CNS10-NPC for the Treatment of RP

This study will be the first to use a human progenitor cell line to treat retinitis pigmentosa in people. This is a Phase 1/2a, single-center, open label, safety study of two escalating doses of human neural progenitor cells (CNS10-NPC) delivered unilaterally to the subretinal space of subjects with RP. Subjects meeting all Eligibility Criteria and providing Informed Consent will be enrolled in one of two sequential dosing groups. Subjects will be treated sequentially with a minimum of one month interval between surgeries for the first three subjects in each dosing cohort. The remaining subjects in the cohort will be treated with a minimum interval of at least one week between surgeries. Primary objective. To assess the safety and tolerability of two escalating doses of clinical grade human fetal cortical-derived neural progenitor cells (CNS10-NPC) administered in the subretinal space of one eye (unilaterally) in patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Secondary objectives. Within constraints of a small first in-human study focused on safety: 1. Determine if CNS10-NPC can engraft and survive long-term in the retina of transiently immunosuppressed subjects, 2. Obtain evidence that subretinal injection of CNS10-NPC can favorably impact the progression of vision loss in subjects with moderate RP.