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Heart Replacement in the Age of Stem Cell Therapy and Biosensors Technology. What we Know and What we can Expect. 6 th International Symposium on Stem Cell Therapy & Cardiovascular Innovations Madrid, April 23-24, 2009. Treatment of Severe Heart Failure. Possible Strategies
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Heart Replacement in the Age of Stem Cell Therapy and Biosensors Technology. What we Know and What we can Expect 6th International Symposium on Stem CellTherapy & Cardiovascular Innovations Madrid, April 23-24, 2009
Treatment of Severe Heart Failure • Possible Strategies • To replace key dysfunctional pathways • To replace diseased segments of the left ventricle • To replace the whole left ventricle • To replace the whole heart by a transplant • To replace the whole heart by an artificial device
Interactions Between Cardiac Signalling Pathways MacLennan Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 2008;4:566-77.
Beneficial Effects of SERCA-2 Overexpression in Human Failing Cardiomyocytes del Monte et al. Circulation 1999;100:2308-11.
The CUPID Trial • Intracoronary infusion of AAV1/SERCA2a • 9 pts with advanced HF (NYHA Class III/IV; EF ≤30%; VO2 max 16mL/kg/min) • 3 dose-escalating cohorts (3pts/cohort) • Good safety profile • 6- to 12-month FU : Encouraging hints of efficacy (symptoms, LV function and remodeling, biomarkers)
MicroRNA-Based Therapeutics for Heart Disease Van Rooij et al. Circ Res 2008;103:919-28.
Treatment of Severe Heart Failure • Possible Strategies • To replace key dysfunctional pathways • To replace diseased segments of the left ventricle • To replace the whole left ventricle • To replace the whole heart by a transplant • To replace the whole heart by an artificial device
LV Reconstruction by Patch Plasty Jatene, Dor, Fontan Bockeria et al. Eur J Cardio-thorac Surg 2006;29:S251-8S.
The STICH Trial (1,000 Patients) Kaplan-Meier Estimates of Outcomes Jones R et al. N Engl J Med 2009;10.1056/NEJMoa0900559
The STICH Trial (1,000 Patients) Outcomes Jones R et al. N Engl J Med 2009;10.1056/NEJMoa0900559
The STICH Trial (1,000 Patients) Angina and Heart-Failure Symptoms at Baseline and at the Last FU Visit Jones R et al. N Engl J Med 2009;10.1056/NEJMoa0900559
Treatment of Severe Heart Failure • Possible Strategies • To replace key dysfunctional pathways • To replace diseased segments of the left ventricle • To replace the whole left ventricle • To replace the whole heart by a transplant • To replace the whole heart by an artificial device
Survival Oucomes of Destination Therapy Lietz & Mille SeminThoracCardiovascSurg 2008;20:225-33.
Survival After LVAD Implantation as DT by the Candidate's Operative Risk Lietz et al. Circulation 2007;116:497-505 .
Long-term Outcomes and Costs of Ventricular Assist Devices Among Medicare Beneficiaries Mean 1-year Medicare payments for inpatient care for patients in the 2000–2005 cohorts were $178 714 (SD, $142 549) in the primary device group and $111 769 (SD, $95 413) in the postcardiotomy group Hernandez et al. JAMA 2008;300:2398–2406.
Ongoing Randomized Trials of DT HeartMateII LVADvs. HeartMateXVE LVAD 260 pts, estimated primary completion date : June, 2009 vs. Medical Tt (180 pts) or LVAD DT device (45 pts) estimated completion date : 2012 VentrAssist
Treatment of Severe Heart Failure • Possible Strategies • To replace key dysfunctional pathways • To replace diseased segments of the left ventricle • To replace the whole left ventricle • To replace the whole heart by a transplant • To replace the whole heart by an artificial device
Adult Heart Transplantation Kaplan-Meier Survival by VAD usage(Transplants: 4/1994-6/2006) VAD vs. no VAD/no inotropes: p < 0.0001 VAD vs. no VAD/inotropes: p < 0.0001 No VAD/no inotropes vs No VAD/inotropes: p = 0.0008 0.0008 ISHLT J Heart Lung Transplant 2008;27: 937-83.
