Desperate patient gets own stem cells for rare nerve disease

NCT ID NCT04064983

First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study treated one 58-year-old man with polyneuropathy caused by POEMS syndrome using his own fat-derived stem cells. He received eight infusions over 28 weeks to try to relieve nerve symptoms. The study is no longer available and was not a formal clinical trial.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

autologous adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (HB-adMSCs)

What this could lead to

If it works, this could point toward a way to ease nerve pain and weakness in people with POEMS syndrome.

What could go wrong

This was a single-patient expanded access study, not a formal trial, so results may not apply to others. The treatment is experimental and risks are not well understood.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

neuralgia Pain POEMS syndrome polyneuropathy

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Hope Biosciences Stem Cell Research Foundation

    Sugar Land, Texas, 77478, United States