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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine research2017

Safety Analysis of Autologous Stem Cell Therapy in a Variety of Degenerative Diseases and Injuries Using the Stromal Vascular Fraction.

Kristin Comella, Michelle Parlo, Rosemary Daly, Vincent Depasquale, Eric Edgerton, Patrick Mallory, Roy Schmidt, Walter P Drake

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05660824 (Effectiveness of Stromal Vascular Fraction), which is not on this map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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18citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05660824 phase4not yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Effectiveness of Stromal Vascular Fraction (SVF) and Platelet -Rich Plasma (PRP) in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: Study Protocol for a Phase III, Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Multi-center Study : (SPOST Study)

TypeinterventionalSponsorAdrien SchwitzguebelRan2025 to 2027Enrolled108ConditionsOsteoarthritisArmsStromal Vascular Fraction infiltration, Plattelet Rich Plasma infiltration
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Kristin ComellaUS Stem Cell, Inc., 13794 NW 4th Street, Suite 212, Sunrise, FL 33325, USA.
Michelle ParloUS Stem Cell Clinic, 12651 Sunrise Blvd, Suite 104, Sunrise, FL 33323, USA.
Rosemary DalyUS Stem Cell Clinic, 12651 Sunrise Blvd, Suite 104, Sunrise, FL 33323, USA.
Vincent DepasqualeNSI Stem Cell, 3118 Gulf to Bay Blvd, Suite 310, Clearwater, FL 33759, USA.
Eric EdgertonNSI Stem Cell, 3118 Gulf to Bay Blvd, Suite 310, Clearwater, FL 33759, USA.
Patrick MalloryMallory Family Wellness, 1548 North Boise Ave., Loveland, CO 80538, USA.
Roy SchmidtNew Life Medical Group, 15 Stonebridge, Jackson, TN 38305, USA.
Walter P DrakePanama College of Cell Science, 3rd Floor, C&H Towers Corner of Great Marlboro and Great George Streets Roseau, 00152, Commonwealth of Dominica.
BayCare Health System · USU.S. Stem Cell (United States) · USCalifornia Wellness Foundation · USLifeBridge Health · USSunrise Medical (United States) · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundStem cells from adipose tissue offer a novel therapy for patients with damaged tissue. Stromal vascular fraction (SVF) injected into patients may reduce inflammation, promote healing, and repair damaged/scarred tissue. SVF can be isolated from fat (adipose) tissue in an outpatient procedure. The SVF population includes mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), pericytes, endothelial/progenitor cells, fibroblasts and growth factors where the adipocyte (fat cell) population has been removed. Here we describe the use of SVF in the clinic for degenerative diseases in orthopedics, neurological conditions and systemic conditions in 676 patients.

methodsThis study demonstrated the strong safety profile from a multi-center analysis of SVF injection in treating various diseases. Approximately 60 mL of fat tissue was removed from the abdomen or flanks using a local tumescent liposuction procedure. The fat was separated via centrifuge to isolate the SVF and the cells were delivered intraarticularly, intravenously, intrathecally, or intradiscally directly into the same patient. All subjects were monitored for adverse events.

resultsThe procedure demonstrates exceptional patient safety, and the study underscores the safety of autologous stem cell therapy in general. Few adverse events were reported and were overwhelmingly of mild and transient nature, such as the expected soreness at the site of liposuction and occasional headache.

conclusionThe three deaths reported were most likely not related to the treatment but instead to the underlying disease. Our study demonstrates a strong safety profile with low complication rates.

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Adipose-derived stromal/stem cellsAdipose tissueCell therapyMesenchymal stem cellsPlatelet rich plasmaRegenerative medicineStem cellsStromal vascular fraction

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PMID29038672
PMCPMC5633095
OpenAlexW2762130295

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