Stem cell therapy for kidney disease: Five-Year safety watch
NCT ID NCT05096182
First seen Sep 25, 2026 ยท Last updated Sep 25, 2026
Summary
Researchers are following 10 people with chronic kidney disease who received Cellgram-CKD, a stem cell therapy, in an earlier trial. Over five years, the team tracks deaths, new cancers, immune reactions, and other delayed problems tied to stem cell treatment. The goal is to learn whether the therapy causes harm much later, not to test whether it works.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Cellgram-CKD, a stem cell therapy made from the patient's own bone marrow
- What this could lead to
- If the therapy proves safe over years, it could support further testing of stem cell treatment for chronic kidney disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small follow-up of 10 people who already received the therapy, so it can only detect safety signals, not whether the treatment works. Rare delayed effects may still go unnoticed.
Why investors are watching
Pharmicell's Cellgram-CKD was given to patients with chronic kidney disease in an earlier study, and this follow-up tracks 10 of them for five years to check long-term safety. For a small company, that safety record can support later trials or partnering talks, so the readout carries weight beyond its small size.
If it works: A clean five-year safety record may make it easier for Pharmicell to run larger studies or find a partner for Cellgram-CKD.
If it fails: New safety problems in these 10 patients could slow or stop the program, and long follow-up studies often take years to report anything.
AI-written from the trial record. Speculative, and not investment advice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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10 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2022
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients with chronic kidney disease who participated in the PMC-P-12 clinical trial, among those who received Cellgram-CKD, those who agreed to participate in this long-term follow-up study
- Ages
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19 to 79 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Those who participated in the PMC-P-12 clinical trial and received Cellgram-CKD * Subjects who consented in writing to this long-term follow-up study Exclusion Criteria: * Not Applicable
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Asan Medical Center Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
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