion of incidence between treatment arms of adverse events of specific interest (AESI) and injection-related AE * Incidence of serious adverse events (SAEs) including SAEs related or probably related to the treatment * Vital signs, physical examination, and electrocardiogram (ECG) * Safety laboratory values of hematology, blood chemistry, and urinalysis * Local tolerability (injection site reaction)
Time frame: 12 Months
Efficacy (Improvement of indication signs)
* Major amputation (below or above the knee) rate at Month 12 * Major amputation-free survival (AFS) rate at Month 12
Time frame: 12 Months
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