Tsang KS, Ng CPS, Zhu XL, Wong GKC, Lu G, Ahuja AT, Wong KSL, Ng HK, Poon WS. Phase I/II randomized controlled trial of autologous bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell therapy for chronic stroke. World J Stem Cells 2017; 9(8): 133-143 [PMID: 28928910 DOI: 10.4252/wjsc.v9.i8.133]
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Wai Sang Poon, MD, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, 30-32, Ngan Shing Road, Shatin, Hong Kong, China. wpoon@cuhk.edu.hk
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Cell Biology
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Randomized Controlled Trial
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World J Stem Cells. Aug 26, 2017; 9(8): 133-143 Published online Aug 26, 2017. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v9.i8.133
Table 1 Characteristics of intracerebral haemorrhage patients and infuses for autologous bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell therapy
Patients
Sex/agein years
Location of haemorrhage
CT readout (cm)
Hemorrhage volume (mL)
MSC passage numbers
Viability (%)
MSC(× 107)
MSC/kg (× 105)
UPN02
F/50
Basal ganglia, left
4.4 × 5.8 × 5.9
75
4, 7
96.8
3.1
5.44
3-5
92.1
3.2
5.61
3-6
92.6
3.1
5.44
UPN08
F/48
Basal ganglia, left
4.0 × 2.0 × 3.0
12
3, 4
95.8
1.43
2.65
3, 4
96.5
1.43
2.65
UPN09
M/56
Basal ganglia, right
6.5 × 5.0 × 4.0
65
3-8
98.5
7.6
13.1
2-6
96.8
4
6.84
UPN10
F/55
Frontal lobe, right
5.6 × 4.5 × 5.0
63
1-6
88.5
5.5
13.1
1-6
98
5.6
12.4
UPN11
M/55
Basal ganglia, left
2.4 × 5.0 × 3.5
21
1-6
90.5
5.4
9
1-7
99
8.4
14.5
UPN05
F/59
Basal ganglia, left
6.0 × 4.0 × 4.0
48
UPN06
M/56
Basal ganglia, frontoparietal temporal lobe, right
7.3 × 3.5 × 5.0
64
UPN07
M/41
Basal ganglia, right
4.3 × 6.4 × 5.0
69
UPN12
M/50
Basal ganglia,
NA
55
putaminal, right
Table 2 Modified Barthel indices of the treatment group (n = 5) having mesenchymal stem cell therapy at the 1st, 12th, 16th, 24th, 36th and 60th week upon completion of the study
Study duration (wk)
Modified barthel indices
P value
UPN02
UPN08
UPN09
UPN10
UPN11
1st
19
66
0
4
69
12th
19
73
0
5
70
0.12
16th
30
76
0
5
77
0.03
24th
32
76
0
5
77
0.03
36th
32
78
1
6
77
0.02
60th
32
78
1
-
77
0.03
Table 3 Functional independence measure of the treatment group (n = 5) having mesenchymal stem cell therapy at the 1st, 12th, 16th, 24th, 36th and 60th week upon completion of the study
Study duration (wk)
Scores of functional independence measure
P value
UPN02
UPN08
UPN09
UPN10
UPN11
1st
36
72
20
83
70
12th
35
73
21
88
74
0.07
16th
40
79
21
89
80
0.01
24th
41
85
21
89
84
0.02
36th
44
87
22
102
84
0.01
60th
42
88
22
-
85
0.03
Table 4 Scores of extended Glasgow Outcome Scale of the treatment group (n = 5) having mesenchymal stem cell therapy at the 1st, 12th, 16th, 24th, 36th and 60th week upon completion of the study
Study duration (wk)
Scores of extended glasgow outcome scale
P value
UPN02
UPN08
UPN09
UPN10
UPN11
1st
3
4
3
3
4
12th
3
4
3
3
4
1
16th
3
4
3
3
4
1
24th
3
4
3
3
5
0.19
36th
3
5
3
3
5
0.09
60th
4
6
3
-
5
0.05
Citation: Tsang KS, Ng CPS, Zhu XL, Wong GKC, Lu G, Ahuja AT, Wong KSL, Ng HK, Poon WS. Phase I/II randomized controlled trial of autologous bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell therapy for chronic stroke. World J Stem Cells 2017; 9(8): 133-143