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TissueGene-C effects on knee OA seen at 3 years


 

REPORTING FROM OARSI 2018

– TissueGene-C continues to show promise as a potential disease-modifying osteoarthritis drug, according to the long-term follow-up data of a phase 3 trial.

Within 2-3 years of receiving a single injection of the novel cell-gene therapy, patients with moderate knee OA were still experiencing significant improvement in the coprimary endpoints of knee symptoms, function, sports activity, and knee pain versus baseline values.

Differences in International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) scores from baseline to 2 and 3 years were a respective 15.3 and 14.8 points (both P less than .05 vs. baseline). Pain, assessed on a visual analog scale, was also significantly improved from baseline to 2 and 3 years (score changes –23.5 and –23.3; P less than .05 vs. baseline).

There were also significant improvements in the secondary endpoint of pain, stiffness, and physical function measured by the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), with changes in scores of –19.8 and –17.4 versus baseline at 2 and 3 years, respectively (both P less than .05 vs. baseline).

Dr. Bumsup Lee, president and chief executive officer of Kolon TissueGene Inc., Rockville, Md. Sara Freeman/MDedge News

Dr. Bumsup Lee

Furthermore, evaluation of MRI scans, x-rays, and liquid biomarkers showed “all directed towards slowing disease progression,” Bumsup Lee, PhD, and his associates reported at the World Congress on Osteoarthritis.

“INVOISSA-K [TissueGene-C] is the first-in-class cell and gene therapy for the treatment of knee OA,” Dr. Lee reminded delegates at the congress, which is sponsored by the Osteoarthritis Research Society International. The novel treatment was made by collecting chondrocytes from a subject with polydactyl hands and then culturing these to create two subpopulations of cells, one with allogenic chondrocytes and the other with genetically modified chondrocytes that overexpress transforming growth factor-beta1. These subpopulations are then mixed in the ratio of 3:1 and delivered in a single intra-articular injection.

Dr. Lee, who is the president and chief executive officer of Kolon TissueGene, Rockville, Md., reported new findings of a phase 3 trial conducted exclusively in Korea at 12 study centers, the results of which were first presented at OARSI 2016.

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