Lab-grown heart cells injected into failing hearts: a new hope?
NCT ID NCT07347197
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-phase trial will test whether injecting lab-grown heart muscle cells (made from stem cells) into the heart can safely help people with severe heart failure. Fourteen participants with weak hearts will receive the cells via a catheter. The main goal is to check for side effects over 26 weeks, while also measuring whether heart function improves.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Human iPS-cell-derived cardiomyocyte spheroids (HS-001CS) injected into the heart
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new way to repair damaged heart muscle and improve heart function in people with severe heart failure.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early, small trial (14 people) testing safety first. The cells may not survive or integrate, and there are risks from the injection procedure and potential immune reactions.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 14 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2030
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.
- Ages
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20 to 80 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: * Patients with resting left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≦40% based on institutional assessment on screening echocardiographic assessment * New York Heart Association (NYHA) cardiac function classification of grade II or III at screening * Other Criteria apply, please contact the investigator Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with cardiac devices such as pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), or cardiac resuscitation-enabled implantable cardioverter defibrillators (CRT-Ds) * Patients with heart failure due to the primary disease hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (including the dilated phase), restrictive cardiomyopathy, amyloidosis, takotsubo cardiomyopathy, congenital heart disease, cardiac sarcoidosis, or constrictive pericarditis * Other Criteria apply, please contact the investigator
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Conditions
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Study contacts
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Contact
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