Research Article
Safety and Tolerance of Donor-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Pediatric Living-Donor Liver Transplantation: The MYSTEP1 Study
Table 1
Assessment schedule MYSTEP1 study.
| Visit | BL | MSC1 | MSC2 | Follow-up visits | Days after LT | −28 | 0 | 2 ± 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 90 | 180 | 270 | 360 | 540 | 720 |
| Informed consent Inclusion and exclusion criteria | x | | Concomitant medication | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | TAC dosage | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Anthropometric parameters | x | x | | | | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Vital signs | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Physical examination | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Tacrolimus blood trough level | | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Routine laboratory including liver parameters | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | eGFR | x | | x | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Virus PCR: EBV, HCMV, and ADV | x | | | x | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | HHV-6 | x | | | x | | x | | Doppler ultrasonography | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Infusional toxicity score | | x | x | x | x | x | x | | TNF-α and IL-6 serum levels | x | | x | x | x | | Immune monitoring | x | | x | | x | | x | | x | | x | Antibodies: DSA; ANA, SMA, and LKMA | x | | x | | x | | x | Percutaneous liver biopsy | | x | | MSC administration | | x | x | |
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BL: baseline; MSC1: first intraoperative MSC infusion; MSC2: second MSC infusion on postoperative day 2.
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