A Study to Evaluate Safety, Engraftment, and Efficacy of VC-01 in Subjects With T1 Diabetes Mellitus (VC01-103)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04678557 |
Recruitment Status :
Active, not recruiting
First Posted : December 22, 2020
Last Update Posted : February 21, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Type 1 Diabetes | Combination Product: VC-01 Combination Product | Phase 1 Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 70 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Sequential Assignment |
Intervention Model Description: | There are two Cohorts in this study design. Cohort 1 (Phase 1) enrolls up to 30 subjects total. After Cohort 1 enrollment is completed, Cohort 2 enrollment then occurs with up to an additional 40 subjects. A total of up to 70 subjects will be enrolled under this Phase 1/2 protocol. |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Other |
Official Title: | An Open-Label Phase 1/2 Study to Evaluate the Safety, Engraftment, and Efficacy of VC-01™Combination Product in Subjects With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus |
Actual Study Start Date : | June 25, 2019 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | October 2022 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | April 2023 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Sentinel units (aka Cohort 1)
VC-01 Combination Product; Up to ten (10) VC-01 sentinels
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Combination Product: VC-01 Combination Product
PEC-01 cells loaded into an Encaptra Drug Delivery System
Other Name: PEC-Encap |
Experimental: Dose-finding units (aka Cohort 2)
VC-01 Combination Product; Up to twelve units implanted of which up to nine (9) are VC-01-DF (dose-finding) implants and the rest are VC-01 sentinels
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Combination Product: VC-01 Combination Product
PEC-01 cells loaded into an Encaptra Drug Delivery System
Other Name: PEC-Encap |
- Cohort 1: The percentage of graft cells present at post-implant time points relative to pre-clinical models [ Time Frame: Up to 26 weeks ]Assess via histology the potential for functional engraftment of VC-01 combination product
- Cohort 2: The change in AUC from baseline to Week 26 in C-peptide during 4-HR MMTT [ Time Frame: To Week 26 ]Evaluate the clinical efficacy of VC-01 combination product.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Men and non-pregnant women
- Diagnosis of T1DM for a minimum of 3 years.
- Stable, optimized diabetic regimen
- Acceptable candidate for implant and explant procedures.
- Willing and able to comply with protocol requirements.
- Meet insulin dosing requirements per protocol
Exclusion Criteria:
• Advanced complications associated with diabetes

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04678557
United States, California | |
AMCR Institute | |
Escondido, California, United States, 92025 | |
Diablo Clinical Research | |
Walnut Creek, California, United States, 94598 | |
United States, Georgia | |
Atlanta Diabetes Associates | |
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30318 | |
United States, Texas | |
Texas Diabetes & Endocrinology | |
Austin, Texas, United States, 78731 |
Principal Investigator: | Howard Foyt, MD, PhD | ViaCyte, Inc. |
Responsible Party: | ViaCyte |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04678557 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
VC01-103 |
First Posted: | December 22, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | February 21, 2022 |
Last Verified: | February 2022 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 Glucose Metabolism Disorders Metabolic Diseases |
Endocrine System Diseases Autoimmune Diseases Immune System Diseases |