NCT07871890|Not Yet RecruitingPhase 1/2DMCFDA Drug
A Study to Investigate Small Mobile Stem Cells (SMS) in Moderate to Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
SORT-COPD II
A Phase 1b/2a, Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Exploratory Activity of Small Mobile Stem Cells (SMS) Delivered Into the Lung as a Potential Organ Regeneration Therapy in Moderate to Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (SORT-COPD Study II)
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Primary Completion
October 2027
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Study Completion
December 2027
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Brief Summary
This study is a phase 1b/2a, open-label, non-randomized, observation of 125 adults, with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, treated with SORT-COPD (SMS cells).
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the preliminary within-participant changes of SORT-COPD (SMS cells), in suspension, delivered to the lung as an aerosolized mist via a vibrating mesh nebulizer, on respiratory health status in participants with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Registry Overview
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Recruitment status
not yet recruiting
Estimated enrollment
125 participants
Study completion date
December 2027
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Listed locations
1 countries · 1 sites
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Study Timeline
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First Submitted
September 22, 2026
Actual (reported)
Study Start
October 1, 2026
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First Posted
October 13, 2026
Actual (reported)
Primary Completion
October 2027
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Study Completion
December 2027
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Incidence and severity of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) graded using CTCAE Version 6.0, and incidence of treatment-related TEAEs, Serious Adverse Events (SAEs), and Adverse Events of Special Interest (AESIs)
Baseline through 12 months
Phase 1b: Dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs)
Incidence of DLTs and and participant stopping-rule events during Phase 1b safety review period prior to Phase 2a expansion
Baseline through Day 28
Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Changes From Baseline in Hematology Laboratory Parameters
Number of participants with at least one clinically significant change from baseline in hematology laboratory parameters, as determined by the investigator based on the laboratory reference range, magnitude of change from baseline, and clinical relevance. Hematology assessments include protocol-specified parameters such as hemoglobin, hematocrit, red blood cell count, white blood cell count with differential, and platelet count. Participants with one or more clinically significant hematology abnormalities will be counted once for this outcome measure.
Baseline, Day 28, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months
Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Changes From Baseline in Serum Chemistry Laboratory Parameters
Number of participants with at least one clinically significant change from baseline in serum chemistry laboratory parameters, as determined by the investigator based on the laboratory reference range, magnitude of change from baseline, and clinical relevance. Serum chemistry assessments include protocol-specified measures of renal function, hepatic function, electrolytes, glucose, and other chemistry parameters. Participants with one or more clinically significant serum chemistry abnormalities will be counted once for this outcome measure.
Baseline, Day 28, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months
Number of Participants With Clinically Significant ECG Abnormalities
Number of participants with at least one clinically significant electrocardiogram abnormality, as determined by the investigator. ECG assessment will include heart rate, PR interval, QRS duration, QT interval, and corrected QT interval (QTc). Participants with one or more clinically significant ECG abnormalities will be counted once for this outcome measure.
Baseline, Day 28, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months
Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Changes From Baseline in Systolic Blood Pressure
Number of participants with a clinically significant change from baseline in systolic blood pressure, measured in millimeters of mercury (mmHg), as determined by the investigator based on the magnitude of change and clinical relevance.
Baseline, Day 28, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months
Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Changes From Baseline in Diastolic Blood Pressure
Number of participants with a clinically significant change from baseline in diastolic blood pressure, measured in millimeters of mercury (mmHg), as determined by the investigator based on the magnitude of change and clinical relevance.
Baseline, Day 28, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months
Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Changes From Baseline in Heart Rate
Number of participants with a clinically significant change from baseline in heart rate, measured in beats per minute, as determined by the investigator based on the magnitude of change and clinical relevance.
Baseline, Day 28, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months
Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Changes From Baseline in Respiratory Rate
Number of participants with a clinically significant change from baseline in respiratory rate, measured in breaths per minute, as determined by the investigator based on the magnitude of change and clinical relevance.
Baseline, Day 28, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months
Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Changes From Baseline in Peripheral Oxygen Saturation
Number of participants with a clinically significant change from baseline in peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2), measured as percent oxygen saturation by pulse oximetry, as determined by the investigator based on the magnitude of change and clinical relevance.
