National Institute of Health Sciences

List of Gene Therapy Clinical Study Protocols Approved in Japan

   Up date at May 2015
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Ref.
Year of Approval Hospital,
Institute,
Company
Target Desease Gene Vactor/ Methods Case number
51 2014
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kyushu Univ. Hospital  Intermittent claudication Fibroblast growth factor-2(FGF-2) Sendai viral vector/in vivo (60)
[Continue]
50 2014  Jichi Medical Univ. Parkinson's disease  Aromatic L-amino acid Decarboxylase (AADC)   Adeno associated vector/
in vivo (intra-putamen)
 
(6)
[Continue]
49 2014 Jichi Medical Univ. Aromatic L-amino acid Decarboxylase deficiency  Aromatic L-amino acid Decarboxylase (AADC)  Adeno associated vector type-2/
in vivo (intra-striatum)
 
(4)
[Continue]
48 2014
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Tokyo Univ. Research Hospital Glioblastoma   β-galactosidase (Lac-Z)
(as a maker)
 
*Oncolytic herpes simplex virusesG47Δin vivo (intra-tumoral) [Continue] 
47 2014  Osaka Univ. Hospital Chronic arterial occlusion (arteriosclerosis obliterans (ASO);Buerger's disease)  Hepatocyte Growth Factor(HGF)  Plasmid vector/
in vivo (intra-muscular)
 
[Continue] 
46 2014 Okayama Univ. Hospital  Malignant pleiral mesothelioma  REIC(Reduced Expression in Immortalized Cells)/Dickkopf-3(Dkk-3) Adenoviral Type 5/
in vivo (intra-thoracic、intra-tumoral)
 
[Continue]
45  2014 Jichi Medical Univ.  Refractory B cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma CD19-specific chimeric antigen receptor(CAR) Retroviral vector/
ex vivo
(Peripheral blood mononuclear cell)
 
[Continue]
44 2013 Tokyo Univ. Research Hospital  olfactory esthesioneuroblastoma β-galactosidase (Lac-Z)
(as a maker)
*Oncolytic herpes simplex virusesG47Δin vivo(intra-tumoral) (10)
[Continue] 
43 2013  Tokyo Univ. Research Hospital Glioblastoma  β-galactosidase (Lac-Z)
(as a maker)
*Oncolytic herpes simplex virusesG47Δin vivo (intra-tumoral)  (21,
Maximum 30)
[Continue]
42 2013  Mie Univ. Hospital  Esophageal cance   MAGE-A4 antigen specific T cell receptor (TCR) α-chain and β-chain  Retroviral vector/
ex vivo (syngeneic T cell)
 
(9)
[Continue]
41 2012
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Anges-MG  primary lymphedema  Hepatocyte Growth Factor(HGF) Plasmid vector/
in vivo (intra-muscluar
[Terminated of proceeding]
40 2012
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Astellas pharma Inc. Cytomegalovirus
(protective vaccine)
antigen of cytomegalovirus (2 kind)   Plasmid vector
in vivo (intra-muscluar)
[Terminated of proceeding]
39 2013 Mie Univ.
Ehime Univ.
Nagoya Univ.
Fujita Health Univ. Hospital

(multiple collaboration study, 4 institution) 
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
myelodysplastic syndrome 
WT1 antigen specific cell receptor(TCR) α-chain and β-chain.
siRNA expression sequence against TCR.
 
