ArticleStem cells international2026
Safety, Feasibility, and Preliminary Efficacy of Allogeneic MSCs to Treat Advanced Femoral Head Osteonecrosis (ALOFEM): A Pilot Study in Young Onco-Hematological Patients.
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Background: Severe osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) secondary to corticosteroid therapy in symptomatic, hematological young patients currently has no therapeutic alternative, and early total hip replacement (THR) is a high-risk intervention in those patients. Objectives: To evaluate feasibility, safety, and early efficacy of allogeneic expanded mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) in a pilot clinical trial. Methods: Pilot phase 1 open, noncontrolled, nonrandomized clinical trial evaluating the bone regeneration capacity in seven hips from four patients (young females 11-19 year old) with symptomatic, severe bilateral femoral head osteonecrosis (secondary to corticosteroid therapy), 1 year after being surgically treated with 140 × 10 Results: The proposed therapy proved feasibility, safety at 1 and 4 years (no related serious adverse events [SAEs]), and early efficacy (nonsignificant) in the case analysis (5/7 hips avoiding THR at 4 years). Conclusions: The implantation of expanded allogeneic MSC in young patients to prevent conversion to a THR or collapse of the femoral head due to severe osteonecrosis is feasible without safety concerns in the longer-term follow-up (FU) upto 4 years.
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