TY - JOUR
T1 - Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cell treatment in patients with severe ischaemic heart failure
T2 - a randomized placebo-controlled trial (MSC-HF trial)
AU - Mathiasen, Anders Bruun
AU - Qayyum, Abbas Ali
AU - Jørgensen, Erik
AU - Helqvist, Steffen
AU - Fischer-Nielsen, Anne
AU - Kofoed, Klaus F
AU - Haack-Sørensen, Mandana
AU - Ekblond, Annette
AU - Kastrup, Jens
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PY - 2015/7/14
Y1 - 2015/7/14
N2 - Aims: Regenerative treatment with mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) has been promising in patients with ischaemic heart failure but needs confirmation in larger randomized trials. We aimed to study effects of intra-myocardial autologous bone marrow-derived MSC treatment in patients with severe ischaemic heart failure. Methods and results: The MSC-HF trial is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Patients were randomized 2: 1 to intra-myocardial injections of MSC or placebo, respectively. The primary endpoint was change in left ventricular end-systolic volume (LVESV), measured by magnetic resonance imaging or computed tomography at 6 months follow-up. Sixty patients aged 30-80 years with severe ischaemic heart failure, New York Heart Association (NYHA) classes II-III, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) <45% and no further treatment options were randomized. Fifty-five patients completed the 6-month follow-up (37 MSCs vs. 18 placebo). At 6 months, LVESV was reduced in the MSC group: -7.6 (95% CI -11.8 to -3.4) mL (P = 0.001), and increased in the placebo group: 5.4 (95% CI -0.4 to 11.2) mL (P = 0.07). The difference between groups was 13.0 (95% CI 5.9-20.1) mL (P = 0.001). Compared with placebo, there were also significant improvements in LVEF of 6.2% (P < 0.0001), stroke volume of 18.4 mL (P < 0.0001), and myocardial mass of 5.7 g (P = 0.001). No differences were found in NYHA class, 6-min walking test and Kansas City cardiomyopathy questionnaire. No side effects were identified. Conclusion: Intra-myocardial injections of autologous culture expanded MSCs were safe and improved myocardial function in patients with severe ischaemic heart failure. Study registration number: NCT00644410 (ClinicalTrials.gov).
AB - Aims: Regenerative treatment with mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) has been promising in patients with ischaemic heart failure but needs confirmation in larger randomized trials. We aimed to study effects of intra-myocardial autologous bone marrow-derived MSC treatment in patients with severe ischaemic heart failure. Methods and results: The MSC-HF trial is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Patients were randomized 2: 1 to intra-myocardial injections of MSC or placebo, respectively. The primary endpoint was change in left ventricular end-systolic volume (LVESV), measured by magnetic resonance imaging or computed tomography at 6 months follow-up. Sixty patients aged 30-80 years with severe ischaemic heart failure, New York Heart Association (NYHA) classes II-III, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) <45% and no further treatment options were randomized. Fifty-five patients completed the 6-month follow-up (37 MSCs vs. 18 placebo). At 6 months, LVESV was reduced in the MSC group: -7.6 (95% CI -11.8 to -3.4) mL (P = 0.001), and increased in the placebo group: 5.4 (95% CI -0.4 to 11.2) mL (P = 0.07). The difference between groups was 13.0 (95% CI 5.9-20.1) mL (P = 0.001). Compared with placebo, there were also significant improvements in LVEF of 6.2% (P < 0.0001), stroke volume of 18.4 mL (P < 0.0001), and myocardial mass of 5.7 g (P = 0.001). No differences were found in NYHA class, 6-min walking test and Kansas City cardiomyopathy questionnaire. No side effects were identified. Conclusion: Intra-myocardial injections of autologous culture expanded MSCs were safe and improved myocardial function in patients with severe ischaemic heart failure. Study registration number: NCT00644410 (ClinicalTrials.gov).
U2 - 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv136
DO - 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv136
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 25926562
SN - 0195-668X
VL - 36
SP - 1744
EP - 1753
JO - European Heart Journal
JF - European Heart Journal
IS - 27
ER -