Mesenchymal Stromal Cells for Infants With Congenital Heart Disease (MedCaP)

Purpose

The proposed study will be a prospective, open-label, single-center, safety and feasibility phase 1 trial of allogeneic bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cell (BM-MSC) delivery though cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) using a homogeneous population of infants with congenital heart disease (CHD) who will be undergoing a two-ventricle repair within the first six months of life

Condition

  • Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Under 6 Months
Eligible Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Neonatal and young infantile patients who are ≤ 3 months of age - Scheduled to undergo reparative two-ventricle repair for congenital heart defects without aortic arch reconstruction, including the following: a. D-Transposition of the Great Arteries (d-TGA) Group: i. d-TGA with intact ventricular septum (d-TGA, IVS) ii. d-TGA with ventricular septal defect (d-TGA, VSD) b. Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) Group: i. VSD without aortic arch obstruction (AAO) ii. Complete common atrioventricular canal defect (CAVC) c. Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) Group: i. Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) ii. Tetralogy of Fallot with Pulmonary Atresia (TOF,PA) iii. Truncus arteriosus (TA) iv. Double outlet right ventricle (DORV) - Scheduled surgery at or before three months of age. - Parent/guardian capable of providing informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Birth weight less than 2.0 kg - Recognizable phenotypic syndrome - Associated extracardiac anomalies of greater than minor severity - Previous cardiac surgery - Associated cardiovascular anomalies requiring aortic arch reconstruction and/or additional open cardiac surgical procedures in infancy - Prior severe hypoxic event - Significant screening test values that place subjects at increased risk of complications from participation in the study

Study Design

Phase
Phase 1
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
N/A
Intervention Model
Single Group Assignment
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cell (BM-MSC)
The dose-escalation methods with a modified continual reassessment at the five dose levels (1x10^6, 10x10^6, 20x10^6, 40x10^6, 80x10^6 cells/kg) will be performed to determine safety and feasibility of allogeneic BM-MSC infusion during pediatric cardiac surgery and the maximum tolerated dose in infants with CHD.
  • Biological: BM-MSC
    Allogeneic bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cell (BM-MSC) delivery through cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) using a homogeneous population of infants with congenital heart disease (CHD) who will be undergoing a two-ventricle repair within the first six months of life.

Recruiting Locations

More Details

NCT ID
NCT04236479
Status
Active, not recruiting
Sponsor
Catherine Bollard

Detailed Description

This study is a prospective, open-label, single-center, safety and feasibility phase 1 trial of allogeneic bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cell (BM-MSC) delivery though cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) using a homogeneous population of infants with congenital heart disease (CHD) who will be undergoing a two-ventricle repair within the first six months of life. The dose-escalation methods with a modified continual reassessment at the five dose levels (1x10^6, 10x10^6, 20x10^6, 40x10^6, 80x10^6, cells/kg) will be performed to determine safety and feasibility of allogeneic BM-MSC infusion during pediatric cardiac surgery and the maximum tolerated dose in infants with CHD. In addition to the primary objective of assessing the safety and feasibility of BM-MSC delivery through CPB, our secondary objectives are designed to develop biological signature measures and clinical outcome measures feasible for use in larger efficacy and effectiveness trials with a particular focus on neurodevelopmental outcome and early postoperative course after BM-MSC treatment. We will determine actual magnitude of differences in neuroimaging and neurodevelopmental variables and postoperative inflammatory and pathophysiological variables after BM-MSC delivery in infants with CHD. Enrollment, follow-up, and analysis are planned to occur over 36 months for the treatment and initial follow-up portions of the study. Long-term follow-up until 18 months of age will be subsequently reported.