Retroviral vector/
ex vivo (Peripheral blood mononuclear cell)
(9)
[Continue]
38 2012 Okayama Univ. Hoospital cervicofacial・thoracic malignant tumor - *Oncolytic Adenoviral Type 5, Telomelysin/
in vivo (intra-tumoral)
(12,
Maximum 24)
[Continue]
37 Chiba Univ. Hospital Malignant pleural mesothelioma NK4 Adenoviral vector/ in vivo (intra-thoracic)
[Terminated of proceeding]
36 2012 National Center of Child Health and Development X-linked (X-Chronic granulomatous disease) human cytochrome b heavy chain(CYBB) Retroviral vector/
ex vivo (Hematopoietic stem cell)
(5)
[Continue]
35  2012 Tokyo Univ. Hospital Prostate cancer β-galactosidase (Lac-Z)
(as a maker)
*Oncolytic herpes simplex virusesG47Δin vivo (intra-tumoral)
[Continue]
34 Kitano Hosp. The tazuke kofukai,
Osaka Univ. Hospital
(28:collaborating with Mie Univ. Hospital)
Esophageal cancer MAGE-A4 antigen specific T cell receptor (TCR) α-chain and β-chain Retroviral vector/
ex vivo (Syngeneic T cell)
[Terminated of proceeding]
(Dismissal)
33
32 2012 kyushu Unuv. Hospital Retinitis pigmentosa Pigment epithelium-derived factor(hPEDF) simian immunodeficiency viral vector (SIV)/ in vivo (subretinal injection) (20)
[Continue]
31 2013 Chiba Univ. Hospital familial LCATdeficiency Lecithin cholesterol acyltransderase(LCAT) Retroviral vector/ ex vivo (pre-adipocyte) [Continue]
30  2011 Okayama Univ. Hospital Prostate cancer REIC(Reduced Expression in Immortalized Cells)/Dickkopf-3(Dkk-3) Adenoviral vector/ in vivo
(intra-tumoral)
(24,
Maximum 36)

[Continue]
29  2009 Kyoto Prefectural Univ. of Medicine Renal cell carcinoma Interferon-β Positive charge liposome/
in vivo (intra-tumoral)
(5)
[Continue]
28 2009 Mie Univ. Hospital Esophageal Cancer MAGE-A4 antigen specific T cell receptor (TCR) α-chain and β-chain Retroviral vector/
ex vivo (syngeneic T cell)
(15)
2014. 5
[Terminated]
27 2009 National Cancer Center Hospital Hematopoietic malignancy[Protection from Severe Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD)] Herpes Simplex Virus Thymidine Kinase
(HSV-tk)/truncated version of the low affinity nerve growth factor receptor (delta LNGFR)
Retroviral vector/
ex vivo (Peripheral blood mononuclear cell)
(10,
minimum 5)

