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Safety Study of Zinc Finger Nuclease CCR5-modified Hematopoietic Stem/Progenitor Cells in HIV-1 Infected Patients

A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Feasibility, Safety and Engraftment of Zinc Finger Nuclease (ZFN) CCR5 Modified CD34+ Hematopoietic Stem/Progenitor Cells (SB-728mR-HSPC) in HIV-1 (R5) Infected Patients

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02500849
Enrollment
12
Registered
2015-07-17
Start date
2016-03-10
Completion date
2026-08-24
Last updated
2025-10-09

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

Conditions

HIV

Keywords

Gene therapy, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, HIV Infections, Retroviridae Infections, RNA Virus Infections, Virus Diseases, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes, Immune System Diseases, Busulfan, Pharmacologic Actions

Brief summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety and feasibility of administering SB-728mR-HSPC after conditioning with busulfan.

Detailed description

The objective of the study is to evaluate the safety and feasibility of giving autologous SB-728mR-HSPC to HIV-1 (R5) infected patients who are being treated with cART and have undetectable virus but suboptimal CD4+ cell levels. To strengthen the possibility that CCR5-disrupted HSPCs engraft, patients will receive either a two- or three-day (Cohort 1 or Cohort 2) course of busulfan (dose targeting AUC of 4000 µM/day) before being infused with the genetically modified cells. At 9-12 months after SB-728mR-HSPC infusion, subjects who are aviremic with CD4 cell counts ≥600 cells/µL and have ≥1% CCR5-modified CD4 cells within the peripheral blood detected by pentamer PCR will undergo an ATI.

Interventions

GENETICSB-728mR-HSPC Infusion 3 days following busulfan conditioning

Sponsors

Sangamo Therapeutics
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM)
CollaboratorOTHER
City of Hope Medical Center
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Maximum age 75 years for cohort 1 and 65 years for cohort 2. * HIV-1 R5 seropositive with no evidence of CXCR4-tropic virus. * On cART with undetectable HIV-1 (\<20 gc/ml HIV-1 RNA) for at least 12 months prior to screening evaluations. * CD4+ T-cell counts ≥200 cells/µL and ≤750 cells/µL. * No psychosocial conditions that would hinder study compliance and follow-up. * Absence of clinically significant cardiomyopathy, congestive heart failure. Secondary Eligibility Criteria (for registration): * Complete G-CSF/Plerixafor mobilization of HSPC. * Collect ≥7.5 x 10\^6 CD34+ cells/kg in two aphereses. * The SB-728mR-HSPC product passed all release testing

Exclusion criteria

* Use of AZT or maraviroc in the cART regimen. * History of significant hematologic diseases such as leukemia, myelodysplasia, coagulopathy, and thromboembolism. * Any AIDS-related opportunistic infection occurring within the past year such as tuberculosis, cryptococcosis and for which treatment has been unsuccessful as determined by the Principal Investigator. * AIDS-related syndromes, infectious or otherwise, if perceived to cause excessive risk for morbidity post-HSPC infusion, as determined by the Principal Investigator. * Patients with active HBV or HCV infection, i.e., HBV DNA and HCV RNA in blood, are excluded. Those with inactive, but past infection with HBV (positive HBV surface antigen or HBV surface antibody) or inactive HCV (positive HCV antibody), must have no cirrhosis, as determined by abdominal ultrasound with elastography. * Active CMV retinitis or other active CMV-related organ dysfunction. * CXCR4-tropic virus. * Pregnant or nursing women. * Any history of HIV-associated encephalopathy; dementia of any kind; seizures in the past 12 months; any perceived inability to directly provide informed consent. * Participants may not be receiving any other investigational agents, or concurrent biological, chemotherapy, or radiation therapy. Participation in prior investigational drug or medical device study within the previous 45 days. * Current or history of immunomodulatory agent or steroid use. * Prior therapy with HIV vaccine or gene therapy product. * History of alcohol or substance abuse for the previous 12 months. * Participants with active malignancies. However, participants with skin cancers, namely basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma, and malignancies treated with curative intent having no known active disease present for ≥2 years, may be eligible.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Toxicity in subjects who received SB-728mR-HSPC after each busulfan dose level18 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Number of CD34+ HSPC collected, gene modified, and released throughout the manufacturing processApproximately first 1-2 months on study

Other

MeasureTime frame
Changes in CD4+ T-cell percentage after SB-728mR-HSPC infusionUp to Year 5
Changes in CD4+ T-cell number after SB-728mR-HSPC infusionUp to Year 5
Changes in CD4/CD8 ratio after SB-728mR-HSPC infusionUp to Year 5
Detection of CCR5 modified HSPC in bone marrowUp to Month 12
HIV-1 RNA levels in plasma during the treatment interruption of antiretroviral medicinesATI Day 0 and weeks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 28
Longitudinal changes of proviral DNA in PBMC18 months
Pharmacokinetic analysis of busulfan (AUC levels)pre-busulfan and at 15, 30, 60, 180 and 240 min after end of infusion
Detection of CCR5-modified PBMC in blood over timeUp to Year 5
Time to hematological recovery as measured by neutrophil and platelet engraftment timeUp to Year 5

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 3, 2026