Study on Safety and Efficacy of UCB-MNCs for Chronic Radiation Enteritis

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseEarly Phase 1
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-75
SponsorZhejiang Cancer Hospital

About this trial

This study aims to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the umbilical cord blood mononuclear cells (UCB-MNCs) therapy for chronic radiation enteritis (CRE) by observing factors related to the therapeutic effect and adverse reactions of UCB-MNCs in treating CRE.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Aged 18-75 years, with no restriction on gender;

History of pelvic and abdominal radiotherapy;

Patients diagnosed with chronic radiation-induced intestinal injury (CRII) via colonoscopy and pathological examination (≥3 months after the end of radiotherapy);

Diagnosed with grade 2-3 radiation-induced intestinal injury based on the clinical symptom assessment (RTOG classification) in Expert Consensus on Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Diagnosis and Treatment of Radiation-Induced Intestinal Injury in China;

Disqualifiers

Severe cardiac insufficiency (e.g., NYHA classification Grade Ⅲ or Ⅳ) and uncontrolled hypertension with medication (systolic blood pressure ≥ 160 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 110 mmHg);

Positive results for hepatitis B, hepatitis C, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), or syphilis;

Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score ≥ 2;

Currently participating in another clinical trial or having participated in another clinical trial within 4 weeks;

Trial design

Design model

Single group

Treatments tested in this trial

  • UCB-MNCs

    Biological/Vaccine

    UCB-MNCs will be administered via intravenous infusion three times, once per week, with a dose of 3×10⁸ cells per infusion.

Treatment groups

10 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: UCB-MNCsExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Change from baseline Vienna Rectoscopy Score (VRS)

The VRS evaluates four core endoscopic features (mucosal hyperemia/erythema, mucosal ulceration, mucosal fibrosis/stenosis, and telangiectasia), with each feature scored on a 0-3 scale (0 = no abnormality, 3 = severe abnormality). The total VRS score is the sum of scores from the four features, typically ranging from 0 to 12. The total score directly reflects the severity of radiation-induced intestinal injury.

Time frame
At 3 and 12 months after the last treatment.

Secondary outcomes

1

Clinical remission rate

Symptoms such as hematochezia and diarrhea will be counted before treatment and at 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months after the last treatment. The corresponding symptom remission rate will be calculated by comparing with the pre-treatment status.

Time frame
At 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months after the last treatment.
2

Change from baseline LENT-SOMA scoring scale

LENT-SOMA uses a 0-4 grading system for each of the four dimensions (subjective, objective, management, analytic), with scores directly reflecting the severity of radiation-induced tissue injury. A higher LENT-SOMA grade indicates more severe radiation-induced tissue damage.

Time frame
At 3 months and 12 months after the last treatment.
3

Change from baseline visual analog scale (VAS)

VAS is a simple tool to measure pain extent: it uses a 10-centimeter horizontal line, with "no pain at all" marked at 0 and "worst pain imaginable" at 10. Patients mark a point matching their current pain.

Time frame
At 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months after the last treatment.
4

Hemoglobin concentration

Time frame
Changes in hemoglobin levels will be compared before treatment and at 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months after the last treatment.

Other outcomes

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