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Background & Aim: Bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) have capacity to differentiate into hepatocytes and anti-fibrotic effect in the experimental model. No study was done in humans with alcoholic liver cirrhosis. The researchers investigated the anti-fibrotic effect of BM-MSCs in alcoholic cirrhosis as Phase II clinical study.

Methods: Eleven alcoholic cirrhosis patients (M:F = 10:1) with Child-Pugh's class B and maintenance of alcohol abstinence at least 2 months were enrolled. At baseline, all patients received liver biopsy, hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) measurement and serologic tests. BM-MSCs were isolated from each patient's BM and amplified for one month and injected two times at 4, 8week through Rt. hepatic artery. 5x106cells/mL of BM-MSCs were injected in each session. Follow up biopsy, HVPG and relative expression of tissue transforming growth factor-1 (TGF-β1), α smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) and collagen-1 by real time RT PCR were measured after 12weeks from 2nd BM-MSC injection. The primary outcome was improvement in patients' histology Aim :

The researchers aimed to evaluate safety and effectiveness of new therapy with bone marrow derived autologous mesenchymal stem cell for hepatic failure caused by alcoholic liver cirrhosis.


Clinical Trial Description

Autologous BM-MSCs therapy in alcoholic cirrhosis induces improvement of hepatic fibrosis in histological and quantitative measurements. ;


Study Design

Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment


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NCT number NCT01741090
Study type Interventional
Source Yonsei University
Contact Soon Koo Baik, M.D., PhD
Phone 82-33-741-1229
Email baiksk@medimail.co.kr
Status Recruiting
Phase Phase 2
Start date September 2009
Completion date August 2013

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