Review Article

Dendritic Cell-Based Immunotherapy: The Importance of Dendritic Cell Migration

Table 1

Clinical trials of DC-based autoimmune diseases treatments.

ConditionsNCT numberStudy titleInterventionsPhasesStudy statusEnrollmentStudy results

Multiple sclerosisNCT02618902A “Negative” dendritic cell-based vaccine for the treatment of multiple sclerosis: a first-in-human clinical trialTolerogenic dendritic cells (tolDCs)Phase 1Unknown9No
NCT05451069Neurofilament light chain, chitinase-3 like-1 proteins, and plasmacytoid dendritic cells in multiple sclerosisNeurofilament light chain, chitinase-3 like-1 protein levels,
tolerogenic plasmacytoid dendritic cells
N/ANot yet recruiting42No
NCT02903537Tolerogenic dendritic cells as a therapeutic strategy for the treatment of multiple sclerosis patients (TOLERVIT-MS)Autologous VitD3 tolerogenic monocyte-derived dendritic cells loaded with a pool of myelin peptides (tolDC-VitD3), interferon (IFN)-βPhase 1Recruiting16No
NCT04530318Dendritic cell therapy combined with immunomodulatory treatment in multiple sclerosisAutologous peripheral blood differentiated adult dendritic cells expandedPhase 2Recruiting45No

Multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis opticaNCT02283671Treatment of multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica with regulatory dendritic cell: clinical trial phase 1BtolDCs loaded with myelin peptidesPhase 1Completed20No

Rheumatoid arthritisNCT03337165Autologous tolerogenic dendritic cells for treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritistolDCsPhase 1Completed10No
NCT01352858Autologous tolerogenic dendritic cells for rheumatoid arthritis (AutoDECRA)tolDCs, arthroscopy, saline irrigation alonePhase 1Unknown15No
NCT05251870Tolerogenic dendritic cell therapy for rheumatoid arthritisAutologous mature tolerogenic monocyte-derived dendritic cells loaded with the B29 peptide of HSP70Phase 1/
phase 2
Recruiting18No

Type 1 diabetes mellitusNCT05207995The treatment of patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus with autologous tolerogenic dendritic cellsAutologous tolerogenic dendritic cellsPhase 1/
phase 2
Not yet recruiting30No
NCT01947569Dendritic cells for type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) therapyImmunoregulatory dendritic cells (iDCs)Phase 1/
phase 2
Unknown90No
NCT00445913Autologous dendritic cell therapy for type 1 diabetes suppression: a safety studyDiabetes-suppressive dendritic cell vaccinePhase 1Completed10No
NCT02354911Autologous immunoregulatory dendritic cells for type 1 diabetes therapyiDCsPhase 2Unknown24No
NCT04590872An immunotherapy vaccine (PIpepTolDC) for the treatment of patients with type 1 diabetestolDCs vaccinePhase 1Recruiting7No