Healthy-donor Lenti-D HSCs in myeloablated immunodeficient mice: bone marrow and brain engraftment with ABCD1 expression and ALDP production
“In vivo assessment of Lenti-D-transduced healthy donor derived CD34+ HSCs transplanted in myeloablated immunodeficient mice demonstrated bone marrow and brain engraftment that was associated with stable ABCD1 transgene expression and ALDP production for the 3-month study duration.”
✓ VerifiedFDA pharmacology/toxicology review, p. 2Source ↗
Why that model
No animal model of CALD; ABCD1 knockout mice resemble AMN, lacking cerebral inflammation and demyelination
“There are no known animal models of CALD that recapitulate the human disease. Murine ABCD1/ALDP knockout mice (ALD mice) lack ALDP and have altered VLCFA metabolism, but the disease phenotype resembles AMN rather than ALD and does not display the cerebral inflammation and cerebral demyelination observed in human cerebral ALD (CALD).”
✓ VerifiedFDA pharmacology/toxicology review, p. 8Source ↗
Reviewer's view of the efficacy data
EMA: not a regular proof of concept, but with brain engraftment acceptable preclinical support for the treatment concept
“However, in the assessment this is not considered as a regular PoC. Nevertheless, taken together with the indicated brain engraftment, these both observations provide acceptable preclinical support for the treatment concept.”
WAS-deficient mice transplanted with WAS LVV-transduced murine Lin- BM cells: increased B cells, platelets, granulocytes; improved T, B and DC function