Autologous Mesenchymal Bone Marrow Stromal Cells Secreting Neurotrophic Factors (MSC-NTF), in Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Summary

The study will evaluate the safety, tolerability and therapeutic effects of transplantation of escalating doses of autologous cultured mesenchymal bone marrow stromal cells secreting neurotrophic factors (MSC-NTF), in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Timeline

Start

2012-12

Primary completion

2014-09

Completion

2015-09

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

release “We met our primary endpoint and demonstrated that a single dose of NurOwn was safe and well-tolerated” brainstorm-cell.com ↗

Publications

• Gothelf Y, Kaspi H, Abramov N, Aricha R. miRNA profiling of NurOwn(R): mesenchymal stem cells secreting neurotrophic factors. Stem Cell Res Ther. 2017 Nov 7;8(1):249. doi: 10.1186/s13287-017-0692-1.
• Petrou P, Gothelf Y, Argov Z, Gotkine M, Levy YS, Kassis I, Vaknin-Dembinsky A, Ben-Hur T, Offen D, Abramsky O, Melamed E, Karussis D. Safety and Clinical Effects of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Secreting Neurotrophic Factor Transplantation in Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Results of Phase 1/2 and 2a Clinical Trials. JAMA Neurol. 2016 Mar;73(3):337-44. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2015.4321.

Drugs

Indications