Autologous mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of secondary progressive multiple sclerosis: an open-label phase 2a proof-of-concept study.

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Published in Lancet Neurol on January 10, 2012

Authors

Peter Connick1, Madhan Kolappan, Charles Crawley, Daniel J Webber, Rickie Patani, Andrew W Michell, Ming-Qing Du, Shi-Lu Luan, Daniel R Altmann, Alan J Thompson, Alastair Compston, Michael A Scott, David H Miller, Siddharthan Chandran

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.

Associated clinical trials:

Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Multiple Sclerosis (MSCIMS) (MSCIMS) | NCT00395200

Feasibility Study of Tolerogenic Fibroblasts in Patients With Refractory Multiple Sclerosis (MSFibroblast) | NCT05080270

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