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GMEB-SASS: A Gene-Modified Skin Substitute for RDEB Treatment
Sponsor: CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval
Summary
This study is being done to find out if a new type of skin graft, called GMEB-SASS, is safe and effective for helping wounds heal in people with RDEB (Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa). The GMEB-SASS graft contains two types of living skin cells: keratinocytes and fibroblasts. It is made in a laboratory using a small sample of the patient's own skin. To help the patient's skin cells produce a missing protein called type VII collagen, scientists grow the patient's cells in the lab and use a virus-like tool (called a retroviral vector) to give the cells the correct instructions. This allows the cells to make the normal protein that is missing in people with RDEB. The graft is designed to be permanent, and the goal is to improve wound healing by replacing damaged skin cells with healthy ones.
Official title: Genetically Modified Epidermolysis Bullosa Self-Assembled Skin Substitute (GMEB-SASS) to Treat Patients Suffering From Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa (RDEB)
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
7 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
9
Start Date
2026-01-07
Completion Date
2035-12
Last Updated
2026-03-18
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Genetically Modified Epidermolysis Bullosa Self-Assembled Skin Substitute (GMEB-SASS)
Wound debridement will be performed, followed by the application of temporary allogeneic skin grafts for 3-5 days. The allografts will then be removed, and the GMEB-SASS grafts will be applied.
Locations (1)
The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada