Autologous Transplant of EFS-ADA Modified Bone Marrow Cells for ADA-Deficient Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01852071 |
Recruitment Status
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Active, not recruiting
First Posted
: May 13, 2013
Last Update Posted
: September 27, 2017
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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ADA-SCID | Genetic: EFS-ADA transduced CD34+ cells from the bone marrow | Phase 1 Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 20 participants |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Autologous Transplantation of Bone Marrow CD34+ Stem/Progenitor Cells After Addition of a Normal Human ADA cDNA by the EFS-ADA Lentiviral Vector for Adenosine Deaminase (ADA)-Deficient Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) |
Study Start Date : | May 2013 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | July 2018 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | September 2018 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Autologous transplant of ADA gene corrected bone marrow
Autologous transplantation of EFS-ADA transduced bone marrow CD34+ cells
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Genetic: EFS-ADA transduced CD34+ cells from the bone marrow
Eligible subjects will undergo bone marrow harvest under general anesthesia. The marrow will be processed to isolate CD34+ cells and transduced with the EFS-ADA lentiviral vector. If sufficient cells are obtained, the subjects will undergo marrow cytoreduction with busulfan (4 mg/kg). If the transduced CD34+ final cell product meets all release criteria, the cells will be infused intravenously. PEG-ADA enzyme replacement therapy will be discontinued at day +30. After discharge from the hospital, the subject will be seen for interval history and examination by either their home physician, the principal investigator or a clinical investigator and have blood drawn at months 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 18, 21, and 24.
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- Assess safety by recording clinical toxicities. [ Time Frame: 2 years ]Safety will be assessed by recording clinical adverse events.
- Assess safety by determining absence or presence of exposure to replication-competent lentivirus (RCL) [ Time Frame: 2 years ]Replication-competent lentivirus exposure will be assessed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to VSV-G protein.
- Assess safety by evaluating the absence or development of monoclonal expansion or leukoproliferative complications from vector insertional effects [ Time Frame: 2 years ]Monoclonal expansion of blood cells by vector-mediated activity will be assessed by nrLAM-PCR
- Overall survival [ Time Frame: 2 years ]Overall survival will be assessed
- Event-free survival [ Time Frame: 2 years ]Event-free survival will be assessed by determining the numbers of subjects who remain alive with adequate immune reconstitution and do not need an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant or re-institution of enzyme replacement therapy.
- Determine the frequency of gene marking in peripheral blood cells [ Time Frame: 2 years ]The frequency of peripheral blood cells containing the EFS-ADA transferred human ADA cDNA will be determined by qPCR as an index of gene transduction and engraftment of hematopoietic stem cells.
- Quantify clonal diversity of vector integrants [ Time Frame: 2 Years ]The clonal diversity of vector integration sites will be determined using nrLAM-PCR
- Quantify ADA enzyme activity in peripheral blood mononuclear cells [ Time Frame: 2 years ]The ADA enzymatic activity in peripheral blood mononuclear cells will be measured by biochemical assay.
- Quantify total adenine nucleotides in erythrocytes [ Time Frame: 2 years ]The levels of adenine nucleotides in erythrocytes will be measured by HPLC.
- Determine absolute lymphocytes on complete blood count [ Time Frame: 2 years ]The absolute lymphocyte counts (ALC) on complete blood count will be measured as an index of immune reconstitution.
- Quantify the absolute numbers T, B, and NK lymphocytes [ Time Frame: 2 years ]The absolute numbers of T, B and NK lymphocytes will be determined using flow cytometry as an index of immune reconstitution
- Assess lymphocyte mitogenic proliferation [ Time Frame: 2 years ]The proliferative responses of lymphocyte to mitogen stimulation will be quantified as an index of immune reconstitution.
