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Lentiviral haematopoietic stem-cell gene therapy for early-onset metachromatic leukodystrophy: long-term results from a non-randomised, open-label, phase 1/2 trial and expanded access
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![Figure 2 GMFM scores and age at severe motor impairment or death (A) GMFM scores for patients with late-infantile and early-juvenile MLD compared with age-matched and disease subtype-matched untreated natural history controls at 2 and 3 years after treatment. Adjusted least-squares means, treatment difference (atidarsagene autotemcel [arsa-cel] minus natural history), and the associated 95% CI and p value were reported overall and by disease subtype (late infantile, early juvenile) for the null hypothesis of 10% or less difference in total GMFM scores between treated and natural history patients at years 2 and 3. (B) Kaplan-Meier plot showing age at severe motor impairment or death in patients with late-infantile MLD versus untreated natural history late-infantile MLD controls. (C) Kaplan-Meier plot showing age at severe motor impairment or death in patients with pre-symptomatic and early-symptomatic early-juvenile MLD versus untreated natural history early-juvenile MLD controls. Severe motor impairment-free survival is defined as the interval from birth to the earlier loss of locomotion and sitting without support (GMFC level 5 or 6) or death from any cause; otherwise severe motor impairment-free survival is censored at the last GMFC assessment date. Symptomatic status refers to arsa-cel treated patients at the time of treatment. GMFM=gross motor function measure. MLD=metachromatic leukodystrophy. *p values calculated using an unstratified log-rank test.](/paper-figures/a6aa3caeb61d4607947e0e7ed95ef2ab/lentiviral-haematopoietic-stem-cell-gene-therapy-for-early-onset-metachromatic-figure-2.jpg)

![Figure 4 Longitudinal evaluation of brain MRI of patients treated with arsa-cel vs natural history (A) Axial T2-weighted MRI obtained from a patient with late-infantile MLD (patient 3) over time showing, at baseline, a physiological T2 signal corresponding to myelin maturation, typical of the first year of life, followed by appearance of subtle posterior periventricular T2 hyperintensities that stabilised over time, with normal maturation of the remaining brain regions. (B) The comparison with the corresponding images obtained from his untreated sibling at the same age. (C) The comparison with an unrelated untreated patient with late-infantile MLD with similar age of onset, followed along disease course demonstrating white matter alterations (T2 hyperintensities) involving, in the earliest phases, periventricular areas and corpus callosum, spreading to subcortical regions, cerebellum and corticospinal tracts, and associated with progressive brain atrophy (enlargement of ventricular system and subarachnoid spaces). (D and E) Comparison of brain MRI total scores of patients with late-infantile (D) and early-juvenile by symptomatic status (E) treated with atidarsagene autotemcel [arsa-cel] versus natural history through an non-linear mixed-effects model based on a published methodology and strategy for model selection.17 MRI severity scoring system is a modified Loes’ score using methodology as previously described.17 The maximum total score is 31·5. MLD=metachromatic leukodystrophy.](/paper-figures/c98ce82c189d425d88b5dade499e7e39/lentiviral-haematopoietic-stem-cell-gene-therapy-for-early-onset-metachromatic-figure-4.jpg)
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“To date, no cases of insertional oncogenesis have been reported in clinical studies of metachromatic leukodystrophy29 or in the enhancer-deleted γ-retrovirus trial of X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency,26 nor in the Bluebird Bio–sponsored studies that use lentiviral vectors with different characteristics than Lenti-D”
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“Interim results of an autologous lentiviral-mediated approach, similar to those described above, indicate successful metabolic correction, reconstitution of urinary GAG excretion indicating normal breakdown, and stabilization or normalization of clinical features in eight patients with a median follow-up of 2.1 years.61”
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- Authors
- Fumagalli, F., Calbi, V., Natali Sora, M. G., Sessa, M., Baldoli, C., Rancoita, P. M. V., Ciotti, F., Sarzana, M., Fraschini, M., Zambon, A. A., Acquati, S., Redaelli, D., Attanasio, V., Miglietta, S., De Mattia, F., Barzaghi, F., Ferrua, F., Migliavacca, M., Tucci, F., Gallo, V., Del Carro, U., Canale, S., Spiga, I., Lorioli, L., Recupero, S., Fratini, E. S., Morena, F., Silvani, P., Calvi, M. R., Facchini, M., Locatelli, S., Corti, A., Zancan, S., Antonioli, G., Farinelli, G., Gabaldo, M., Garcia-Segovia, J., Schwab, L. C., Downey, G. F., Filippi, M., Cicalese, M. P., Martino, S., Di Serio, C., Ciceri, F., Bernardo, M. E., Naldini, L., Biffi, A., & Aiuti, A.
- Venue
- The Lancet
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2022-01
- Volume
- 399
- Issue
- 10322
- Pages
- 372-383
- ISSN
- 0140-6736
- PMC
- PMC8795071
- Cited by
- 298
- References
- 1
- Language
- en
- Licence
- Funders
- GlaxoSmithKline Plc
- Fondazione Telethon
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