Desperate patient gets experimental stem cells for rare nerve disease
NCT ID NCT04825613
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study provides an experimental stem cell treatment (HB-adMSCs) to an 83-year-old man with Primary Lateral Sclerosis, a rare nerve disease that causes progressive muscle weakness. The patient's own banked stem cells are used, aiming to slow the disease. This is a single-patient expanded access program, not a full clinical trial, so results are very limited.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- HB-adMSCs (adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a treatment that slows progression of Primary Lateral Sclerosis.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-patient expanded access study, not a formal trial, so results may not apply to others. The treatment is still experimental with unknown risks.
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Study facts
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- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Male participants only
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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.
HBPLS01 Inclusion Criteria: 1. Adult individual at least 18 years old 2. Clinical diagnosis Primary Lateral Sclerosis. 3. Subject or Legal Authorized Representative has provided informed consent before initiation of any study procedure. 4. Subject has mesenchymal stem cells banked at Hope Biosciences. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Clinically significant, uncontrolled cardiovascular, lung, renal, hepatic, or endocrine disease or any other acute or chronic medical condition that, in the opinion of the principal investigator, may increase the risks associated with study participation. 2. Chemical or ETOH dependency that in the opinion of the investigator would preclude participation in the study. 3. Participation in concurrent interventional research studies during this expanded access. 4. Unwillingness to return for follow-up visits.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hope Biosciences Stem Cell Research Foundation
Sugar Land, Texas, 77478, United States
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