Gamida Cell Announces Publication of Phase 1/2 Clinical Data of NiCord® in the Journal of Clinical Oncology
Results from the Phase 1/2 study showed that patients transplanted with NiCord had rapid and durable engraftment of neutrophils and platelets, as well as prompt immune reconstitution. The median time to neutrophil recovery was shortened by nearly 50 percent for patients who received NiCord compared to a retrospective cohort of patients who received standard umbilical cord blood. NiCord also demonstrated an acceptable safety profile for patients undergoing bone marrow transplant.
“In this study, patients who received NiCord had a clinically meaningful
reduction in their time to neutrophil and platelet recovery compared to
a retrospective cohort of patients who received a standard umbilical
cord blood transplant. The neutrophil recovery observed with NiCord also
resulted in fewer days spent in the hospital compared to the comparator
cohort,” said
Despite the curative potential of bone marrow transplants, it is estimated that more than 40 percent of eligible patients do not receive one for various reasons, including finding a matched donor.3 While umbilical cord blood provides a source of stem cells for patients who do not have a matched related donor, it provides a smaller number of stem cells, which can delay engraftment and put patients at a greater risk for prolonged hospitalizations and life-threatening infections. NiCord is designed to address these limitations by offering a therapeutic dose of expanded cells while preserving the functional characteristics of stem cells.
NiCord Phase 1/2 Study Design and Results
The publication,
“Phase I/II study of stem cell transplantation using a single cord blood
unit expanded ex vivo with nicotinamide,” described results from the
completed multicenter, Phase 1/2 clinical trial of NiCord in 36 patients
with high-risk hematologic malignancies and no readily available matched
sibling or matched unrelated adult donor. The key primary endpoint was
the cumulative incidence of neutrophil engraftment at 42 days.
Additionally, the NiCord patient cohort was compared to a retrospective
cohort of patients who received standard cord blood transplant using
data from the
Key findings included the following:
- Patients transplanted with NiCord had rapid and durable engraftment of neutrophils and platelets, as well as prompt immune reconstitution. The age-adjusted cumulative incidence of neutrophil engraftment at 42 days following transplantation was 94 percent for NiCord recipients compared to 85 percent for the CIBMTR cohort.
- Among patients who engrafted, the median time to neutrophil recovery was 11.5 days (95% CI: 9-14 days) for NiCord recipients compared to 21 days (95% CI: 20-23 days) for the CIBMTR cohort (p<0.001).
- For patients achieving platelet recovery, the median time to platelet recovery was 34 days (95% CI:32-42 days) and 46 days (95% CI:42-50 days) for the NiCord and CIBMTR cohorts, respectively (p<0.001).
- NiCord demonstrated an acceptable safety profile, with hypertensionreported as the most common adverse event attributable to NiCord infusion, and moderate to severe chronic graft vs. host disease reported in 9.8 percent of patients at one year following transplantation.
- Primary hospital discharge occurred at a median of 20 days following transplantation. NiCord recipients spent a median of 73 days alive and out of hospital during the first 100 days following UCB transplantation.
“These data demonstrate the potential of NiCord to give patients with
high-risk blood cancers an opportunity for a cure, particularly patients
who would otherwise not be able to receive a bone marrow transplant
using a matched donor source,” stated
About NiCord
NiCord, the company’s lead clinical program, is
under development as a universal bone marrow transplant solution for
patients with high-risk hematologic malignancies. NiCord has been
granted breakthrough status by the
About
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains
forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including with respect to the
timing of completion of enrollment of the ongoing Phase 3 clinical study
of NiCord and the results of clinical development of NiCord, which
statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and
assumptions, including, but not limited to the timing and success of
clinical trials and potential complications thereof and the scope,
progress and expansion of developing and commercializing NiCord. In
light of these risks and uncertainties, and other risks and
uncertainties that are described in the Risk Factors section of our
Registration Statement on Form F-1 filed with the
References
1ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
NCT01816230.
2 Horwitz M.E., Wease S., Blackwell B.,
Valcarcel D. et al. 2018. Phase I/II study of stem-cell transplantation
using a single cord blood unit expanded ex vivo with nicotinamide.
3
4ClinicalTrials.gov
identifier NCT02730299.
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