TARGTEPO Treatment for Anemia in End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Patients Undergoing Peritoneal Dialysis (PD)
Condition: Anemia of End Stage Renal Disease
MeSH terms: Kidney Diseases; Kidney Failure, Chronic; Anemia
Intervention: MDGN201 TARGTEPO
Intervention description: MDGN201 TARGTEPO secreting EPO
Phase: Phase 2
Study type: Interventional
Primary purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Enrollment: 2.0
Sex: All
Minimum age: 18 Years
Maximum age: 80 Years
Healthy volunteers: No
Keywords: Peritoneal Dialysis; End Stage Renal Disease; Anemia

Summary:

      The objectives of this study are to assess safety and to evaluate the biologic activity of
      TARGTEPO treatment in Peritoneal Dialysis patients
    

Eligibility criteria:

        Inclusion Criteria:

          1. Subject diagnosed with Anemia due to Chronic Renal Failure CKD stage 5 on peritoneal
             dialysis treatment for at least 6 months. Average Hb during last month between 9 to
             12g/dL.

          2. Kt/V >1.

          3. INR ≤1.2

          4. Serum albumin >3.2

          5. Subjects with adequate iron stores (transferrin saturation > 20.0% and/or ferritin
             >100 ng/ml).

        Exclusion Criteria:

          1. Uncontrolled hypertension (defined as diastolic blood pressure > 110 mmHg or systolic
             blood pressure > 180 mmHg during screening).

          2. Subjects who receive oral anti-coagulation treatment (e.g. warfarin)

          3. Subjects who receive Acetyl Salicylic Acid (ASA) above 325 mg/day or patients who
             receive ASA treatment between 100mg/d and 325 mg/d who cannot discontinue it for 1
             week prior to each Harvest or Implantation procedure

          4. Congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association functional class III or IV).

          5. Grand mal seizures within 2 years of the screening visit.

          6. Clinical evidence of severe hyperparathyroidism as defined by PTH levels of > 10 times
             the upper normal limits.

          7. Major surgery within 12 weeks of the screening visit.

          8. Systemic hematologic diseases (e.g., sickle cell anemia, thalassemia (excluding
             Thalassemia minor), myelodysplastic syndromes, hematologic malignancy, myeloma,
             hemolytic anemia).

          9. Current systemic infection, active inflammatory disease, or malignancy under active
             treatment.

         10. Subjects known to have tested positive at any time in the past for antibodies to
             erythropoietic proteins.

         11. Subject has history of malignancy within the past 2 years prior to the screening
             visit, with the exception of basal cell carcinoma.

         12. Subjects with other concurrent severe and/or uncontrolled medical condition which
             could compromise participation in the study (i.e. active infection, uncontrolled
             diabetes, uncontrolled hypertension, congestive heart failure, unstable angina,
             ventricular arrhythmias, active ischemic heart disease, myocardial infarction within
             six months, uncompensated cirrhosis, active upper GI tract ulceration).

         13. Subject is currently enrolled in, or has not yet completed a period of at least 30
             days or five half-lives of the investigational drug whichever is longer, since ending
             other investigational device or drug trial(s) prior to Screening phase.

         14. Psychiatric, addictive, or any other disorder that compromises ability to provide
             informed consent for participation in this study.

         15. Female subjects of child-bearing potential and males that do not agree to use
             acceptable methods of contraception during the study.

         16. Pregnant and lactating female subjects.

         17. Chronic alcoholic or drug abuse subjects.

         18. Steroid or other immunosuppressive treatment (other than topical or inhaled steroids).

         19. Subjects unwilling or unable to comply with the study procedures.

         20. EPO Naïve subjects.

         21. Known sensitivity to Gentamycin and Amphotericin

         22. History of chronic or active Hepatitis B and/or C infection or positive serology at
             screening and known positive HIV or positive serology at screening.

         23. Subject had blood transfusion within 84 days prior to Screening visit.

         24. Subject has a date for renal transplantation.

         25. Refer to the USPI - Depo-Medrol - Methylprednisolone Acetate - Injectable (Appendix A)
             for any concomitant drug taken by the patient which its interaction with Depo-Medrol
             will warrant exclusion from this protocol.