ArticleMedicines (Basel, Switzerland)2020
Stem Cell Clinical Trials in Spinal Cord Injury: A Brief Review of Studies in the United States.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.
- Intranasal administration of stem cells and their derivatives for neurological and respiratory disorders: a systematic review of human clinical trials.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026Pooled it
- Fighting for recovery on multiple fronts: The past, present, and future of clinical trials for spinal cord injury.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2022Pooled it
- Anisotropic scaffolds for peripheral nerve and spinal cord regeneration.Bioactive materials · 2021Review
- IL-10 lentivirus-laden hydrogel tubes increase spinal progenitor survival and neuronal differentiation after spinal cord injury.Biotechnology and bioengineering · 2021Article
- Neuroinflammation and Scarring After Spinal Cord Injury: Therapeutic Roles of MSCs on Inflammation and Glial Scar.Frontiers in immunology · 2021Review
- HGF and MET: From Brain Development to Neurological Disorders.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2021Review
- Current Concepts of Neural Stem/Progenitor Cell Therapy for Chronic Spinal Cord Injury.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough many therapeutic approaches have been attempted to treat spinal cord injury, cellular transplantation offers the greatest promise in reconstituting the architecture of the damaged cord.
methodsA literature review was conducted to search for clinical trials investigating stem cells as treatment for spinal cord injury in the United States.
resultsOverall, eight studies met inclusion criteria. Of the included studies, four were identified as being terminated, suspended, or not yet recruiting. Two studies were identified as currently recruiting, including one phase one trial evaluating stereotactic injections of human spinal cord-derived neural stem cells in patients with chronic spinal cord injuries, and one trial of transplantation of autologous bone marrow derived stem cells via paraspinal injections, intravenous injections, and intranasal placement. One study was identified as an active study, a phase one trial of intrathecal injection of 100 million autologous, ex-vivo expanded, adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells. One trial that was listed as completed is a phase 1/2a, dose escalation study, investigating stereotactic injection of human embryonic stem cell derived oligodendrocyte progenitor cells.
conclusionsAlthough few significant publications have emerged to this point, current trial results are promising.
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