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Injuries to the genitalia are of concern to the military with emphasis placed on the surgical reconstruction and psychological health of these Wounded Warriors. However, despite significant surgical advances in microvascular surgery and autologous free tissue transfer, conventional reconstructions cannot truly replace the complicated structures and functions of the penis including the urethra, erogenous sensation, and erectile corporal bodies. Conventional reconstruction poses several challenges: patients may not have sufficient donor tissue due to other injuries or previous surgery; multiple operations are often needed to restore the neophallus; the final reconstruction only approximates the penis' native form; recreating the urethra is challenging and the new urethra is prone to stricture and fistula formation; the erectile function necessary for sexual intercourse is often lacking; and insufficient protective sensation can lead to penile implant extrusion, infection, subsequent explantation or loss of the reconstruction.
The investigators propose this clinical trial to determine functional outcomes and quality of life for Wounded Warriors and civilians who choose to undergo penile allotransplantation. The investigators will combine extensive experience performing total penile reconstruction in a large population affected by congenital, traumatic, and therapeutically extirpated Genitourinary deformities and expertise in reconstructive transplantation using an immunomodulatory protocol to for this study. The investigators anticipate penile transplantation can potentially replace "like with like," restoring the appearance, anatomy, and function of the recipient in a manner far superior to autologous reconstruction. This project will establish the ability to perform penile allotransplantation using an immunomodulatory protocol and will compare outcomes with conventional phalloplasty patient results.
Study Design: This is a non-randomized subject self-controlled clinical trial to implement a cell-based immunomodulatory protocol for penile allotransplantation. An intermediate deliverable is achieving allograft survival and functional return with reduced dosing/frequency of maintenance immunosuppression on steroid-free monotherapy (tacrolimus) immunosuppression. The long-term deliverable and goal is to demonstrate superior outcomes when compared to satisfaction and QOL in conventional phalloplasty patients 12-60 months post-transplant.
Specific Aims: 1) To assess the feasibility and function of penile allotransplantation in Wounded Warriors and civilians who have lost their penis due to battle or traumatic injury, using an immunomodulatory protocol to reduce immunosuppression; 2) To assess pre-to-post changes in QOL in patients who undergo penile allotransplantation.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment: Transplantation | Experimental | Penile transplantation with an immunomodulatory protocol consisting of monoclonal antibody induction therapy of humanized anti CD52 followed by donor bone marrow infusion and tacrolimus monotherapy. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Monoclonal Antibody (Humanized Anti-CD52) | Biological |
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| Tacrolimus |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Allograft Survival | use an immunomodulatory protocol to reduce immunosuppression. Post-operative allograft survival will be assessed by various clinical measures including: physical assessments, imaging assessments (ultrasound, CT angiography, magnetic resonance (MR) Neurography and MRI) immune monitoring (screen patient sera for donor specific antibodies), hematologic and metabolic tests, viral tests, chimerism tests, and skin biopsies | Transplantation through end of study period (up to 5 years) |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Quality of Life (QOL) as assessed by Brief Symptom Inventory | Brief Symptom Inventory questionnaire evaluates psychological distress and psychiatric disorders. It consists of 53-item self-report inventory in which participants rate the extent to which they have been bothered. 5-point rating scale, 0 indicating not at all bothered to 4 extremely bothered. | Transplantation through end of study period ( 5 years) |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jane Littleton, CRNP, MSN | Contact | 410-955-6875 | jlittl38@jhmi.edu | |
| TBD TBD | Contact | 443-287-7848 |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Redett, MD | Johns Hopkins University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine | Recruiting | Baltimore | Maryland | 21287 | United States |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 23001085 | Background | Schneeberger S, Gorantla VS, Brandacher G, Zeevi A, Demetris AJ, Lunz JG, Metes DM, Donnenberg AD, Shores JT, Dimartini AF, Kiss JE, Imbriglia JE, Azari K, Goitz RJ, Manders EK, Nguyen VT, Cooney DS, Wachtman GS, Keith JD, Fletcher DR, Macedo C, Planinsic R, Losee JE, Shapiro R, Starzl TE, Lee WP. Upper-extremity transplantation using a cell-based protocol to minimize immunosuppression. Ann Surg. 2013 Feb;257(2):345-51. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e31826d90bb. | |
