In a one year pilot phase the essential infrastructure for the implementation
of the Human Gene Transfer Clinical Trials database has been setup in co-operation
with the "Commission of Somatic Genetransfer" (KSG) and the "German
Working Group for Genetherapie" (DAG-GT).
The next step will be to design a database structure which will serve the
needs of different users. The first data collected during pilot phase is
presented in an aggregated form: see diagrams. The current status of registered
trials is being updated and will be published stating all relevant study
details in the databases second phase.
The diagramms are based on all studies, that are voted 'positive', 'no
rooted objections', 'on hold' or 'conducted without vote by KSG', and whose
trial-status is either 'initiated', 'cancelled after initiation', 'suspended'
or 'finished according to protocoll'.
That includes all trials, that were not voted negative by the KSG-Kommission
and have been initiated at least for some time.
Only the diagramm 'number of patients' is based on all trials, where patients
have been treated.
| Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] | 6 |
| Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites in the lip, oral cavity and pharynx | 4 |
| Malignant melanoma of skin | 3 |
| Malignant neoplasm of pancreas | 3 |
| Malignant neoplasm of spinal cord, cranial nerves and other parts of central nervous system | 3 |
| Chronic ischaemic heart disease | 2 |
| Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung | 2 |
| Malignant neoplasm without specification of site | 2 |
| Myeloid leukaemia | 2 |
| Peripheral vascular diseases | 2 |
| Malignant neoplasm of ovary | 2 |
| Malignant neoplasm of kidney, except renal pelvis | 2 |
| Functional disorders of polymorphonuclear neutrophils | 1 |
| Transplanted organ and tissue status | 1 |
| Malignant neoplasm of prostate | 1 |
| Mesothelioma | 1 |
| Malignant neoplasm of bladder | 1 |
| Malignant neoplasm of breast | 1 |
| Number of centres | monocentric | 15 | multicentric | 24 | n.a. | 0 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre location | national | 23 | international | 15 | n.a. | 1 | ||
| Randomization | not randomized | 28 | randomized | 10 | n.a. | 1 | ||
| Blinding | not blinded | 33 | blinded | 2 | double blinded | 3 | n.a. | 1 |
| Viral transfer-system | in vivo | 21 | ex vivo | 7 | not appropriate | 10 | n.a. | 1 |
| Nonviral transfer-system | in vivo | 4 | ex vivo | 6 | not appropriate | 28 | n.a. | 1 |