Results from Phase I Clinical Trial with Intraspinal Injection of Neural Stem Cells in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Long‐Term Outcome

Abstract The main objective of this phase I trial was to assess the feasibility and safety of microtransplanting human neural stem cell (hNSC) lines into the spinal cord of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Eighteen patients with a definite diagnosis of ALS received microinjections...

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Main Authors: Letizia Mazzini, Maurizio Gelati, Daniela Celeste Profico, Gianni Sorarù, Daniela Ferrari, Massimiliano Copetti, Gianmarco Muzi, Claudia Ricciolini, Sandro Carletti, Cesare Giorgi, Cristina Spera, Domenico Frondizi, Stefano Masiero, Alessandro Stecco, Carlo Cisari, Enrica Bersano, Fabiola De Marchi, Maria Francesca Sarnelli, Giorgia Querin, Roberto Cantello, Francesco Petruzzelli, Annamaria Maglione, Cristina Zalfa, Elena Binda, Alberto Visioli, Domenico Trombetta, Barbara Torres, Laura Bernardini, Alessandra Gaiani, Maurilio Massara, Silvia Paolucci, Nicholas M. Boulis, Angelo L. Vescovi, on behalf of the ALS‐NSCs Trial Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-09-01
Series:Stem Cells Translational Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/sctm.18-0154