Review Article

Wharton’s Jelly Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Future of Regenerative Medicine? Recent Findings and Clinical Significance

Table 1

A summary of clinical trials of WJ-MSC registered on http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ as of December 2014. ?: not mentioned.

ApplicationClinicalTrials.gov identifierRegistered/phaseNumber of cellsRegimenDelivery routeEstimated enrollment

GvHDNCT017544542012/1, 2106/kg4 at 1-week intervalsIntravenous30
NCT007491642008/1, 21-2 106/kg?Intravenous20

AutismNCT021927492014/1, 2?4 at 3-month intervalsIntravenous20

Multiple sclerosisNCT020341882014/1, 2?7 once per dayIntravenous20
NCT013642462011/1, 2???20

Hereditary cerebellar ataxiaNCT014892672011/2107/2 mL4 at 3–5-day intervalsLumbar puncture20
NCT013601642011/1, 2???20

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosisNCT014944802011/2?4 at 3–5-day intervalsLumbar puncture30

Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathyNCT019622332013/11–8 108single doseIntravenous10

Alzheimer’sNCT020542082014/1, 2Low dose: 1 107/2 mL
High dose: 7.5 107/15 mL
3 at 4-week intervalsIntraventricular40
NCT015476892012/1, 20.5 106/kg8 at 2-week intervalIntravenous30

Spinal cord injuryNCT022375472014/1, 2?Multiple times over the course of one monthIntravenous and intrathecal20
NCT013939772011/2??Lumbar puncture40
NCT018735472013/3??Lumbar puncture300

Cerebral palsyNCT019294342013/3Lumbar puncture300

Severe aplastic anemiaNCT022184372014/40.5–1 106/kg3 at 1-week intervals?20
NCT011826622010/2106/kg2 at 3-month intervalsIntravenous30

Myelodysplastic syndromesNCT011297392010/2106/kg2 at 3-month intervalsIntravenous30

CardiopathyNCT017397772014/1, 2106/kgSingle doseIntravenous30

Dilated cardiomyopathyNCT012194522010/1, 2??Intramuscular30

Myocardial infarctionNCT012913292011/2??Intracoronary160

Autoimmune hepatitisNCT016618422012/1, 2106/kg3 at 4-week intervalsIntravenous100

Lupus nephritisNCT015399022012/2??Intravenous25

Systemic lupus erythematosusNCT017418572012/1, 2???40

Epidermolysis bullosaNCT010335522009/2??Intravenous75

BurnsNCT014436892011/1, 2???20

Diabetic foot ischemiaNCT012168652010/1, 25 107?Intramuscular50

OsteoarthritisNCT022378462014/1, 2?3 once daily or single doseIntravenous or intra-articular40

Type 1 diabetesNCT012194652010/1, 22 107Single doseIntravenous50

Type 2 diabetesNCT019541472013/1, 2??Intravenous100
NCT014130352011/1, 2106/kg2 at 90-day intervalsIntravenous30

Ulcerative colitisNCT012214282010/1, 22 107 + 107One week apartIntravenous + mesenteric artery50

Duchenne muscular dystrophyNCT016104402012/1, 2???15
NCT022358442014/1???1

Liver failureNCT017243982012/1, 2105/kg4 at 1-week intervalIntravenous120
NCT012184642010/1, 25 105/kg3 at 4-week intervalIntravenous70
NCT018440632013/1, 2105, 106, or 107/kg8 at 1-week intervalsIntravenous210

Liver cirrhosisNCT012243272010/1, 2?Single doseVia hepatic artery50
NCT012331022010/1, 2?Single doseIntravenous or via hepatic artery200
NCT012204922010/1, 25 105/kg2 at 4-week intervalsIntravenous45
NCT016629732012/1, 2106/kg3 at 4-week intervalsIntravenous100
NCT018777592013/1, 2?6 at 1-week intervalsIntravenous20
NCT013422502011/1, 2???20
NCT017287272012/1, 2106/kgSingle doseVia hepatic artery240

Liver transplantationNCT016902472012/1106/kg3 at 4-week intervalsIntravenous50

Ischemic-type biliary lesionsNCT022238972014/2, 3106/kg4 at 1-week intervals
5 at 4-week intervals
Intravenous66

HIV infectionNCT012131862010/2Low dose: 5 105/kg
High dose: 1.5 106/kg
At weeks 0, 4, 12, 24, 36, and 48Intravenous72

Rheumatoid arthritisNCT015470912012/1, 2 × 4 at 3-month intervalsIntravenous200
NCT019854642013/1, 2?5 dailyIntravenous20

Ankylosing spondylitisNCT014204322011/1106/kg2 at 3-month intervalsIntravenous10

Bronchopulmonary dysplasiaNCT012078692010/1/kgSingle doseVia endotracheal tube10