Lentiviral Gene Therapy With Autologous Hematopoietic Stem And Progenitor Cells (Hspcs) For The Treatment Of Severe Combined Immune Deficiency Due To Adenosine Deaminase Deficiency (Ada-Scid): Results In An Expanded Cohort

Background: Severe combined immunodeficiency due to adenosine deaminase deficiency (ADA-SCID) is a rare disorder caused by ADA gene mutations, leading to lymphotoxic build-up of purine metabolites and profound immunodeficiency. Historically, enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) has been used as a bridge therapy until patients can receive an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), ideally from a matched related donor (MRD) or, if none is identified, a non-matched and/or unrelated donor. We developed a self-inactivating lentiviral vector (LV), denoted EFS-ADA LV, encoding the human ADA cDNA sequence under the control of a shortened human elongation factor 1α gene promoter. A fresh or cryopreserved formulation of a drug product (OTL-101), composed of autologous hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) transduced ex vivo with EFS-ADA LV, was evaluated in 2 prospective, non-randomized Phase I/II clinical trials at 2 USA centers. We report on safety and efficacy of OTL-101 in 30 ADA-SCID pediatric gene therapy (GT) subjects treated from 2013-2017 with a median follow up (FU) of 24 months (mo; range 12-26 mo), compared to a historical cohort of 26 ADA-SCID patients treated with HSCT.