Phase 2
N=25
Reversing Type 1 Diabetes After it is Established
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01106157 ↗Enrolled (actual)
25
Serious AEs
75.0%
Results posted
Jan 2016
Primary outcome: Primary: Change in Metabolic Function Baseline to 12 Months. — 0.74; 0.43 nmol/L/min — p=0.017
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Interventions
- Anti-Thymocyte Globin (ATG) (Drug); Placebo (Drug); Pegylated GCSF (Drug)
- Age
- Pediatric, Adult · 12+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
- Primary completion
- Jan 2015
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Change in Metabolic Function Baseline to 12 Months. |
0.74; 0.43 | 0.017 sig |
| SECONDARY Percent Change in Regulatory T Cells (Treg) Baseline to 12 Months |
-0.46; 0 | 0.43 |
| SECONDARY A1c |
0.47; 0.98 | 0.37 |
| SECONDARY Change in Insulin Requirements, Baseline to 12 Months |
-0.03; 0.08 | 0.69 |
| SECONDARY Change in Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase Antibodies (GADA) From Baseline to 12 Months |
-17.75; -29.5 | 0.89 |
| SECONDARY Change in Insulin Autoantibodies (IAA) From Baseline to 12 Months |
0.12; -0.15 | 0.2 |
| SECONDARY Change in Insulinoma Associated 2 Autoantibodies (IA-2A) From Baseline to 12 Months |
-21.63; 2.5 | 0.23 |
| SECONDARY Change in Zinc Transporter 8 Autoantibodies (ZnT8A) From Baseline to 12 Months |
-0.07; -0.10 | 0.79 |
| SECONDARY Percentage of Neutrophils |
0.21; 0.44 | 0.163 |
| SECONDARY Change in White Blood Count (WBC) From Baseline to 12 Months |
-0.51; 0.4 | — |
Summary
The primary purpose of this study is to determine if giving the combination therapy consisting of Thymoglobulin® (ATG) and Neulasta® (GCSF) to patients with established Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) is safe and secondarily, if the ATG and GCSF will preserve insulin production.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Must be > 12 years < 45
- Must have a diagnosis of T1D of greater than 4 months duration, with an upper limit of 2 years, Now only recruiting for those diagnosed greater than 1 year but less than 2 years.
- Must have at least one diabetes-related autoantibody present (e.g., islet cell autoantigen (ICA), GAD, ZnT8, or islet antigen 2 (IA2) autoantibodies)
- Must have stimulated C-peptide levels ≥ 0.1 pmol/ml (0.3ng/mL) when measured during a mixed meal tolerance test (MMTT), conducted at least 4 months from diagnosis of diabetes, and within 8 weeks of randomization
- Must be EBV PCR negative within two weeks of randomization if EBV seronegative at screening
- Be at least 6 weeks from last live immunization
- Be willing to forgo live vaccines for 3 months following last dose of study drug
- Be willing to comply with intensive diabetes management
- Normal screening values for complete blood count (CBC), renal function and electrolytes (CMP).
Exclusion Criteria
- Be immunodeficient or have clinically significant chronic lymphopenia: (Leukopenia (< 3,000 leukocytes /μL), neutropenia (<1,500 neutrophils/μL), lymphopenia (<800 lymphocytes/μL), or thrombocytopenia (<125,000 platelets/μL).
- Have a chronic infection at time of randomization
- Have a positive PPD
- Be currently pregnant or lactating, or anticipate getting pregnant within the next two years
- Require use of other immunosuppressive agents
- Have serologic evidence of current or past HIV, Tuberculosis, Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C infection
- Have any complicating medical issues or abnormal clinical laboratory results that interfere with study conduct, or cause increased risk to include pre-existing cardiac disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), sickle cell disease, neurological, or blood count abnormalities (e.g., lymphopenia, leukopenia, or thrombocytopenia)
- Have a history of malignancies
- Evidence of liver dysfunction with angiotensin sensitivity test (AST) or ALT greater than 3 times the upper limits of normal
- Evidence of renal dysfunction with creatinine greater than 1.5 times the upper limit of normal
- Vaccination with a live virus within the last 6 weeks
- Current use of non-insulin pharmaceuticals that affect glycemic control
- Active participation in another T1D treatment study in the previous 30 days
- Known allergy to G-CSF or ATG
- Prior treatment with ATG or known allergy to rabbit derived products
- Any condition that in the investigator's opinion, may adversely affect study participation or may compromise the study results
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01106157). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.