Preclinical Efficacy Failure of Human CNS-Derived Stem Cells for Use in the Pathway Study of Cervical Spinal Cord Injury.
Preclinical Efficacy Failure of Human CNS-Derived Stem Cells for Use in the Pathway Study of Cervical Spinal Cord Injury.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.stemcr.2016.12.018
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发表时间:
2017-02-14
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5.9
通讯作者:
Cummings BJ
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作者:
Anderson AJ;Piltti KM;Hooshmand MJ;Nishi RA;Cummings BJ
We previously showed the efficacy of multiple research cell lines (RCLs) of human CNS neural stem cells (HuCNS-SCs) in mouse and rat models of thoracic spinal cord injury (SCI), supporting a thoracic SCI clinical trial. Experts recommend in vivo preclinical testing of the intended clinical cell lot/line (CCL) in models with validity for the planned clinical target. We therefore tested the efficacy of two HuCNS-SC lines in cervical SCI: one RCL, and one CCL intended for use in the Pathway Study of cervical SCI in man. We assessed locomotor recovery and sensory function, as well as engraftment, migration, and fate. No evidence of efficacy of the CCL was observed; some data suggested a negative impact of the CCL on outcomes. These data raise questions about the development and validation of potency/comparability assays for clinical testing of cell products, and lack of US Food and Drug Administration requirements for in vivo testing of intended clinical cell lines. Human CNS stem cells (HuCNS-SCs) have been used in multiple clinical trials Research cell lines of HuCNS-SCs are efficacious in spinal cord injury (SCI) models The clinical cell line (CCL) of HuCNS-SC was not efficacious in a cervical SCI model Despite lack of in vivo efficacy, the CCL was used in the Pathways clinical study Anderson and colleagues report that preclinical testing of a human neural stem cell line intended for use in a human clinical trial of cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) failed to show efficacy in an animal model of SCI, whereas a research-grade cell line did show efficacy. The human trial proceeded despite the negative data.