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ArticleDiabetes & metabolism journal2024

Clinical Trial Protocol for Porcine Islet Xenotransplantation in South Korea.

Byung-Joon Kim, Jun-Seop Shin, Byoung-Hoon Min, Jong-Min Kim, Chung-Gyu Park, Hee-Jung Kang, Eung Soo Hwang, Won-Woo Lee, Jung-Sik Kim, Hyun Je Kim and 9 more

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Article in Diabetes & metabolism journal, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Allogeneic Islet Transplantation: Chronicle of a Death Foretold?Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors.

Byung-Joon Kim *Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
Jun-Seop Shin *Tascom, Co. Ltd., Anyang, Korea.
Byoung-Hoon MinTascom, Co. Ltd., Anyang, Korea.
Jong-Min KimDepartment of Animal Health, Cheongju University College of Health and Medical Sciences, Cheongju, Korea.
Chung-Gyu ParkTransplantation Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Hee-Jung KangDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Anyang, Korea.
Eung Soo HwangDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Won-Woo LeeDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Jung-Sik KimDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Hyun Je KimDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Iov KwonDepartment of Medical Education, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Jae Sung KimGenNBio Inc., Seongnam, Korea.
Geun Soo KimGenNBio Inc., Seongnam, Korea.
Joonho MoonGenNBio Inc., Seongnam, Korea.
Du Yeon ShinGenNBio Inc., Seongnam, Korea.
Bumrae ChoGenNBio Inc., Seongnam, Korea.
Heung-Mo YangGenNBio Inc., Seongnam, Korea.
Sung Joo KimGenNBio Inc., Seongnam, Korea.
Kwang-Won KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.

Funding

Korea Health Industry Development InstituteMinistry of Health and Welfare HI13C0954
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgruoundIslet transplantation holds promise for treating selected type 1 diabetes mellitus patients, yet the scarcity of human donor organs impedes widespread adoption. Porcine islets, deemed a viable alternative, recently demonstrated successful longterm survival without zoonotic risks in a clinically relevant pig-to-non-human primate islet transplantation model. This success prompted the development of a clinical trial protocol for porcine islet xenotransplantation in humans.

methodsA single-center, open-label clinical trial initiated by the sponsor will assess the safety and efficacy of porcine islet transplantation for diabetes patients at Gachon Hospital. The protocol received approval from the Gachon Hospital Institutional Review Board (IRB) and the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) under the Investigational New Drug (IND) process. Two diabetic patients, experiencing inadequate glycemic control despite intensive insulin treatment and frequent hypoglycemic unawareness, will be enrolled. Participants and their family members will engage in deliberation before xenotransplantation during the screening period. Each patient will receive islets isolated from designated pathogen-free pigs. Immunosuppressants and systemic infection prophylaxis will follow the program schedule. The primary endpoint is to confirm the safety of porcine islets in patients, and the secondary endpoint is to assess whether porcine islets can reduce insulin dose and the frequency of hypoglycemic unawareness.

conclusionA clinical trial protocol adhering to global consensus guidelines for porcine islet xenotransplantation is presented, facilitating streamlined implementation of comparable human trials worldwide.

Indexed as

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1Islets of Langerhans TransplantationTransplantation, HeterologousAdultAnimalsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRepublic of KoreaSwineClinical trialDiabetes mellitusIslets of LangerhansSwineTransplantation

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PMID38772544
PMCPMC11621658

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