To assess the safety of a single dose of IV infusion of bone-marrow derived autologous Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) with progressive disease status.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
7
IV therapy with autologous bone-marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells
Karolinska Institute, Karolinska University Hospital Solna
Stockholm, Sweden
Karolinska Institute, Karolinska University Hospital
Stockholm, Sweden
To evaluate number of participants with an adverse event related to the treatment.
Adverse events is defined as any untoward or undesirable medical occurence in the form of signs, symptoms, abnormal findings or diseases that emerge during the study period, regardless of causal relationship to the study drug.
Time frame: 48 weeks
To evaluate effects on MS disease activity measured by cumulative number of MRI T2 lesions.
Brain MRI examination
Time frame: 48 weeks
To evaluate effects on MS disease activity measured by change in EDSS (expanded disability status scale).
EDSS assessed by neurologist.
Time frame: 48 weeks
To evaluate effect on peripheral blood immune cell populations.
Peripheral blood samples.
Time frame: 24 weeks
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