Personalized Cell Therapy for Diabetes
Grant Award Details
Grant Type:
Grant Number:
TRAN1-08561-A
Investigator(s):
Disease Focus:
Human Stem Cell Use:
Cell Line Generation:
Award Value:
$597,333
Status:
Closed
Grant Application Details
Application Title:
Personalized Cell Therapy for Diabetes
Public Abstract:
Translational Candidate
Preclinical studies will develop patient specific stem cell-derived islets that secrete insulin & other islet hormones for regulation of blood sugar
Area of Impact
Genetically matched stem cell derived islets could provide treatment for diabetes without the need for immunosuppression or implantable devices.
Mechanism of Action
The stem cell-derived islets contain insulin-producing pancreatic β cells. These differentiated cells will be transplanted into patients who suffer from diabetes in order to replace the β cells that are missing or dysfunctional in the pancreatic islets of those patients. The stem cells used to generate these replacement islets will be genetically matched to the patient, enabling transplantation without long-term immunosuppression.
Unmet Medical Need
Millions suffer from Type 1 & Type 2 diabetes, which significantly impact quality of life and lead to serious complications. This proposal develops an alternative therapy with potential to transform the lives of those patients. First target is patients with insulin dependent, non-autoimmune diabetes
Project Objective
Pre-IND meeting with the FDA
Major Proposed Activities
Preclinical studies will develop patient specific stem cell-derived islets that secrete insulin & other islet hormones for regulation of blood sugar
Area of Impact
Genetically matched stem cell derived islets could provide treatment for diabetes without the need for immunosuppression or implantable devices.
Mechanism of Action
The stem cell-derived islets contain insulin-producing pancreatic β cells. These differentiated cells will be transplanted into patients who suffer from diabetes in order to replace the β cells that are missing or dysfunctional in the pancreatic islets of those patients. The stem cells used to generate these replacement islets will be genetically matched to the patient, enabling transplantation without long-term immunosuppression.
Unmet Medical Need
Millions suffer from Type 1 & Type 2 diabetes, which significantly impact quality of life and lead to serious complications. This proposal develops an alternative therapy with potential to transform the lives of those patients. First target is patients with insulin dependent, non-autoimmune diabetes
Project Objective
Pre-IND meeting with the FDA
Major Proposed Activities
- Production of the starting stem cell material from patients
- Optimize manufacturing of differentiated cell therapy product
- Preclinical safety and efficacy studies of the product
Statement of Benefit to California:
Many CA citizens are impacted by diabetes, including particularly high numbers with non-autoimmune, insulin dependent diabetes. This translational research aims to bring academic discoveries from lab of Doug Melton to the clinic, through generation of patient specific stem cell derived islets for transplant. Success in this program could have have immediate benefit to the California patients involved and would also lead the way to a new cell therapy broadly applicable to people with diabetes.