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Status unknownNCT01844063Updated Jul 8, 2013

Safety and Efficacy of Diverse Mesenchymal Stem Cells Transplantation for Liver Failure

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of Conventional plus BM-MSC treatment and Conventional plus UC-MSC treatment in Liver Failure, sponsored by Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University. Status unknown at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2013-07-08.

Sponsored by Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Jul 2013), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
210
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

HBV-related liver failure (HBV-LF), a dramatic clinical syndrome, is characterized with massive necrosis of liver cells. Liver transplantation might be the most effective therapy for HBV-LF. However, there are a lot of problems such as lack of donors, surgical complications, transplant rejection, and high cost, which could limit the application of liver transplantation. It is demonstrated that mesenchymal stem cells could directionally differentiate into hepatocytes and cholangiocytes in injured liver, as well as reduce inflammation of the liver by immune regulation. In this study, we assess the safety and efficacy of human bone marrow and umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells transplantation for patients with HBV-LF.

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Conditions studied

  • Liver Failure
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In context

Liver Failure

445 studies on the registry are indexed under Liver Failure; 69 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 210 is above the median of 43 across 276 interventional studies indexed under Liver Failure.

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Lead sponsor

Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University is the lead sponsor of 130 studies on the registry; 34 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Aged 18-65 years
  • Liver failure
  • Negative pregnancy test (female patients in fertile age)
  • Written consent
  • HBsAg positive
  • TB≥171 μmol/L or ascend ≥17.1 μmol/L/per day,
  • INR≥1.5 or 20%\<PTA≤40%
  • 17≤MELD score≤30

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Hepatocellular carcinoma or other malignancies
  • Severe problems in other vital organs(e.g.the heart,renal or lungs)
  • Pregnant or lactating women
  • Severe bacteria infection
  • Anticipated with difficulty of follow-up observation
  • Liver failure caused by other reasons, such as autoimmune diseases, alcohol, drug and so on
  • Other candidates who are judged to be not applicable to this study by doctors
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
210 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Conventional treatment

    Participants will receive conventional treatment and then be followed until the week 72 study visit.

    Drug: Conventional treatment

  • Experimental
    Conventional plus BM-MSC treatment

    Participants will receive conventional treatment plus a dose of BM-MSC(each subgroups with a different dose ) and then be followed until the week 72 study visit.

    Genetic: Conventional plus BM-MSC treatment

  • Experimental
    Conventional plus UC-MSC treatment

    Participants will receive conventional treatment plus a dose of UC-MSC(each subgroups with a different dose ) and then be followed until the week 72 study visit.

    Genetic: Conventional plus UC-MSC treatment

Interventions

  • GeneticConventional plus BM-MSC treatment

    Received conventional treatment and bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells transplantation by peripheral vein slowly for 30minutes. (1×10e5/Kg,1×10e6/Kg,or 1×10e7/Kg, once a week, 8 times).

  • GeneticConventional plus UC-MSC treatment

    Received conventional treatment and bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells transplantation by peripheral vein slowly for 30minutes. (1×10e5/Kg,1×10e6/Kg,or 1×10e7/Kg, once a week, 8 times)

  • DrugConventional treatment

    Received conventional treatment including: A.antiviral drugs(Entecavir,Lamivudine,Adefovir dipivoxil,et al); B.Hepatoprotective drugs(Ademetionine1,4-butanethiosulfonate for Injection, Reduced Glutathione for Injection,Polyene Phosphatidylcholine, et al); C.Plasma.

    Also known as: Antiviral drugs, Hepatoprotective drugs, Plasma

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. survival rate

    The survival rate and time

    Time frame: 72 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Liver function

    The levels of serum Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT), Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST),Cholinesterase (CHE) ,Total Bilirubin(TB),Direct Bilirubin(DB), Serum Albumin (ALB)

    Time frame: 72 weeks after treatment

  2. Marker of liver cancer

    The level of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)

    Time frame: 72 weeks after treatment

  3. The degree of hepatic necrosis

    The levels of Prothrombin Activity (PA) and Prothrombin Time (PT)

    Time frame: 2 years after treatment

  4. The improvement of symptoms

    The improvement of clinical symptoms \[including appetite, debilitation, abdominal distension, edema of lower limbs, et al

    Time frame: 72 weeks after treatment

  5. The score for Model for End-Stage Liver Disease

    Time frame: 72 weeks after treatment

  6. The improvement of immune function

    cluster of differentiation 4 (CD4+)T/ cluster of differentiation 8 (CD8+)T,T helper cell 1 (Th1)/ T helper cell 1(Th2),natural killer cell(NK),natural killer T(NK T),interleukin-1β(IL-1β),interleukin-4(IL-4),interleukin-6(IL-6),interleukin-8(IL-8),interleukin-12(IL-12),interleukin-15(IL-15),interleukin-17A(IL-17A),Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α),Interferon-gamma (IFN-γ)

    Time frame: 72 weeks after treatment

  7. complications

    The occurrence of complications \[including body temperature, tetter and allergy\]

    Time frame: Between 0 to 8 hours after MSC transfusion

  8. The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma

    Time frame: 72 weeks after treatment

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Qi Zhang
    Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, China
    • Qi Zhang, Doctor · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 8, 2013, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01844063
Lead sponsor
Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University
Responsible party
Qi Zhang, MD (Deputy Director, Office of International Cooperation & Exchange Office of Hongkong, Macao & Taiwan Affairs, Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University) — Principal investigator
First posted
May 1, 2013
Start date
Jul 2013
Primary completion
Jan 2016 (estimated)
Completion
Jan 2019 (estimated)
Last update
Jul 8, 2013

Study contacts

Qihuan Xu, Doctor
Contact
xqh0303@yahoo.com
+86 20 85253179
Qi Zhang, Doctor
Contact
kee_kee@126.com
+86 20 85253106
Qi Zhang, Doctor
principal investigator · Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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