- Measure quantitative immunoglobulins by class [ Time Frame: 2 years ]The levels of immunoglobulin classes (IgG, IgM, IgA) will be quantified as an index of immune reconstitution
- Quantify specific antibody responses [ Time Frame: 2 years ]The development of specific antibody responses to vaccine antigens will be quantified as an index of immune reconstitution
- Assess T lymphocyte reconstitution [ Time Frame: 2 years ]T lymphocyte reconstitution will be assessed by TCR Vbeta family usage enumeration by flow cytometry and TREC assay

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 1 Month and older (Child, Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
-Children ≥ 1.0 months of age with a diagnosis of ADA-deficient SCID based on A. Decreased ADA enzymatic activity in erythrocytes, leukocytes, skin fibroblasts, or in cultured fetal cells to levels consistent with ADA-deficient SCID as determined by reference laboratory or confirmed ADA gene mutation(s) known to cause disease , AND
B. Evidence of severe combined immunodeficiency based on either:
- Family history of first order relative with ADA deficiency and clinical and laboratory evidence of severe immunologic deficiency, OR
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Evidence of severe immunologic deficiency in subject prior to institution of immune restorative therapy, based on
- lymphopenia (absolute lymphocyte count <400 cells/mcL) OR absence or low number of T cells (absolute CD3+ count <300 cells/mcL) OR
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severely decreased T lymphocyte blastogenic responses to phytohemagglutinin (either <10% of lower limit of normal controls for the diagnostic laboratory, <10% of the response of the normal control of the day, or stimulation index <10)
- Ineligible for matched sibling allogeneic bone marrow transplantation: absence of a medically eligible HLA-identical sibling, with normal immune function, who may serve as an allogeneic bone marrow donor
- Signed written informed consent according to guidelines of the IRB (UCLA Office of Human Research Protection Program and National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Institutional Review Board
Exclusion Criteria:
- Age ≤ 1.0 months Appropriate organ function as outlined below must be observed within 8 weeks of entering this trial.
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Hematologic
- Anemia (hemoglobin < 10.5 g/dl at < 2 years of age, or < 11.5 g/dl at > 2 years of age).
- Neutropenia (absolute granulocyte count <500/mm3.
- Thrombocytopenia (platelet count < 150,000/mm3, at any age).
- INR or PT > 2X the upper limits of normal or PTT > 2.33X the upper limit of normal (patients with a correctable deficiency controlled on medication will not be excluded).
- Cytogenetic abnormalities on peripheral blood or bone marrow or amniotic fluid (if available).
- Prior allogeneic HSCT with cytoreductive conditioning
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Infectious
a. Evidence of active opportunistic infection or infection with HIV-1, hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, or parvovirus B 19 by DNA PCR within 30-90 days prior to bone marrow harvest. If other infection is present, it must be under control (e.g. stable or decreasing viral load) at the time of screening
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Pulmonary
- Resting O2 saturation by pulse oximetry < 95% on room air.
- Chest x-ray indicating active or progressive pulmonary disease.
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Cardiac
- Abnormal electrocardiogram (EKG) indicating cardiac pathology.
- Uncorrected congenital cardiac malformation with clinical symptomatology.
- Active cardiac disease, including clinical evidence of congestive heart failure, cyanosis, hypotension.
- Poor cardiac function as evidenced by LV ejection fraction < 40% on echocardiogram.
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Neurologic
- Significant neurologic abnormality by examination.
- Uncontrolled seizure disorder.
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Renal
- Renal insufficiency: serum creatinine >= 1.2 mg/dl, or >= 3+ proteinuria.
- Abnormal serum sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphate at grade III or IV by Division of AIDS Toxicity Scale.
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Hepatic/GI:
- Serum transaminases > 5X the upper limit of normal (ULN).
- Serum bilirubin > 2X ULN.
- Serum glucose > 1.5x ULN.
- Intractable severe diarrhea.
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Oncologic
- Evidence of active malignant disease other than dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP)
- Evidence of DFSP expected to require anti-neoplastic therapy within the 5 years following the infusion of genetically corrected cells
- Evidence of DFSP expected to be life limiting within the 5 years following the infusion of genetically corrected cells
- Known sensitivity to Busulfan
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General
- Expected survival < 6 months.
- Pregnant.
- Major congenital anomaly.
- Ineligible for autologous HSCT by the criteria at the clinical site.
- Other conditions which in the opinion of the principal investigator and/or co-investigators, contra-indicate the bone marrow harvest, the administration of busulfan, infusion of transduced cells or indicate the patient or patient's parents/primary caregivers inability to follow protocol.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01852071
United States, California | |
Mattel Children's Hospital, UCLA | |
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095 | |
United States, Maryland | |
Mark O. Hatfield Clinical Research Center, NIH | |
Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892 |
Principal Investigator: | Donald B Kohn, MD | University of California, Los Angeles |
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Responsible Party: | Donald B. Kohn, M.D., Professor, Depts. of Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics and Pediatrics, University of California, Los Angeles |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01852071 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
IND 15440 U01AI100801 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) 2P01HL073104 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) 0910-1006 ( Other Identifier: OBA-RAC ) |
First Posted: | May 13, 2013 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | September 27, 2017 |
Last Verified: | September 2017 |
Keywords provided by Donald B. Kohn, M.D., University of California, Los Angeles:
gene therapy, hematopoietic stem cell, SCID, lentivirus |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Immune System Diseases |
Infant, Newborn, Diseases DNA Repair-Deficiency Disorders Metabolic Diseases |