Bone Marrow Stem Cell Infusion Following a Heart Attack

Summary

The goal of this study is to determine the safety of giving a patient's own bone marrow-derived stem cells delivered with a catheter (tube) into the coronary arteries (blood vessels of the heart). Stem cells are simple cells produced by the bone marrow that can develop into many types of cells. It is possible that these cells will decrease the size of damage caused to the heart from a heart attack and increase the pumping efficiency of the heart; which can be decreased due to a heart attack. The stem cells will be taken from bone marrow and then given back into the heart vessels.

Timeline

Start

2005-12

Primary completion

2010-01

Completion

2010-09

Outcome

Missed primary endpoint

paper The improvement in LV ejection fraction at 6 months by cMRI in the cell therapy group was not different than the placebo group. PMID 20826249 ↗

Publications

• Results Traverse JH, McKenna DH, Harvey K, Jorgenso BC, Olson RE, Bostrom N, Kadidlo D, Lesser JR, Jagadeesan V, Garberich R, Henry TD. Results of a phase 1, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of bone marrow mononuclear stem cell administration in patients following ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Am Heart J. 2010 Sep;160(3):428-34. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2010.06.009.

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