Single arm- subject treated with Tegoprubart and everolimus. The purpose of this research is to gather information on the safety and effectiveness of investigational regimen containing 2 experimental components: * An investigational drug called Tegoprubart and * Human pancreatic islet cells Both Tegoprubart and human pancreatic islet cells are considered investigational because they are not approved for use in the United States by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Participation in this research will last about 5 years. Assess safety, tolerability, and efficacy of transplanted islet cells and immunomodulation with Tegoprubart in combination with anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG), etanercept and with everolimus in adults with brittle T1D and chronic kidney disease (stage 2-3a).
This study is funded by Breakthrough T1D (formerly the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) and Emerald Clinical Trials will be acting as the clinical research organization (CRO) for this study, overseeing data integrity, compliance and monitoring clinical trial activity. They will help with development of all regulatory and fully supporting University of Miami. Islet cells are the specialized cells in the pancreas that produce insulin. In this study, islet cells will be collected from the pancreas of a deceased organ donor in a special laboratory at University of Chicago and then transplanted into the body at the University of Chicago hospital. The goal of this study is to see whether these transplanted islet cells can take over insulin production for the body. The study team will evaluate how well make insulin and how well controlled blood sugar is after the transplant. Islet transplantation has been performed and continuously optimized under clinical studies at the University of Chicago for the past 20 years. During this time, several new, potentially more effective and less toxic combinations of immunosuppressive medications have been evaluated. More recently, Tegoprubart has been tested in a small number of patients with T1D and only mild kidney dysfunction, in combination with mycophenolic acid (Myfortic). Given the promising preliminary results, Tegoprubart is now being studied in pancreatic cell transplantation together with either mycophenolic acid (MPA) or everolimus as part of the immunosuppressive regimen also in patients, who were previously ineligible for islet transplantation due to more advanced kidney dysfunction. The islet transplant procedure involves inserting a thin, flexible tube called a catheter through a small cut in the upper abdomen. A radiologist uses x-rays and ultrasound to guide the catheter into the portal vein of the liver where the islet cells are delivered. This study of islet transplantation will test to see if islet transplantation is safe and effective; performing this study will help us find if this new medication Tegoprubart, combined with either MPA or everolimus and other medication the provider has been using routinely so far, would protect sufficiently islet transplant from the destruction by the immune system, allowing to stop insulin and have improved blood glucose control. At the same time, the providers will observe if these therapies are safe and other patients participating in the study. Because these islet cells came from another person, the immune system may recognize them as foreign and attack them. Standard immunosuppressive medicines (Anti-thymocyte globulin \[ATG\] or Basiliximab and Etanercept) with either MPA or everolimus will be used to help prevent the body from attacking the transplanted islet cells. Immunosuppressive medicines may also be called anti-rejection medicines. Tegoprubart will be given in combination with these standard immunosuppressive medicines to test whether the investigational drug is safe, tolerable, and efficacious. The effect of the combination of Tegoprubart with other immunosuppressant medications has not been previously tested. Tegoprubart is a monoclonal antibody. Antibodies are Y-shaped proteins that are produced naturally by their immune system to attack and fight foreign substances that cause illness. Monoclonal antibodies are man-made proteins manufactured to serve as substitute antibodies to fight diseases. Monoclonal antibodies can restore, enhance, or mimic (copy) the immune system's attack process; they can also tone down the immune system. Tegoprubart is thought to work by dampening down our immune system so that it will be less likely to attack the transplanted cells. For other types of transplants, like kidneys, a drug called a calcineurin inhibitor is usually used to prevent rejection. That class of drugs can be toxic to islet cells. Tegoprubart is an experimental agent that is anticipated to prevent rejection without harming the islet cells. This study will test this hypothesis. Early results from a recent kidney transplant study using Tegoprubart with Myfortic show that Tegoprubart appears to be less harmful to the insulin-producing cells, the kidneys, and the nervous system compared with tacrolimus and is comparable in prevention of rejection and risk of infectious and developing blood clots in blood vessels. The Tegoprubart for this study has been provided by Eledon Pharmaceuticals.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
10
Tegoprubart is a monoclonal antibody. Antibodies are Y-shaped proteins that are produced naturally by the immune system to attack and fight foreign substances that cause illness. Monoclonal antibodies are man-made proteins manufactured to serve as substitute antibodies to fight diseases. Monoclonal antibodies can restore, enhance, or mimic (copy) the immune system's attack process; they can also tone down the immune system. Tegoprubart is thought to work by dampening down our immune system so that it will be less likely to attack the transplanted cells. For other types of transplants, like kidneys, a drug called a calcineurin inhibitor is usually used to prevent rejection. That class of drugs can be toxic to islet cells. Tegoprubart is an experimental agent that is anticipated to prevent rejection without harming the islet cells. This study will test this hypothesis.
Human pancreatic islet cells is considered investigational because it is not approved for use in the United States by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Participation in this research will last about 5 years. The islet transplant procedure involves inserting a thin, flexible tube called a catheter through a small cut in the upper abdomen. A radiologist uses x-rays and ultrasound to guide the catheter into the portal vein of the liver where the islet cells are delivered. This study of islet transplantation will test to see if islet transplantation is safe and effective; performing this study will help us find if this new medication Tegoprubart, combined with either MPA or everolimus and other medication the investigators have been using routinely so far, would protect sufficiently islet transplant from the destruction by the immune system, allowing participants to stop insulin and have improved blood glucose control.
The University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States
RECRUITINGNumber of participants who are achieved Optimal outcomes according to Igls criteria
Assessed by continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) for insulin independence, HbA1c\<7.0 (53 mmol/mol), and no severe hypoglycemic episodes (SHE).
Time frame: 1 year post-transplant
Number of participants who are achieved Good outcomes according to Igls criteria
Assessed by CGM for some insulin support, improved blood glucose control from baseline (pre-transplant), and with SHE.
Time frame: 1 year post-transplant
Number of participants who achieved insulin independence
Evaluated by continuous glucose monitoring.
Time frame: 1 year post-transplant, and once a year thereafter until end of study
Number of participants with no SHE and with HbA1c ≤6.5 (48 mmol/mol)
Assessed by patient reports of SHEs and HbA1c lab value.
Time frame: From 1 year post-transplant through end of study participation, assessed annually
Number of participants with no SHE and with HbA1c ≤7.0 (53 mmol/mol)
Assessed by patient reports of SHEs and HbA1c lab value.
Time frame: From 1-year post-transplant through end of study participation, assessed annually
Number of participants with preserved renal function (maintain the same stage of CKD)
Measurement will be based on the stages of Chronic Kidney Disease, the investigators will check if the patient maintains the same stage, and will upgrade the stage or downgrade Stages based on eGFR.
Time frame: From 1-year post-transplant through end of study participation, assessed annually
Number of participants who developed progression of albuminuria (no albuminuria to microalbuminuria, microalbuminuria to macroalbuminuria)
Assessed by albumin lab values in relation to pre-transplant value.
Time frame: From 1-year post-transplant through end of study participation, assessed annually.
Number of participants with no progression of albuminuria
Assessed by albumin lab values in relation to pre-transplant value.
Time frame: From 1-year post-transplant through end of study participation, assessed annually.
Changes in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) post-transplant.
Assessed by eGFR lab value in relation to pre-transplant value.
Time frame: 6 months and 12 months after last islet transplant
Alexandra Grange - Islet Cell Transplant Program Manager
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