[Continue]
26 2009 Tokyo Univ. Hospital Glioblastoma β-galactosidase (Lac-Z)
(as a maker)
*Oncolytic herpes simplex viruses G47Δ/
in vivo (intra-tumoral)
(21, Maximum 30)
[Continue]
25 2008 Okayama Univ. Hospital Prostate cancer Interleukin-12(IL-12) Adenoviral vector/
in vivo (intra-tumoral)
(21, Maximum 36)
[Continue]
24 2007
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Sanofi aventis Peripheral arterial occlusive disease Fibroblast growth factor-1(FGF-1) Plasmid vector/
in vivo (intra-muscular)
[Continue]
23 2007
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Takarabio Inc. Leukemia [Protection from Severe Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD)] Herpes Simplex Virus Thymidine Kinase
(HSV-tk)/truncated version of the low affinity nerve growth factor receptor (delta LNGFR)
Retro viral vector/
ex vivo (Peripheral blood mononuclear cell)
(9)
[Continue]
22 2007 Kitasato Univ. Hospital Prostate cancer Herpes Simplex Virus Thymidine Kinase
(HSV-tk)
Adenoviral vector/
in vivo (intra-tumoral)
5
[Terminated]
21 2006 Jichi Medical Hospital Parkinson's disease Aromatic L-amino acid decarbocylase (hAADC) Adeno associated viral vector/
in vivo(intra-striatum)
6(6)
[Terminated]]
20 2006 Kyusyu Univ. Hospital Arteriosclerotic Obliterans (ASO)/Buerger's disease Fibroblast growth factor-2(FGF-2) Sendai viral vector/
in vivo (intra-muscular)
12
[Terminated]
19 2003
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Anges-MG Arteriosclerotic Obliterans (ASO)/Buerger's disease Hepatocyte Growth Factor(HGF) Plasmid vector/
in vivo (intra-muscular)
[Terminated]
18 2003 Shinshu Univ. Hospital malignant melanoma Interferon-β Positive charge liposome/
in vivo (intra-tumoral)
5(5)
[Terminated]
17  2003 Kobe Univ. Hospital Prostate Cancer Herpes Simplex Virus Thymidine Kinase
(HSV-tk)
Adenoviral vector/
in vivo (intra-tumoral)
6(6)
[Terminated]
16  2002 Tohoku Univ. Hospital X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency
(X-SCID)
Common Cytokine Receptor chain γ Retroviral vector/
ex vivo (Hematopoietic stem cel)
0 (5)
[Terminated]
15  2002 Hokkaido Univ. Adenosine deaminase(ADA)Deficiency
[Immunodeficiency]
Adenosine deaminase (ADA)) Retroviral vector/
ex vivo (Hematopoietic stem cell)
2(4)
[Continue]
14  2002 Tokyo Univ. Research Hospital Neuroblastoma Interleuin-2 (IL-2)/Lymphotactin Adenoviral vector/
ex vivo (neuroblastoma cell)
0 (6)
[Terminated]
13  2002 Tsukuba Univ. Hospital Leukemia [Protection from Severe Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD)] Herpes Simplex Virus Thymidine Kinase
(HSV-tk)/truncated version of the low affinity nerve growth factor receptor (delta LNGFR)
Retroviral vector/
ex vivo (Peripheral blood mononuclear cell)
(10)
[Continue]
12  2001 Osaka Univ. Hospital Arteriosclerotic Obliterans (ASO)/
Burtger's disease
Hepatocyte Growth Factor(HGF) Plasmmid Vector/
in vivo (intra-muscular)
22(22)
[Terminated]
11  2000 Okayama Univ. Hospital Prostate Cancer Herpes Simplex Virus Thymidine Kinase
(HSV-tk)
Adenoviral vector/
in vivo (intra-tumoral)
9 (9)
[Terminated]
10  2000
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Chiba Univ. Hospital/
RPR gencell
Esophageal cancer p53 Adenoviral vector/
in vivo (intra-tumoral)
10(10)
[Terminated]
9  2002 Center ofJapanease Foundation for cancer research Brest cancer[Protection from Bone Marrow Suppression on dose intensive chemotherapy] Multiple drug resistant gene; MDR1 Retroviral vector/
ex vivo (Hematopoietic stem cell)
3(10)
[Continue]
8  2000 Nagoya Univ. Hospital Malignant Glioma Interferon-β Positive charge liposome/
in vivo (intra-tumoral)
2(25)
[Terminated]
7  2000 Jikei Univ. Hospital NSCLC p53 Adenoviral vector/
in vivo (intra-tumoral)
1
[Terminated]
6  2000 Tohoku Univ. Hospital NSCLC p53 Adenoviral vector/
in vivo (intra-tumoral)
2
[Terminated]
5  2000 Tokyo medical Univ. NSCLC p53 Adenoviral vector/
in vivo (intra-tumoral)
3
[Terminated]
4  1998 Okayama Univ. Hospital/
RPR Gencell
NSCLC p53 Adenoviral vector/
in vivo (intra-tumoral)
9
[Terminated]
3  1998 Tokyo Univ. Hospital Renal carcinoma cell Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor(GM-CSF) Retrovial vector/
ex vivo (renal carcinoma cell)
4 (6)
[Terminated]
2  1997
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Midori Juji Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV)Infectious disease HIV env/rev Retroviral vector/
in vivo (intra-muscular)
0 (4)
[Terminated]
1  1995 Hokkaido Univ. Hospital Adenosine deaminase(ADA)Deficiency
[Immunodeficiency]
Adenosine deaminase (ADA) Retroviral vector/
ex vivo (syngeneic T cell)
1
[Terminated]

   *clinical Trials; ++