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. 2023 Jan 17;12(3):348. doi: 10.3390/cells12030348

Table 1.

MSCs’ use in human clinical trials.

General Indication Clinical
Indication
Cell
Source
Injection Phase Results
(Safety/Efficacy)
Trial Number Ref
Autoimmune
disease
Type 1 Diabetes



Rheumatoid Arthritis


Systemic Lupus

Auto BM
Allo AT
Allo UC

Auto BM
Allo AT

Auto UC
Allo UC
Systemic
Systemic
Systemic

Local
Local

Systemic
Systemic
N.A
N.A
N.A

2/3
1/2

1
1/2
Safe and clinical efficacy
Safe and clinical efficacy
Safe and clinical efficacy

Safe and clinical efficacy
Safe and trend for efficacy

Safe and clinical efficacy
Safe and clinical efficacy

NCT01068951
NCT03920397
X

NCT01873625
NCT01663116

NCT03171194
NCT01741857

[42]
[43]
[44]

[45]
[46]

[47]
[48]
Cardiovascular
disease
Type 2 Diabetes





Myocardial infarction





Heart failure
Ischemic stroke
Allo UC
Auto BM
Auto AT
Allo BM
Auto BM

Auto BM
Auto BM
Auto BM
Allo BM
Allo BM
Allo BM

Allo UC
Auto BM
Systemic
Local
Local
Systemic
Local

Local
Local
Local
Syst/Local
Local
Systemic

Systemic
Systemic
2
2
N.A
1/2
2

2/3
2/3
1/2
1/2
2
2

1/2
2
Safe and clinical efficacy
Safe and clinical efficacy
Safe and clinical efficacy
Safe and clinical efficacy
Safe and clinical efficacy

Safe and clinical efficacy
Safe and no efficacy
Safe and clinical efficacy
Safe and no efficacy
Safe and clinical efficacy
Safe and clinical efficacy

Safe and clinical efficacy
Safe and clinical efficacy
NCT02302599
NCT02384018
NCT03276312
NCT01576328
NCT01759823

NCT01392105
NCT04421274
NCT01076920
NCT00883727
NCT02013674
NCT01436487

NCT01739777
NCT00875654
[49]
[50]
[51]
[52]
[53]

[54]
[55]
[56]
[57]
[58]
[59]

[60]
[61]
GvHD Acute GvHD Allo BM
Allo BM
Allo BM
Systemic
Systemic
Systemic
3
3
1
Safe and differential efficacy
Safe and clinical efficacy
Safe and clinical efficacy
NCT00366145
NCT02336230
X
[62]
[63]
[64]
Intestinal bowel
disease
Crohn’s disease Allo BM
Allo AT
Local
Local
1/2
3
Safe and clinical efficacy
Safe and clinical remission
NCT01144962
NCT01541579
[65]
[66]
Organ
transplantation
Kidney transplantation Auto BM
Auto BM
Systemic
Systemic
1/2
N/A
Safe and clinical efficacy
Safe and clinical efficacy
NCT00734396
NCT00658073
[67]
[68]
Neuro-degenerative disease Amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis






Auto BM
Auto BM

Auto BM
Auto BM
Allo UC
Auto NP
Auto BM
Auto BM
Auto BM
Auto BM
Systemic
Syst/Local

Syst/Local
Systemic
Systemic
Local
Syst/Local
Systemic
Systemic
Syst/Local
1/2
1

1/2
1
1/2
1
1/2
1/2
2
2
Safe and clinical efficacy
Safe and clinical efficacy

Safe and clinical efficacy
Safe and unknown efficacy
Safe and clinical efficacy
Safe and clinical efficacy
Safe and clinical efficacy
Safe and clinical efficacy
Safe and trend for efficacy
Safe and clinical efficacy
NCT04821479
NCT01759797

NCT04823000
NCT00813969
NCT02034188
NCT01933802
NCT00781872
NCT01745783
NCT10228266
NCT02166021
[69]
[70]

[71]
[72]
[73]
[74]
[75]
[76]
[77]
[78]
Viral infection SARS-CoV-2 Allo AT
Allo X
Allo BM
Systemic
Systemic
Systemic
1
1
1/2
Safe and clinical efficacy
Safe and no efficacy
Safe and clinical efficacy
NCT04276987
NCT04535856
NCT05019287
[79]
[80]
[81]

Abbreviations: bone marrow (BM); adipose tissue (AT); umbilical cord (UC); NP, neural progen-itors (NP); allogeneic (allo); autologous (auto); not available (NA).