Baseline, Day 28, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months
Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Abnormal Physical Examination Findings
Number of participants with at least one new or worsened clinically significant abnormal finding identified during physical examination after study treatment, as determined by the investigator. Participants with multiple clinically significant physical examination findings will be counted once for this outcome measure.
Baseline, Day 28, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months
Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Changes From Baseline in Pre-Dose FEV1
Number of participants with a clinically significant change from baseline in pre-dose forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1), measured in liters by spirometry, as determined by the investigator based on the magnitude of change and clinical relevance.
Baseline, Day 28, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months
Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Changes From Pre-Dose to Post-Dose FEV1
Number of participants with a clinically significant change in forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) from the pre-dose measurement to the protocol-specified post-dose measurement, measured in liters by spirometry, as determined by the investigator based on the magnitude of change and clinical relevance.
Baseline, Day 28, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months
Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Changes From Baseline in Pre-Dose FVC
Number of participants with a clinically significant change from baseline in pre-dose forced vital capacity (FVC), measured in liters by spirometry, as determined by the investigator based on the magnitude of change and clinical relevance.
Baseline, Day 28, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months
Number of Participants With Clinically Significant Changes From Pre-Dose to Post-Dose FVC
Number of participants with a clinically significant change in forced vital capacity (FVC) from the pre-dose measurement to the protocol-specified post-dose measurement, measured in liters by spirometry, as determined by the investigator based on the magnitude of change and clinical relevance.
Baseline, Day 28, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months
Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Hypersensitivity Reactions
Number of participants experiencing at least one treatment-emergent hypersensitivity reaction during or following administration of study treatment. Hypersensitivity reactions will be identified by the investigator based on protocol-defined clinical signs and symptoms, including allergic or systemic hypersensitivity manifestations. Participants experiencing more than one hypersensitivity reaction will be counted once for this outcome measure.
Baseline, Day 28, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months
Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Inhalation-Related Reactions
Number of participants experiencing at least one treatment-emergent respiratory or inhalation-related reaction during or following nebulized study treatment. Reactions may include protocol-defined respiratory signs or symptoms such as cough, wheezing, chest tightness, dyspnea, bronchospasm, or clinically significant oxygen desaturation. Participants experiencing more than one inhalation-related reaction will be counted once for this outcome measure.
Baseline, Day 28, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months
Secondary Outcomes (17)
Spirometry
Baseline, Day 28, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months
Spirometry
Baseline, Day 28, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months
Spirometry
Baseline, Day 28, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months
Spirometry
Baseline, Day 28, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months
Spirometry
Baseline, Day 28, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months
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Study Arms (2)
Safety Cohort (Phase 1b)
EXPERIMENTAL
Participants receive 2.4 billion SMS cells by oral inhalation via vibrating mesh nebulizer on Days 1, 3, and 6 (total: 7.2 billion cells). Safety and tolerability are reviewed by an independent DSMC through Day 28 prior to Phase 2a enrollment.
Biological: Stem cells
Expansion Cohort (Phase 2a)
EXPERIMENTAL
Participants receive the same treatment regimen as Cohort 1: 2.4 billion SMS cells by oral inhalation via vibrating mesh nebulizer on Days 1, 3, and 6 (total: 7.2 billion cells), following DSMC review of Phase 1b safety data.
Biological: Stem cells
Interventions
Stem cellsBiological
The suspension of Small Mobile Stem (SMS) cells will be placed into a medical nebulizer machine, commonly used to deliver medicines into the lungs through inhalation. Participants with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will breathe in the mist containing the SMS cells through a mouthpiece. The treatment will be given at the study site on Days 1, 3, and 6. Each treatment will contain 2.4 billion SMS cells and will take approximately 30 minutes to complete. This is a Phase 1b/2a study designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and potential effects of SMS cells in people with moderate to severe COPD.
A female participant is eligible to participate if she is not pregnant or breastfeeding, and one of the following conditions applies:
Is a woman of nonchildbearing potential (WONCBP) OR
Is a woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP) and using an acceptable contraceptive method from screening until 30 days after the last dose of study intervention.
