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Efficacy of gene therapy in the treatment of patients with symptomatic angina pectoris in spite of optimal medical therapy and which cannot be treated with balloon angioplasty or bypass surgery.

Clinical development and proof of principle testing of new regenerative VEGF-D therapy for cost-effective treatment of refractory angina. A phase II randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study. - ReGenHeart

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
EU CTR
Registry ID
EUCTR2017-000789-31-FI
Enrollment
180
Registered
2017-07-20
Start date
2018-01-08
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-06-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Refractory angina MedDRA version: 20.0 Level: LLT Classification code 10064262 Term: Refractory angina pectoris System Organ Class: 100000011625

Interventions

Product Name: AdsVEGF-D?N?C Pharmaceutical Form: Solution for injection INN or Proposed INN: AdsVEGF-D?N?C Other descriptive name: AdsVEGF-D?N?C Concentration unit: Other Concentration type: equal Con

Sponsors

Kuopio University Hospital Heart Center
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Informed consent signed 2. Age > 30 but = 85 years 3. Significant angina pectoris (CCS 2-3) despite of optimal medication 4. Significant stenosis (= 60%) in coronary angiography (= 6 months) 5. Contraindication to CABG or PCI due to diffuse or distal stenosis, chronic total occlusion, vessels with difficult anatomy, stenosis with severe calcifications and stenosis in small vessels (=65 years) yes F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 180

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Women in fertile age 2. Diabetes mellitus with severe complications such as proliferative diabetic retinopathy or nephropathy with renal insufficiency (see below) 3. Clinically significant anemia (hemoglobin count 12.0x109/l) or thrombocytopenia (b-thrombocyte count 160 mg/l) 6. Liver insufficiency (P-alanine aminotransferase or P-alkaline phosphatase over 2 x normal) 7. Hematuria of unknown origin 8. Severe hypertension (systolic blood pressure > 200 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure > 110 mmHg) or significant hypotension (systolic blood pressure 35) 10. Acute infection 11. Immunosuppressive medication 12. Significant impairment of left ventricular function (EF < 25%) 13. Symptomatic congestive heart failure (NYHA 3-4) 14. Hemodynamically significant (grade 3-4/4) aortic or mitral regurgitation or other heart disease needing surgery 15. Recent (< 6 weeks) acute coronary syndrome or myocardial infarction (elevated CK-MB or cardiac troponin), PCI, CABG or TIA/stroke 16. Current or suspected malignancy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Main Objective: The purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of catheter mediated AdVEGF-D regenerative gene transfer in patients with refractory angina to whom revascularization cannot be performed. ;Secondary Objective: The study also investigates the effect of VEGF-D-therapy on myocardial perfusion, patients' symptoms, quality of life and safety of treatment.;Primary end point(s): 1. Improvement of functional capacity using 6-minute walking test 2. Improvement of symptoms assessed by Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) class;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: 1. After 6 months follow-up 2. After 6 months follow-up

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary end point(s): 1. Improvement of functional capacity using 6-minute walking test 2. Improvement of symptoms assessed by Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) class 3. Increase in myocardial perfusion;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: 1. After 12 months follow-up 2. After 12 months follow-up 3. After 6 months follow-up

Countries

Denmark, Finland

Contacts

Public ContactHeart Center administration

Kuopio University Hospital Heart Center

juha.hartikainen@kuh.fi+35844 711 3945

Outcome results

None listed

Source: EU CTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026