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. 2022 Nov 20;9(11):717. doi: 10.3390/bioengineering9110717

Table 3.

Clinical trials using stem cell therapies for acute ischemic stroke [108].

Trial Identifier Phase Status Stem Cell Types Used Protocol
Neural stem cells
NCT01151124 (PISCES) 1 active, not recruiting NSCs, CTX0E03 line Intracerebral delivery of increasing doses 6 months to 5 years post-stroke
NCT02117635 (PISCES-II) 2 completed Allogeneic NSCs, CTX-derived precursor cells Intracerebral transplantation of 20 × 106 cells 2–3 months post-stroke
NCT04631406 1 recruiting Human ESC-derived NR1 cells Intracerebral graft of increasing doses of cells 6 to 60 months post-stroke
Mesenchymal stem cells
NCT03080571 1 completed Autologous BM-derived MSCs Intra-arterial delivery of an unspecified number of MSCs within 15 days post-stroke
NCT00859014 1 completed Autologous mononuclear BM-derived stem cells Intravenous delivery of 10 × 106 cells within 24–72 h post-stroke
NCT004097652 1 completed Allogeneic UC-derived MSCs Intravenous delivery of 3 different doses of cells within 48–168 h post-stroke
NCT00473057 1 completed Autologous BM-MSCs 500 × 106 cells delivered IA in up to 10 patients and IV in up to 5 patients within 3–90 days post-stroke
NCT04434768 1 recruiting Allogeneic UC-MSCs (UMSC01) Two arms: intravenous or intravenous and intra-arterial delivery following thrombolysis within 36 h after stroke onset
NCT02397018 1 completed Allogeneic cord blood infusion 0.5–5 × 107 cells/kg within 3–10 days post-stroke
NCT02433509 1 recruiting Allogeneic human UC-derived monocytes 200–500 × 106 cells delivered as IV infusion within 10 days from stroke onset
NCT01297413 1/2 completed Allogeneic BM-MSCs 0.5–1.5 × 106 cells/kg delivered IV within 6 months
NCT05292625 1/2 recruiting Allogeneic UC-MSCs 1.5 × 106 cells/kg delivered IV or intrathecal in stroke patients within 24 months post-stroke, repeated after 3 months
NCT01287936 1/2 completed Allogeneic modified stem cells (SB623 cell line) Three arms with doses ranging between 2.5–5 × 106 cells with stereotactic intracerebral delivery 6 to 60 months post-stroke
NCT02605707 1/2 completed Autologous endothelial progenitor cells IV, 6 to 60 months post-stroke, number of cells not stated
NCT00535197 1/2 completed Autologous CD34+ BM-MSCs Intra-arterial delivery into the ipsilateral MCA within 7 days post-stroke; non-specified number of cells
NCT04608838 (J-REPAIR) 1/2 completed Allogeneic dental pulp stem cells 1 or 3 × 108 cells delivered IV within 48 h from stroke onset
NCT01468064 (AMETIS) 1/2 completed Autologous BM and endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) Either 2.5 × 106 BM-MSCs or 2.5 × 106 EPCs delivered IV within 4 weeks after stroke onset
NCT04590118 (ASSiST) 1/2 recruiting Allogeneic human MSCs 0.5 × 106, 1 × 106, or 2 × 106 MSCs delivered IV more than 6 months after stroke onset
NCT03915431 1/2 recruiting Allogeneic BM-MSCs (NCS-01) Various number of cells delivered IV within 24 h after stroke onset
NCT04093336 1/2 recruiting Allogeneic human UC-MSCs 2 × 106 cells/kg transplanted IV within 24 h post-stroke onset
NCT05008588 1/2 recruiting UC-MSCs + conditioned medium Intranasal delivery of conditioned medium for 3 days followed by intraparenchymal transplant of 20 × 106 MSCs or just intraparenchymal transplant in ischemic stroke patients (time window not specified)
NCT04811651 2 recruiting UC-MSCs IV delivery of 100 × 106 cells in 5 groups: between 6 and 24 h from stroke onset; 1–3 days post-stroke; 4–7 days post-stroke; 1–4 weeks post-stroke; 1–6 months post-stroke
NCT01678534 (AMASCIS-01 2 completed Allogeneic adipose tissue-derived MSCs 106/kg delivered IV within 2 weeks from stroke onset
NCT02178657 2 active, not recruiting Autologous BM-MSCs 2 × 106 and 5 × 106 cells/kg delivered IA within 7 days from stroke onset
NCT04280003 2 recruiting Allogeneic adipose tissue- derived MSCs 106 cells/kg delivered IV within 4 days from stroke onset
NCT02448641 (ACTISSIMA) 2 completed Modified stem cells (SB623 cell line) Intraparenchimatous implant of 2.5 × 106 and 5 × 106 cells, 6 to 90 months post-stroke
NCT01501773 2 completed Autologous BM-MSCs 30–500 × 106 mononuclear cells delivered IV within 7–30 days post-stroke
NCT02425670 2 completed Autologous BM-MSCs 30–500 × 106 cells injected IV within 7–30 days from stroke onset
NCT03004976(CoBIS2) 2 completed Allogeneic umbilical cord blood 0.5–5 × 107 cells/kg delivered IV within 3–10 days from stroke onset
NCT00875654 (ISIS) 2 completed Autologous MSCs IV delivery within 6 weeks from stroke onset; number of cells not stated, 2 different doses will be used
NCT01436487 2 completed MULTISTEM investigational adult stem cells Three different doses of cells delivered IV within 1–2 days from stroke onset
NCT02961504 (TREASURE) 2/3 active, not recruiting Regenerative cell elements (HLCM051) 1.2 × 109 cells delivered IV 18–36 h after stroke onset
NCT03545607 (MASTERS-2) 3 recruiting Allogeneic adult stem cells (MULTISTEM) 1.2 × 109 cells infused IV within 18–36 h after stroke onset

NSCs—neural stem cells; MSCs—mesenchymal stem cells; UC—umbilical cord; BM—bone marrow; IV—intravenous; IA—intra-arterial.