COPD & Emphysema Support Group

Don't remember if I posted this or not however, here is a second one if I did. I to me sounds quite promising from what I have read in different areas of different trials with stem cells.

PROCHYMAL™ (Human Adult Stem Cells) for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified by Osiris Therapeutics, July 2008

Sponsored by: Osiris Therapeutics

Information provided by: Osiris Therapeutics
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00683722

Purpose
The objective of the present study is to establish the safety and efficacy of multiple administrations of PROCHYMAL™ (human adult stem cells) in subjects with moderate to severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).



Condition Intervention Phase
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary Emphysema
Chronic Bronchitis
Drug: PROCHYMAL™
Drug: Placebo
Phase II



MedlinePlus related topics: Bronchitis COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Emphysema

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study

Official Title: A Phase II, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of PROCHYMAL™ (ex Vivo Cultured Adult Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells) Intravenous Infusion for the Treatment of Subjects With Moderate to Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Here: http://tinyurl.com/5f5ezh
Posted on 07/21/08, 06:07 pm