Review Article

Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Renal Fibrosis: The Flame of Cytotherapy

Table 4

Registered clinical trials of MSCs in renal fibrosis and CKD (ClinicalTrial.gov, updated September 2018).

Registered no.StatusTitlePopulation (age: year-old)PhaseSource of MSCsLocationStart date

NCT00659620UnknownMesenchymal stem cell transplantation in the treatment of chronic allograft nephropathy20 (18-60)1 and 2Bone marrowFuzhou, ChinaMay 2008
NCT00733876CompletedAllogeneic multipotent stromal cell treatment for acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery15 (>18)1Bone marrowMurray, Salt lake city, United StatesAugust 2008
NCT00734396CompletedMesenchymal stem cells and subclinical rejection15 (18-65)1 and 2Bone marrowLeiden, NetherlandsFebruary 2009
NCT01840540CompletedMSC for occlusive disease of the kidney6 (40-80)1AdiposeRochester, United StatesApril 2013
NCT01967186UnknownIntraportal or intramuscular site for islets in simultaneous islet and kidney transplantation36 (18-65)Not applicableBone marrowThe Nordic network for clinical islet transplantationApril 2007
NCT02057965RecruitingMesenchymal stromal cell therapy in renal recipients70 (18-75)2Bone marrowLeiden, NetherlandsMarch 2014
NCT02166489CompletedMesenchymal stem cell transplantation in patients with chronic renal failure due to polycystic kidney disease6 (18-60)1Bone marrowTehran, IranMarch 2014
NCT02195323CompletedAutologous bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (BM-MSCs) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD)7 (25-60)1Bone marrowTehran, IranApril 2014
NCT02266394RecruitingHypoxia and inflammatory injury in human renovascular hypertension42 (40-80)1AdiposeBirmingham, Rochester, Jackson, United StatesOctober 2014
NCT02387151Active, not recruitingAllogeneic mesenchymal stromal cell therapy in renal transplant recipients10 (18-75)1Bone marrowLeiden, NetherlandsMarch 2015
NCT02565459RecruitingMSC and kidney transplant tolerance (phase A)22 (18-75)1Bone marrowBergamo, ItalySeptember 2015
NCT02966717Active, not recruitingRituximab combined with MSCs in the treatment of PNS (3-4 stages of CKD)116 (18-65)2Not mentionedGuangzhou, ChinaAugust 2016
NCT03321942RecruitingTreatment of chronic renal failure with adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells100 (18-75)Not applicableAdiposeXuzhou, ChinaJanuary 2017