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Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocyte Therapy for Chronic Ischemic Left Ventricular Dysfunction
Led by Joseph C. Wu · Updated on 2025-09-29
18
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
340 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
J
Joseph C. Wu
Lead Sponsor
C
California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This clinical study will utilize a new cell therapy approach (Human embryonic stem cells derived cardiomyocytes or hESC-CMs) to improve survival and cardiac function in patients with chronic left ventricular dysfunction secondary to MI (Myocardial Infarction).
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocyte Therapy for Chronic Ischemic Left Ventricular Dysfunction
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Be 21 to under 80 years old.
- Provide written informed consent.
- Have chronic ischemic left ventricular dysfunction secondary to myocardial infarction confirmed by imaging.
- Be a candidate for cardiac catheterization within 5 to 10 weeks of screening.
- Have stable treatment with beta-blockers for at least 3 months.
- Have stable treatment with ACE inhibitors, ARBs, or ARNIs for at least 1 month or appropriate medical indication if not used.
- Have left ventricular ejection fraction below 40%.
- Have Class II or III NYHA heart failure symptoms within 6 months before baseline.
- Have hospitalization in past 6 months or elevated NT pro-BNP levels.
- Have an automated implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (AICD) in place.
You will not qualify if you...
- Have a baseline glomerular filtration rate below 35 ml/min/1.73 m2.
- Have serious radiographic contrast allergy.
- Have prosthetic aortic valve or heart constrictive device.
- Have aortic stenosis with valve area 1.5 cm2 or less.
- Have moderate to severe aortic insufficiency graded as 2 or higher.
- Have life-threatening arrhythmia without a defibrillator or QTc interval over 550 ms.
- Have had AICD firing in past 60 days.
- Be eligible for or require coronary artery revascularization.
- Have hematologic abnormalities (low hematocrit, white blood cells, or platelets) without other cause.
- Have liver dysfunction with enzymes three times above normal.
- Have coagulopathy with INR over 1.3 not reversible.
- Be allergic to penicillin or streptomycin.
- Be an organ transplant recipient or have history of transplant rejection.
- Have cancer within past 5 years except certain treated skin or cervical cancers.
- Have non-cardiac illness limiting lifespan to under 1 year.
- Be on chronic immunosuppressant therapy.
- Be positive for HIV, hepatitis B or active hepatitis C.
- Be participating in another investigational trial within past 30 days.
- Be pregnant, nursing, or a woman of childbearing potential not using effective birth control.
- Tested positive for COVID-19 within last 30 days.
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Stanford Hospital and Clinics
Palo Alto, California, United States, 94305
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Research Team
J
Joseph C. Wu, MD, PhD
CONTACT
E
Evgenios Neofytou, MD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
3
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