Depth of Necrosis in Normal Cervical Epithelium After 85% Trichloroacetic Acid (TCA) Application...
Cervix; Intraepithelial NeoplasiaEarly detection and treatment of precancerous lesions are the pillars of cervical cancer prevention. Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia (CIN) is a precancerous lesion that histologically can be found in one of three stages of development; CIN-I (low grade), CIN-II, or CIN-III (collectively called high grade), depending on the proportion of the depth of the lesion to the thickness of the cervical epithelium. The higher the degree of CIN, the deeper the pre-cancerous lesions are found in the epithelial lining of the cervix. Therefore, from the point of view of precancerous lesions treatment, its effectiveness will be determined by the ability to eradicate all high-grade lesions. In other words, it has an effect that can reach depths beyond the depth of the high grade lesion. According to a study in the US (1982), as many as 99.7% of CIN-III cases had a lesion depth of less than 4.8 millimeter. Furthermore, a Netherlands study (1990) stated that as many as 99.7% of CIN-III cases had a maximum lesion depth of 3.6 millimeters. While in subjects from developing countries, study from Peru (2018) showed that 93.5% of CIN-III cases have a lesion depth of less than 5 millimeters. Based on the results of these studies, a treatment for CIN can only be said to be effective if it can create a therapeutic effect which can reach depths of 4-5 millimeters in cervix epithelial. Trichloroacetic acid (TCA) is an acetic acid analogue, which has long been known as a chemical peel and also frequently used to treat genital ward and precancerous skin lesions. The effect of TCA therapy is the destruction of the epithelium forming epithelial necrosis, followed by re-epithelialization of the supporting tissue and stimulation of collagen synthesis within approximately in 24 hours. There are no studies regarding the depth of cervical necrosis that can be achieved by application of this solution to the cervix epithelial.
Autologous Osteoblastic Cells Implantation to Early Stage Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head
Avascular Necrosis of Femur HeadNon-traumatic osteonecrosis is a painful disorder of the hip characterized by a necrosis of the osteomedullary tissue, which leads to subchondral bone collapse and joint destruction. Core decompression is currently the treatment of choice for early stage osteonecrosis of the femoral head. This method consists in decompressing the rigid intra-osseous chamber to promote revascularization, thus halting progression of the disease and stimulating repair. Still this treatment remains highly controversial, since the success rates of the first studies have not been repeated. The exact pathology mechanisms involved in osteonecrosis have not yet be fully elucidated. Several hypotheses have been evoked, including fat embolism, trabecular bone microfractures, microvascular tamponade and, more recently, impaired bone and/or mesenchymal cells recruitment. Three studies have indicated the potential clinical benefits of cell-based approaches for the treatment of osteonecrosis (Hernigou 1997, Hernigou & Beaujean 2002, Gangji et al. 2004). This is on the basis of these observations that a proprietary population of autologous osteoblastic cells (PREOB®) has been developed. This Phase 2B study aims at demonstrating the efficacy and safety of PREOB® in the treatment of early stage osteonecrosis of the femoral head. The primary goal of this study was to investigate the safety and efficacy of the implantation of the investigational product PREOB® (human autologous bone marrow-derived osteoblastic cells) in comparison to bone marrow concentrate (BMC) when implanted at the osteonecrotic lesion of the femoral head, with a follow-up period of up to 5 years.
Project JAY THA Registration Study
OsteoarthritisRheumatoid Arthritis4 moreThis is a prospective, randomized, multicenter clinical study in Chinese subjects to compare the safety and efficacy of the Delta PLUS Femoral Head and SL-TWIN Stem with BIOLOX forte ball head and SL-PLUS Stem in total hip arthroplasty
Phase I Study for Autologous Dermal Substitutes and Dermo-epidermal Skin Substitutes for Treatment...
Burn InjurySoft Tissue Injury4 moreThe purpose of this study is the evaluation of the safety of autologous tissue-engineered dermal substitutes "denovoDerm" (first arm) and dermo-epidermal skin substitutes "denovoSkin" (second arm) transplanted onto the wound bed in children and adults.
Low-dose Intra-arterial Bevacizumab for Edema and Radiation Necrosis Therapeutic Intervention (LIBERTI)...
Radiation NecrosisTo assess the overall safety and efficacy of intra-arterial (IA) bevacizumab for the treatment of radiation necrosis. A single 2.5 mg/kg dose of bevacizumab will be given intra-arterially after osmotic blood-brain-barrier disruption.
Effect of Edaravone on Radiation-induced Temporal Lobe Necrosis
Nasopharyngeal CarcinomaBrain NecrosisIt is hypothesized that excessive generation of free radicals involves in the pathogenesis of radiation-induced brain necrosis. This study therefore evaluated the effect of free radical scavenger, edaravone, on radiation-induced temporal lobe necrosis (TLN) in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) after radiotherapy.
Cormet Post-PMA Study: New Enrollment
OsteoarthritisAvascular Necrosis1 moreThe primary objective of this study is to evaluate the performance of the Cormet Hip Resurfacing implant system in the post-approval environment.
Allogeneic Multipotent Stromal Cell Treatment for Acute Kidney Injury Following Cardiac Surgery...
Kidney Tubular NecrosisAcuteThe purpose of this trial is to determine if the administration of allogeneic MSCs at defined doses is safe in patients who are at high risk of developing significant Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) after undergoing on-pump cardiac surgery.
Mobile - Bearing Knee Study
Inflammatory Tissue DisorderOsteoarthritis3 moreTo evaluate the safety and efficacy of the Encore Mobile-Bearing Knee.
Treatment of Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head by Bone Marrow Transplantation
NecrosisAseptic non traumatic osteonecrosis (ON) is a painful disorder of the hip which often leads, in its final stage, to femoral head collapse and subsequent total hip replacement. Core decompression of the hip is the most widespread procedure used to treat early stage ON of the femoral head. Notwithstanding the fact that this procedure has been employed for more than three decades (2), its efficacy remains controversial (3;4). Recently, one suggested that ON might be a disease of bone cells and/or of mesenchymal cells. The levels of activity and the number of mesenchymal stem cells in both the hematopoietic and in the stromal compartments of the bone marrow have been shown to be depressed in patients with ON of the femoral head (9). The investigators have showed previously that the capacity of osteoblastic cells to replicate was decreased in the proximal femur of patients with ON of the femoral head (10). This finding raised the possibility that bone marrow containing stromal cells which have many of the characteristics of stem cell for mesenchymal tissues including bone could be implanted into the necrotic lesion of the femoral head.