A WOCBP must have a negative highly sensitive pregnancy test (urine or serum as required by local regulations) at Screening and on Day 1, prior to administration of study intervention.
If a urine test cannot be confirmed as negative (e.g., an ambiguous result), a serum pregnancy test is required. In such cases, the participant must be excluded from participation if the serum pregnancy result is positive.
Male participants:
Male participants are eligible to participate if they agree to the following during the study intervention period and for at least 30 days after the last dose of study intervention:
Refrain from donating fresh unwashed semen.
Be abstinent from heterosexual intercourse as their preferred and usual lifestyle (abstinent on a long-term and persistent basis) and agree to remain abstinent OR must agree to use contraception/barrier (male condom).
Has a diagnosis of moderate to severe COPD-C (cigarette smoking COPD) or COPD-P (biomass and pollution exposure COPD) according to the 2023 Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) Criteria \[1, 2\].
Lung impairment will be determined with post-bronchodilator FEV1 spirometry.
Has previously received treatment for COPD-C or COPD-P.
Has stable COPD disease state, defined as no exacerbations in the 4 weeks prior to screening, no hospitalizations in the 4 weeks prior to screening, and no changes in COPD medication in the 28 days prior to screening.
+2 more criteria
You may not qualify if:
Previous or current diagnosis of COPD-G, COPD-D, COPD-I, COPD-A, or COPD-U; asthma, congestive heart failure, bronchiectasis, tuberculosis, obliterative bronchiolitis, or diffuse panbronchiolitis.
Previous or current history of respiratory failure other than due to COPD (e.g., restrictive lung disease, sarcoidosis, tuberculosis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, bronchiectasis, CMV pneumonitis, cystic fibrosis, asbestosis, silicosis, or farmer's lung disease), or detection of any of these conditions through screening CT scanning.
History of COVID-associated pneumonia with hypoxemic respiratory failure in the 12 weeks prior to screening.
Current use, or use within 21 days of screening, of systemic or inhaled corticosteroids. Participants on inhaled corticosteroids or combined inhaled therapies can be included; however, they must schedule inhaled therapies 12 hours prior to dosing IP and 12 hours post-dosing IP.
History of chronic renal insufficiency, defined as an eGFR \< 90 mL/min/1.73 m² \[3\] and/or defined as abnormalities of kidney structure or function, present for \>3 months. Participants without a history of chronic renal insufficiency, who at screening have an eGFR detected between 60-89 mL/min/1.73 m², may be enrolled and receive IP per the investigator's discretion.
Uncontrolled hypertension, or current hypertension controlled on more than two medications.
History of coronary artery disease, coronary artery bypass graft surgery, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, severe peripheral arterial disease, cerebrovascular disease (including history of transient ischemic attack or cerebrovascular accident).
Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes mellitus with glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c \> 7.5%) at screening.
History or active malignancy, including any potential neoplasm detected via high-resolution CT scan (nodule \> 5 mm) detected as part of the screening process.
People with a history of basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin are eligible.
History of HIV or other immunosuppressed conditions, Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C, or use of immunosuppressive medications within 14 days prior to screening, and for 3 weeks after the last dose of study intervention is administered.
Active infection requiring systemic antibiotic treatment within 12 weeks prior to screening.
Body mass index (BMI) \> 60 kg/m2.
Active smoking of tobacco, cannabis or vaping in the 28 days prior to screening as indicated by results of cotinine urine testing, performed at screening. Use of nicotine containing products such as nicotine patches, oral nicotine products or nicotine chewing gum is permitted, noting that cotinine results will be positive. Positive results will be documented by the investigator as: "attributed to permitted nicotine products".
History of alcohol or other substance abuse, with sobriety less than one year, or that in the opinion of the investigator, will impact participation in the study.
+6 more criteria
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Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures
Diagnosis
Investigative Techniques
Cell Physiological Phenomena
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Study Completion
December 2027
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Last Updated
October 13, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-10
Data Sharing
IPD Sharing
Will not share
De-identified data will be published in a peer review scientific journal or presented at a scientific conference. There is no plan at this stage to make IPD available.
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