Multicenter Clinical Trial for the Evaluation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells From Adipose Tissue in Patients With Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease. (CMM/EICH/2008)
Graft Versus Host Disease, Chronic and Expanded Graft Versus Host Disease, Immune System Diseases
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Graft Versus Host Disease focused on measuring Graft versus host disease, Mesenchymal stem cell, Allogeneic mesenchymal stem cell, Adipose tissue, Allotransplant, Allogenic, Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Immune System Diseases, Chronic, Expanded
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Patients who develop chronic extensive GVHD as determined by the National Institute of Health Consensus Development Project on Criteria for Clinical Trials in Chronic GVHD (Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2005; 11: 945-955), and which meet the following criteria:
- They have never received therapy for chronic GVHD.
- They have de novo or quiescent chronic extended GVHD.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Concomitant severe systemic infection.
- Oncologic or hematological condition relapse.
- Pregnancy.
- Estimated life expectancy less than 1 week.
- Patients who do not give their informed consent.
Sites / Locations
- Hospital de Jerez de la Frontera.
- Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves
- Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío de Sevilla
- Hospital Clínico de Valencia
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Experimental
Conventional treatment plus high dose: 3x10e6 cells / Kg.
Conventional treatment plus low dose: 1x10e6 cells / Kg
Conventional treatment:Gradually descending dosage of prednisone and cyclosporin or tacrolimus for at least 46 weeks. Starting dose: 1 mg/Kg/24 h prednisone and 3 mg/Kg/12 h cyclosporin.
Conventional treatment:Gradually descending dosage of prednisone and cyclosporin or tacrolimus for at least 46 weeks. Starting dose: 1 mg/Kg/24 h prednisone and 3 mg/Kg/12 h cyclosporin.