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Exosome therapy shows promise for liver crisis in small trial
NCT ID NCT07409259
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-stage study tests whether exosomes (tiny particles from stem cells) can help people with sudden severe liver failure. Twenty adults will receive either standard care alone or standard care plus four doses of exosomes over 10 days. The main goal is to check safety and see if the treatment improves survival at 12 weeks.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Early phase 1
The earliest testing in people: a first look at safety, in a very small group.
- Participants
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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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18 to 65 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: * Aged 18 to 65 years, regardless of gender. * Diagnosed with Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) according to the diagnostic criteria in the "Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Liver Failure (2024 Edition)." * COSSH-ACLF II score \< 7.4. * Participants must be fully informed about the study and voluntarily sign a written informed consent form prior to participation. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with chronic liver failure. * Patients with active bleeding or Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) that has not been effectively controlled. * Known allergy to blood products or any medications/drugs used in the treatment protocol. * Patients with circulatory failure. * History of myocardial infarction, cerebral infarction, or cerebral hemorrhage within the past 6 months. * History of malignancy within the past 5 years (excluding cured basal cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ of the cervix). * Pregnant or lactating women. * Any other conditions that, in the opinion of the investigator, make the patient unsuitable for participation in the trial.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou, Guangdong, China 510630
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510630, China
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