Hepatocyte Transplantation for Acute Decompensated Liver Failure

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to determine whether liver cell transplantation can provide help for patients with liver failure who are unlikely to survive without some form of liver support. The goal of this research study is to determine if liver cell transplants can be effective until a liver transplant is received or until patients recover from their liver failure.

Timeline

Start

2011-03

Primary completion

2019-01

Completion

2019-01

Outcome

Outcome not reported

Stopped (Business): “A funding mechanism is not identified at this time”

Publications

• Background Fox IJ, Chowdhury JR, Kaufman SS, Goertzen TC, Chowdhury NR, Warkentin PI, Dorko K, Sauter BV, Strom SC. Treatment of the Crigler-Najjar syndrome type I with hepatocyte transplantation. N Engl J Med. 1998 May 14;338(20):1422-6. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199805143382004. No abstract available.
• Background Roger V, Balladur P, Honiger J, Baudrimont M, Delelo R, Robert A, Calmus Y, Capeau J, Nordlinger B. Internal bioartificial liver with xenogeneic hepatocytes prevents death from acute liver failure: an experimental study. Ann Surg. 1998 Jul;228(1):1-7. doi: 10.1097/00000658-199807000-00001.
• Background Habibullah CM, Syed IH, Qamar A, Taher-Uz Z. Human fetal hepatocyte transplantation in patients with fulminant hepatic failure. Transplantation. 1994 Oct 27;58(8):951-2. doi: 10.1097/00007890-199410270-00016. No abstract available.
• Background Gupta S, Aragona E, Vemuru RP, Bhargava KK, Burk RD, Chowdhury JR. Permanent engraftment and function of hepatocytes delivered to the liver: implications for gene therapy and liver repopulation. Hepatology. 1991 Jul;14(1):144-9. doi: 10.1002/hep.1840140124.

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