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Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Stem Cells. Jan 26, 2015; 7(1): 126-136
Published online Jan 26, 2015. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v7.i1.126
Table 3 Current clinical trials of neural stem cells against neurodegenerative diseases
DiseaseNSC sourceBrief titleTrial IDConditionLocationPeriodCell sourceRoutePhase
ALSFetal NSCsHuman neural stem cell transplantation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosisNCT01640067RecruitingItaly2011-12 -2016-09Fetal neural stem cellsSpinal cordI
Dose escalation and safety study of human spinal cord derived neural stem cell transplantation for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosisNCT01730716OngoingUnited States2013-05 -2014-09Spinal cord of a single fetus 8 wk of gestationSpinal cord after laminectomyII
Human spinal cord derived neural stem cell transplantation for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosisNCT01348451OngoingUnited States2009-01 -2015-12Spinal cord of a single fetus 8 wk of gestationSpinal cord after laminectomyI
StokeAdult NSCsPilot investigation of stem cells in strokeNCT01151124OngoingUnited Kingdom2010-06 -2015-03CTX0E03 DP allogeneic neural stem cellsPutamen region of the brainI
Pilot Investigation of stem cells in stroke phase II efficacyNCT02117635RecruitingUnited Kingdom2014-06 -2015-12CTX0E03 DP allogeneic neural stem cellsIntracranially via stereotaxicII
SCIAdult NSCsSafety study of human spinal cord-derived neural stem cell transplantation for the treatment of chronic SCINCT01772810RecruitingUnited States2014-08 -2016-02Human spinal cord-derived neural stem cellDirect injections into spinal parenchymaI
Study of human central nervous system stem cells in patients with thoracic spinal cord InjuryNCT01321333OngoingCanada, Switzerland2011-03 -2015-05Human central nervous system stem cellsThoracic spinal cordI, II
Study of human central nervous system stem cell transplantation in cervical spinal cord injuryNCT02163876RecruitingUnited States2014-10 -2017-05Human central nervous system stem cellsCervical spineII