Could inhaled stem cell therapy help stiff lungs?

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 to 75 years, male or female at the time of signing the informed consent form. * Confirmed diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in accordance with the 2022 ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT clinical criteria. * Forced vital capacity (FVC) ≥50% and ≤80% of predicted value, and hemoglobin-corrected diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO) ≥30% and ≤80% of predicted value at screening. * Stable dose of antifibrotic therapy (nintedanib, pirfenidone, or nerandomilast) for at least 8 weeks prior to screening. * 6-minute walking distance (6MWD) \>150 meters at screening. * Willing to use effective contraception during the study and for 12 months after the last dose of study treatment (for subjects of childbearing potential, including male subjects whose spouses are of childbearing potential). * Signed and dated written informed consent form prior to any study-related procedures. * Able to comply with all study procedures and scheduled follow-up visits. Exclusion Criteria: * Prior treatment with stem cell-derived products or extracellular vesicles for any disease. * Inability to tolerate nebulized inhalation therapy. * History of severe drug allergy or anaphylaxis to any component of the study treatment or nebulization materials. * Diagnosis of bronchial asthma or other active respiratory diseases that may interfere with study assessments. * Pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning pregnancy within 12 months after the last dose of study treatment. * Malignancy within 5 years prior to screening (except adequately treated basal cell carcinoma or cervical carcinoma in situ). * Active infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). * History of solid organ or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, or being on the transplant waiting list. * Requirement for long-term oxygen therapy for more than 15 hours per day. * Severe cardiac, hepatic, renal, or other systemic diseases that, in the investigator's judgment, would compromise study participation or confound study results. * Participation in another interventional clinical trial within 3 months prior to screening.