Evaluation of Safety and Efficacy of realSKIN® (Skin Xenotransplant) for Complete Closure of Severe Burn Wounds

Completed · Phase 1/Phase 2

Conditions studied: Deep Full-thickness Burn Injury (Disorder)

In brief

This is a Phase 1/2, Open-label, Multi-center, Clinical Trial to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of realSKIN® to provide complete wound closure of severe and extensive deep-partial and full-thickness burn wounds. Approximately 25 total subjects will be enrolled. Subjects who meet eligibility criteria and provide written informed consent will receive realSKIN® placement at a single burn wound site. The designated realSKIN® product size will be placed on the burn wound following wound site preparation, including necessary debridement and tangential excision as determined by burn surgeon and secured in place via suturing or stapling. The remaining burn wound will be covered with human cadaver allograft and treated according to local standard of care with care to avoid any overlap or significant contact of the two temporary wound dressings. The Investigator will assess the wounds and identify the matched pair of burn sites then the treatments will be randomly assigned to the sites. realSKIN® will remain in place until intentional removal per Investigator's direction consistent with subject's overall clinical course, or if it is deemed to no longer provide effective wound closure and barrier function to the wound bed. The Investigator will follow local standard of care relevant to wound care and dressing changes while the realSKIN® is in place. Standard of care burn management will be provided by the Investigator. Routine vital sign assessments, photography, laboratory tests (hematology, chemistry, and urinalysis), physical exams, and adverse event monitoring will occur while realSKIN® is in place and for up to 1 year following initial placement. Subjects will be monitored via a passive and active screening program using blood samples collected at time points throughout the study period, as adapted from FDA Guidance for Industry. The risk of transmission of infectious disease is expected to be extremely low and while limited human trial data are available there have been no reports of transmission of porcine microorganisms to humans, and to date, there have been no adverse events (AEs) related to the use of realSKIN® observed or reported, and independent analysis of PERV data and medical records by the Safety Review Committee has indicated no evidence of zoonotic transmission in this trial.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT03695939
Run by: XenoTherapeutics, Inc.
People needed: 25
Starts: 2019-03-15
Expected to finish: 2023-12-30
Last updated by the study team: 2024-01-12

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

The subject provides written informed consent to participate in this study
Males or females age greater than 18 years old
Females must have a negative serum pregnancy test at Screening and at Baseline and must not be nursing
Male and female subjects must agree to use a protocol-approved method of contraception for a minimum of 3 months following Xeno-Skin® placement, which includes a barrier method plus one or more of the following:
Hormonal contraceptives (e.g., birth control pills, skin patches, vaginal rings, and the Depo- Provera shot)
Intrauterine device (IUD)
Male or female condoms with spermicide
Diaphragm with spermicide
Permanent tubal occlusive birth control system
Total Body Surface Area (TBSA) <30%, to include deep-partial thickness or full-thickness burn wounds
Burn injuries would otherwise require debridement and tangential excision
Burn injury requiring temporary grafting with human cadaver allograft skin, based on clinical judgment prior to definitive wound closure via autologous grafting
Sufficient area of burn wound for Xeno-Skin® placement and not located on face or hands or having an engraftment site centered on high-impact areas such as joints, weight-bearing areas (e.g. soles of feet), or the inguinal region, per Investigator's judgment

You may not qualify if…

Pregnant or lactating women
Documented history of infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or other condition(s) that in the opinion of the Investigator may compromise patient safety or study objectives
Immunosuppressive medication regimens e.g. antineoplastics, high dose steroids (> 10 mg prednisone/day), TNF alpha inhibitors, calcineurin inhibitors (cyclosporine, tacrolimus), anti-proliferative agents, and other immunomodulators
Known allergy to penicillins (such as ampicillin), ceftazidime or aztreonam, glycopeptide antibiotics (such as vancomycin) or amphotericin B
Active malignancy, including those requiring surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiation in the past 5 years. Non-metastatic basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin and cervical carcinoma in situ are allowed
Use of any experimental or investigational drugs within 30 days prior to placement of Xeno-Skin®
Previously received a porcine or other xenogeneic tissue product, including but not limited to: glutaraldehyde fixed porcine or bovine bioprosthetic heart valve replacements and glutaraldehyde fixed porcine dermal matrix (e.g., EZ Derm)
BMI > 40 kg/m2
HbA1c ≥ 7.0%
Treatment with systemic corticosteroids within 30 days before screening (not including inhaled steroids)
Electrical, chemical, or radiation burns
History of chronic end stage renal disease defined as an MDRD CrCl < 15 mL/min, or receiving chronic dialysis
History of chronic liver disease or cirrhosis (Child-Pugh Score C). Evidence of acute or chronic hepatitis B infection based on documented HBV serology testing
Known documented history of Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Treponema pallidum, Cytomegalovirus, herpes or varicella zoster Note: Successfully treated hepatitis C patients without evidence of end stage liver disease is allowed. If HCV antibody reactive, then HCV RNA must be undetectable.
Recent (within 3 months prior to study enrollment) MI, unstable angina leading to hospitalization, uncontrolled, CABG, PCI, carotid surgery or stenting, cerebrovascular accident, transient ischemic attack (TIA), endovascular procedure or surgical intervention for peripheral vascular disease or plans to undergo a major surgical or interventional procedure (eg, PCI, CABG, carotid or peripheral revascularization)
Presence of venous or arterial vascular disorder directly affecting the area of burn wound
Pre-existing haemolytic anemia
Chronic malnourishment as determined by Investigator
Significant pulmonary compromise
Systemic anticoagulation at the time of treatment or INR > 2
Documented evidence of wound infection at Screening or Baseline
Evidence of sepsis and/or end organ damage
Acute lung injury
Life expectancy of less than 180 days
Subject who is unable to self-consent

Where it is running

JMS Burn Center at Doctors Hospital — Augusta, Georgia, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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