Adult Heart RecipientsEmployment Status of Surviving Recipients (Follow-ups: 1995 - June 2006) Retired Not working Working part time Working full time Retired Last updated based on data as of December 2006 ISHLT J Heart Lung Transplant 2008;27:937-83.
Cumulative Incidence of Leading Causes of Death After Heart Transplantation in Adults (January 1992-June 2005) ISHLT Last updated based on data as of December 2006 J Heart Lung Transplant 2008;27:937-83.
Transplantation for Severe Heart Failure • Areas of Improvement • Improvedmethods of organpreservation • Extension of the donor pool • Prevention of rejection
Transplantation for Severe Heart Failure • Improved Methods of Organ Preservation • Storage solutions • Manipulations of reperfusion conditions (adhesion molecules, postconditioning) • Continous organ perfusion
Cardioprotective Effects of Postconditioning Piot et al. New Engl J Med 2008;359:473-81.
CyPD facilitates a conformational change in the ANT that is triggered by calcium and this creates a channel. CsA inhibit the PTP by preventing this conformational change Javadov & Karmazyn Cell Physiol Biochem 2007;20:1-22
Transplantation for Severe Heart Failure • Areas of Improvement • Improvedmethods of organpreservation • Extension of the donor pool • Prevention of rejection
Tx Using Hearts From Non-Heart-Beating Donors 38 pts; mean duration of cardiac arrest : 15 min Ali et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:929-33.
Transplantation for Severe Heart Failure • Areas of Improvement • Improvedmethods of organpreservation • Extension of the donor pool • Prevention of rejection
Transplantation for Severe Heart Failure • Prevention of Rejection • New immunosuppressive drugs • Induction of tolerance • Pharmacogenomics
T Cell Activation Through Three Signals Signal 1 : Recognition of HLA and peptide antigen by T lymphocyte Signal 2 : Co-stimulation Signal 3 : IL-2-triggered lymphocyte proliferation Halloran PF New Engl J Med 2004;351:2715-29.
Immunosuppressive Drugs : What’s Next in the Pipeline ? Small molecules in clinical trials Biologics in clinical trials Vincenti & Dirk Am J Transplant 2008;1972-81.
Transplantation for Severe Heart Failure • Immunosuppressive Agents Under Evaluation • Extension from Oncology and Autoimmunity • Monoclonal antibodies (anti-CD3, anti-CD52) • B cell-targeted drugs (anti-CD20 & anti-CD22 mAbs, blockers of the B lymphocyte Stimulator [BLyS] pathway) • Inhibitors of cytokine pathways
Transplantation for Severe Heart Failure • Prevention of Rejection • New immunosuppressive drugs • Induction of tolerance • Pharmacogenomics
Conditioning regimen : cyclophosphamide (D-5, D-4); CD2 (D-1, D0, D+1), ciclosporine, thymic irradiation (D-1) New Engl J Med 2008;358:353-61.
Transplantation for Severe Heart Failure • Prevention of Rejection • New immunosuppressive drugs • Induction of tolerance • Pharmacogenomics
Consequences of Genetic Polymorphisms For Sirolimus Requirements Renal transplant in patients on primary sirolimus therapy Anglicheau et al. Am J Transplant 2005;5:595-603.
Treatment of Severe Heart Failure • Possible Strategies • To replace key dysfunctional pathways • To replace diseased segments of the left ventricle • To replace the whole left ventricle • To replace the whole heart by a transplant • To replace the whole heart by an artificial device
Treatment of Severe HF by Mechanical Devices • Expectations • Miniaturization of systems • Better durability • Easier mode of operation • Totally implantable designs
Total Artificial Heart vs. Axial Flow Pumps Jarvik Abiocor TAH DeBakey
Treatment of Severe HF • Conclusions • Patients with severe HF can now be offered a • wide variety of therapeutic interventions • The place of stem cells will depend of how they compete with these treatments with regard to safety, efficacy, but also, practicality of implementation, approvability by regulatory authorities and cost