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Table 1 Included study and patient characteristics

From: Changes in best-corrected visual acuity in patients with dry age-related macular degeneration after stem cell transplantation: systematic review and meta-analysis

Author

Year

Country

Study design

Patients

Sex (M/F)

Age (years)

Diagnosis

Stem cells

Administration routes

Follow-up (mth)

Nittala [38]

2021

USA

Multicentre PCT

15 

–

–

Dry AMD

HuCNS-SCs

Subretinal

12

Kashani [34]

2021

USA

Non-randomised PCT

16

7/9

69–85 

Dry AMD

hESC-RPE

Subretinal 

12

Oner [23]

2018

Turkey

PCT

8

5/3

19–75

Dry AMD or SMD

ADSCs

Suprachoroidal

6

Limoli [36]

2018

Italy

Randomised PCT

25

14/11

62–84

Dry AMD

ADSCs 

Suprachoroidal

6

Cotrim [33]

2017

Brazil

PCT

10

–

–

Dry AMD

BM with CD34 + SCs

Intravitreal

12

Limoli [35]

2016

Italy

Non-randomised PCT

25

9/16

64–84

Dry AMD

ADSCs

Suprachoroidal

6

Song [41]

2015

Republic of Korea

PCT

4

–

–

Dry AMD or SMD

hESC-RPE 

Subretinal 

12

Schwartz [40]

2015

USA

Non-randomised PCT

18

–

20–88

Dry AMD or SMD

hESC-RPE

Subretinal

12

Park [39]

2014

USA

PCT

6

4/2

23–85

Dry AMD or SMD or RP or CRAO

BM with CD34 + SCs

Intravitreal

6

Limoli [37]

2014

Italy

PCT

12

6/6

62–80

Dry AMD

ADSCs

Suprachoroidal

1

  1. CRAO, central retinal artery occlusion; PCT, prospective clinical trial