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| Penile Allotransplantation | Procedure |
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| QOL as assessed by Affect Balance Scale (ABS) | ABS is a 10-item questionnaire that assess positive and negative affect as indicators of life satisfaction and/or well-being. Score range from 0-4. 0 indicating the feeling never affected to 4, where the feeling is affected always. | Transplantation through end of study period (up to 5 years) |
| QOL as assessed by NEO Five-Factor Inventory Scale (NEO-FFI) | NEO-FFI is used to examine personality traits. Questions consists of 60 items. Items are scored from Strongly disagree to Strongly agreed | Transplantation through end of study period (up to 5 years) |
| QOL as assessed by the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) | A score of 0-5 is awarded to each of the 15 questions that examine the 4 main domains of male sexual function: erectile function, orgasmic function, sexual desire and intercourse satisfaction. | Transplantation through end of study period (up to 5 years) |
| Psychosexual Measures assessed by Self-Esteem and Relationship (SEAR) questionnaire | 14 item questionnaire where responses are scored from 1-5. Response of 1 indicating almost never/never to 5 indicating almost always/always | Transplantation through end of study period ( 5 years) |
| T0 asses Erection Hardness Score (EHS) | EHS rates the hardness of erection on a scale of one to four, with four being the maximal score. | Transplantation through end of study period ( 5 years) |
| Modified Sexual Life Quality Questionnaire-Quality of Life (mSLQQ- QoL) | Used to validate as a tool for evaluating sexual QoL. mSLQQ is measured from score of 0 to 8. 0 indicates a low score compare to 8, indicating high. A score of 4 indicates, nothing has been changed. | Transplantation through end of study period ( 5 years) |
| Psychological Measures by Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) | SWLS is a measure of life satisfaction. Uses scale to rate from 1-7, Where 1 indicates Strongly disagree to 7 indicating strongly agree. | Transplantation through end of study period ( 5 years) |
| Brief Pain Inventory (Short Form) ) (BPISF) | BPISF assesses the severity of pain and its impact on functioning. It is scored from 0 to 10, 0 indicating no pain, does not interfere to 10 indicating pain as bad as you can imagine, completely interferes. | Transplantation through end of study period ( 5 years) |
| Background |
| Bluebond-Langner R, Redett RJ. Phalloplasty in complete aphallia and ambiguous genitalia. Semin Plast Surg. 2011 Aug;25(3):196-205. doi: 10.1055/s-0031-1281489. |
| 23270911 | Background | Massanyi EZ, Gupta A, Goel S, Gearhart JP, Burnett AL, Bivalacqua TJ, Redett RJ. Radial forearm free flap phalloplasty for penile inadequacy in patients with exstrophy. J Urol. 2013 Oct;190(4 Suppl):1577-82. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2012.12.050. Epub 2012 Dec 25. |
| 24622570 | Background | Tuffaha SH, Sacks JM, Shores JT, Brandacher G, Lee WPA, Cooney DS, Redett RJ. Using the dorsal, cavernosal, and external pudendal arteries for penile transplantation: technical considerations and perfusion territories. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2014 Jul;134(1):111e-119e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000000277. |
| 21554424 | Background | Schneeberger S, Landin L, Jableki J, Butler P, Hoehnke C, Brandacher G, Morelon E; ESOT CTA Working Group. Achievements and challenges in composite tissue allotransplantation. Transpl Int. 2011 Aug;24(8):760-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2011.01261.x. Epub 2011 May 9. |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D014947 | Wounds and Injuries |
| D000673 | Amputation, Traumatic |
| D000013 | Congenital Abnormalities |
| C536649 | Penis agenesis |
| ID | Term |
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| D009358 | Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000911 | Antibodies, Monoclonal |
| D016559 | Tacrolimus |
| ID | Term |
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| D000906 | Antibodies |
| D007136 | Immunoglobulins |
| D007162 | Immunoproteins |
| D001798 | Blood Proteins |
| D011506 | Proteins |
| D000602 | Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins |
| D012712 | Serum Globulins |
| D005916 | Globulins |
| D018942 | Macrolides |
| D007783 | Lactones |
| D009930 | Organic Chemicals |
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