Review Article

Phases I–III Clinical Trials Using Adult Stem Cells

Table 4

Randomized clinical trials in patients with chronic myocardial ischemia.

TrialNCell typeDeliveryTimingPrimary endpointComments

Losordo [24]24CD34+transendochronicImproved angina parametersNo clear perfusion benefit
PROTECT-CAD [25]28BMMCtransendochronicImproved angina parametersImproved LVEF and perfusion
Van Ramshorst [26]50BMMCtransendochronicImproved angina parametersImproved LVEF and perfusion

BMMC: bone marrow mononuclear cells; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction.