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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 14, 2025; 31(46): 114415
Published online Dec 14, 2025. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i46.114415
Published online Dec 14, 2025. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i46.114415
Table 4 Clinical trials of stem cell-based observational and interventional studies for liver diseases
| NCT No. | Study title | Cell types | Study status | Condition | Phase | Enrollment | Study type | Location |
| NCT00953693 | “Patient Specific Induced Pluripotency Stem Cells (PSiPS)” | hiPSCs | Completed | Liver insufficiency | N/A | 15 | Observational | Iran |
| NCT01591200 | “Dose Finding Study to Assess Safety and Efficacy of Stem Cells in Liver Cirrhosis” | MSCs | Completed | Alcoholic liver cirrhosis | Phase 2 | 40 | Interventional | India |
| NCT01429038 | “MSCs After Renal or Liver Transplantation” | MSCs | Completed | Liver failure | Phase 1/2 | 40 | Interventional | Belgium |
| NCT00655707 | “A Phase I/II Safety and Tolerability Dose Escalation Study of Autologous Stem Cells to Patients With Liver Insufficiency” | Adult stem cells | Completed | Liver insufficiency | Phase 1/2 | 5 | Interventional | United Kingdom |
| NCT02089919 | “Cancer Stem Cells Vaccine Therapy in Treating Hepatocellular Cancer Patients” | Cancer stem cells | Completed | HCC | Phase 1/2 | 40 | Interventional | China |
| NCT00147043 | “Adult Stem Cell Therapy in Liver Insufficiency” | Adult stem cells | Completed | Liver cirrhosis | N/A | 5 | Interventional | United Kingdom |
| NCT04243681 | “Combination of Autologous MSC and HSC Infusion in Patients With Decompensated Cirrhosis” | MSCs + hematopoetic stem cells | Completed | Decompensated liver cirrhosis | Phase 4 | 5 | Interventional | India |
| NCT01333228 | “Evaluate Safety and Efficacy of Autologous Bone Marrow-derived Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Advanced Liver Cirrhosis” | BM-EPCs | Completed | Liver cirrhosis | Phase 1/2 | 14 | Interventional | Spain |
| NCT05331872 | “Umbilical Cord-derived MSC Infusion in the Management of Adult Liver Cirrhosis” | UC-MSCs | Completed | Liver cirrhosis | Phase 1 | 20 | Interventional | Vietnam |
| NCT00420134 | “Improvement of Liver Function in Liver Cirrhosis Patients After Autologous MSC Injection: A Phase I-II Clinical Trial” | Autologous MSCs | Completed | Liver cirrhosis | Phase 1/2 | 30 | Interventional | Iran |
| NCT01454336 | “Transplantation of Autologous MSC in Decompensated Cirrhotic Patients With Pioglitazone” | Autologous MSCs | Completed | Decompensated liver cirrhosis | Phase 1 | 3 | Interventional | Iran |
| NCT02557724 | “Mobilization of MSCs During Liver Transplantation” | MSCs | Completed | Liver failure, HCC | N/A | 35 | Observational | United States |
| NCT01875081 | “REVIVE (Randomized Exploratory Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of Stem Cell Product in Alcoholic Liver Cirrhosis Patient)” | Stem cells | Completed | Alcoholic liver cirrhosis | Phase 2 | 72 | Interventional | South Korea |
| NCT01013194 | “Human Fetal Liver Cell Transplantation in Chronic Liver Failure” | Fetal liver cells | Completed | Liver cirrhosis | Phase 1/2 | 25 | Interventional | Italy |
| NCT02297867 | “Clinical Trial Study About Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cells in the Liver Cirrhosis” | ASCs | Completed | Liver cirrhosis | Phase 1 | 6 | Interventional | China |
| NCT01378182 | “Efficacy of In vitro Expanded Bone Marrow Derived Allogeneic MSC Transplantation Via Portal Vein or Hepatic Artery or Peripheral Vein in Patients With Wilson Cirrhosis” | BM-MSCs | Completed | Wilson’s disease | NA | 10 | Interventional | Turkey |
| NCT01120925 | “Autologous Bone Marrow Derived Stem Cells in Decompensated Cirrhotic Patients” | BM-MSCs | Completed | Decompensated liver cirrhosis | Phase 1/2 | 30 | Interventional | Iran |
| NCT01220492 | “Umbilical Cord MSCs for Patients With Liver Cirrhosis” | UC-MSCs | Completed | Liver cirrhosis | Phase 1/2 | 266 | Interventional | China |
| NCT01342250 | “Human Umbilical Cord MSCs Transplantation for Patients With Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis” | UC-MSCs | Completed | Liver cirrhosis | Phase 1/2 | 20 | Interventional | China |
| NCT03468699 | “Autologous Bone Marrow Mononuclear Stem Cell for Children Suffering From Liver Cirrhosis Due to Biliary Atresia” | BM-MSCs | Completed | Liver fibrosis (biliary atresia) | Phase 2 | 17 | Interventional | Vietnam |
| NCT04522869 | “Umbilical Cord Derived MSC (UC -MSC) Transplantation for Children Suffering From Biliary Atresia” | UC-MSCs | Completed | Primary biliary cirrhosis | Phase 1/2 | 20 | Interventional | Vietnam |
| NCT01625351 | “A Study of CD45RA+ Depleted Haploidentical Stem Cell Transplantation in Children With Relapsed or Refractory Solid Tumors and Lymphomas” | Hematopoetic stem cells | Completed | Hepatic tumor | Phase 1 | 23 | Interventional | United States |
| NCT00003966 | “Defibrotide in Treating Patients With Liver Damage Following Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation” | Peripheral stem cells | Completed | Veno-occlusive disease | Phase 2 | 151 | Interventional | United States |
| NCT03132337 | “Sinusoidal Obstruction Syndrome for Stem Cell Transplant Patients Biomarker Study” | Stem cells | Completed | Sinusoidal obstruction syndrome | N/A | 80 | Observational | United States |
| NCT03963921 | “Safety and Tolerability of HepaStem in Patients With Cirrhotic and Pre-cirrhotic NASH Patients” | HepaStem | Completed | NASH | Phase 1/2 | 23 | Interventional | Belgium, Spain |
| NCT00956891 | “Therapeutic Effects of Liver Failure Patients Caused by Chronic Hepatitis B After Autologous MSCs Transplantation” | Autologous MSCs | Completed | Liver failure | N/A | 158 | Observational | China |
| NCT02727673 | “Relationship Between Circulating Tumor Stem Cells and the Clinical Pathology” | Tumor stem cells | Completed | HCC | N/A | 1000 | Observational | China |
| NCT00358501 | “Defibrotide for the Treatment of Severe Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease in Hematopoetic Stem Cell Transplant Patients” | Hematopoetic stem cells | Completed | Severe hepatic veno-occlusive disease | Phase 3 | 134 | Interventional | United States, Canada |
| NCT00007813 | “Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation Plus Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Malignant Solid Tumors” | Peripheral stem cells | Completed | Liver cancer | Phase 1 | 21 | Interventional | United States |
| NCT04423237 | “Risk Factors and Measures to Prevent Liver and Pancreas Complications in Pediatric Patients After HSCT” | Hematopoetic stem cells | Completed | Liver complication | N/A | 39 | Observational | Italy |
| NCT03511794 | “Effectiveness of the Hepatitis B Vaccine Post-Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant” | Hematopoetic stem cells | Completed | Hepatitis B | N/A | 52 | Observational | United States |
| NCT01481649 | “Risk of Hepatitis B Reactivation After Bone Marrow Transplantation With Prior Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Exposure” | Stem cells | Completed | Exposure to hepatitis B virus | N/A | 69 | Observational | China |
| NCT00002515 | “Combination Chemotherapy Followed by Bone Marrow Transplantation in Treating Patients With Rare Cancer” | Stem cells | Completed | HCC | Phase 2 | N/A | Interventional | United States |
| NCT06892236 | “Preparation of IPSC for Cell Gene Editing for the Treatment of AATD” | hiPSCs | Recruiting | Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency | NA | 3 | Interventional | Italy |
| NCT06242405 | “Effect of Different Frequencies of Umbilical Cord-MSCs Through Peripheral Vein in Patients with ESLD” | UC-MSCs | Recruiting | End-stage liver disease | NA | 92 | Interventional | China |
| NCT06564740 | “Stem Cell Applications in Biliary Atresia Patients” | Stem cells | Recruiting | Liver fibrosis (biliary atresia) | NA | 64 | Interventional | Turkey |
| NCT06740149 | “Efficacy and Safety of BMSCs (CG-BM1) for ACLF Patients” | BM-MSCs | Recruiting | ACLF | Phase 1/2 | 90 | Interventional | China |
| NCT06904755 | “Safety and Effectiveness of MSCs in Blood Purification for the Treatment of Liver Failure” | MSCs | Recruiting | Liver failure | Phase 1 | 10 | Interventional | China |
| NCT05106972 | “Umbilical Cord MSC Transplantation for Decompensated Hepatitis B Cirrhosis” | UC-MSCs | Recruiting | Liver cirrhosis | NA | 30 | Interventional | China |
| NCT05985863 | “Human Umbilical Cord MSC Transplantation for The Treatment of Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure” | UC-MSCs | Recruiting | ACLF | Phase 1/2 | 150 | Interventional | China |
| NCT04689152 | “Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Cellgram-LC Administration in Patients With Alcoholic Cirrhosis” | Cellgram-LC | Recruiting | Alcoholic cirrhosis | Phase 3 | 200 | Interventional | South Korea |
| NCT03826433 | “hUC-MSCs (19#iSCLife®-LC) in the Treatment of Decompensated Hepatitis b Cirrhosis hepatitis b Cirrhosis” | UC-MSCs | Recruiting | Hepatitis B | Phase 1 | 20 | Interventional | China |
| NCT00382278 | “Safety Study of Autologous Stem Cell in Liver Cirrhosis” | Autologous stem cells | Terminated | Liver cirrhosis | Phase 1/2 | 15 | Interventional | Brazil |
| NCT03860155 | “Allogeneic ABCB5-positive Stem Cells for Treatment of Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure” | Allogeneic stem cells | Terminated | ACLF | Phase 1/2 | 5 | Interventional | Germany |
| NCT00923052 | “The Natural History of Solid Organ Cancer Stem Cells (SOCSC)” | Cancer stem cells | Terminated | Hepatic cancer | N/A | 190 | Observational | United States |
- Citation: Wang YX, Ren YN, Zhang SS, Sun S, Xu MY, Wei T, Zhang LS. Application of stem cells in the precise diagnosis and treatment of liver diseases. World J Gastroenterol 2025; 31(46): 114415
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v31/i46/114415.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v31.i46.114415