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Table 1 Overview of clinical studies applying autologous mesenchymal stromal cells to a cartilage defect

From: Autologous, allogeneic, induced pluripotent stem cell or a combination stem cell therapy? Where are we headed in cartilage repair and why: a concise review

Cell type

Study type

Number of patients

Follow-up

Results

Reference

BMMSC

Case report

2

5Ā years

Clinical improvement and defect fill with fibrocartilage

[25]

BMMSC

Case report

1

1Ā year

Bone and cartilage repair

[26]

BMMSC

Case report

3

17-27 months

Clinical improvement and defect fill with fibrocartilage

[27]

BMMSC

Case report

1

12Ā months

Clinical improvement and defect fill with hyaline tissue

[28]

BMMSC

Case series

5

12Ā months

Clinical improvement and defect fill

[29]

BMMSC

Case report

2

31Ā months

Clinical improvement and defect fill

[30]

BMC

Case series

48

4Ā years

Clinical improvement and defect fill

[31,32]

BMC

Case series

20

24Ā months

Bone and cartilage repair

[33]

BMC

Case series

5

12Ā months

Defect fill with hyaline to fibrocartilaginous tissue

[34]

BMC

Case series

54

5Ā years

Clinical improvement and good integration of repair tissue

[35]

BMC

Case series

15

2Ā years

Clinical improvement and defect fill with hyaline tissue

[36]

BMC and ACy

Case series

40

Interim results 1Ā year

Clinical improvement and defect fill with hyaline tissue

[37] NCT01041885

SMSC

Ā Ā 

[16,17]

BMMSC

Comparative study

36 (total 72)

24Ā months

Clinical improvement, defect fill with hyaline tissue

[38]

BMC

Comparative study

25 (total 81)

36Ā months

Clinical improvement and defect fill with hyaline tissue

[39]

PBMSC or BMC

Comparative study

25 PBMSC, 21 BMC

5Ā years

Clinical improvement and defect fill for both groups

[40]

BMMSC

Case series

25

12Ā months

Ā 

NCT00891501

BMMSC

Case series

6

12Ā months

Ā 

NCT00850187

BMC

Case series

140

36Ā months

Ā 

NCT02005861

BMC

Case series

50

12Ā months

Ā 

NCT01159899

ATSVF

Comparative study

40

24Ā months

Ā 

NCT02090140

ATMSC

Comparative study

30

18Ā months

Ā 

NCT01399749

BMMSC

Comparative study

50 in total

5Ā years

Ā 

NCT00885729

  1. ACy autologous chondrocyte, ATMSC adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stromal cell, ATSVF adipose tissue stromal vascular fraction, BMC bone marrow concentrate, BMMSC bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cell, PBMSC peripheral blood-derived mesenchymal stromal cell, SMSC synovium-derived mesenchymal stromal cell