Intra‐Articular Injection of Mesenchymal Regenerative Medicines for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Proof‐of‐Concept Clinical Trial
Mesenchymal regenerative medicines (MSCs) are known to have a potential for articular cartilage regeneration. However, most studies focused on focal cartilage defect through surgical implantation. For the treatment of generalized cartilage loss in osteoarthritis, an alternative delivery strategy would be more appropriate. The purpose of this study was to assess the safety and efficacy of intra‐articular injection of autologous adipose tissue derived MSCs (AD‐MSCs) for knee osteoarthritis. We enrolled 18 patients with osteoarthritis of the knee and injected AD MSCs into the knee. The phase I study consists of three dose‐escalation cohorts; the low‐dose (1.0 × 107 cells), mid‐dose (5.0 × 107), and high‐dose (1.0 × 108) group with three patients each.
https://stemcellsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/stem.1634
Chris Hyunchul Jo, Young Gil Lee, Won Hyoung Shin, Hyang Kim, Jee Won Chai, Eui Cheol Jeong, Ji Eun Kim, Hackjoon Shim, Ji Sun Shin, Il Seob Shin, Jeong Chan Ra, Sohee Oh, and Kang Sup Yoon
