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Efficacy and safety of CARTIGROW® in patients with articular cartilage defects of the knee joint: a four year prospective studys

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INTERNATIONAL ORTHOPAEDICS
卷 46, 期 6, 页码 1313-1321

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DOI: 10.1007/s00264-022-05369-2

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Autologous chondrocyte implantation; Cartilage defects; Mid-term efficacy

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  1. Regrow Bioscience Pvt., Ltd.

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The study assessed the mid-term efficacy and safety of gel-based autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) or autologous adult live cultured chondrocytes (CARTIGROW(R)) implantation in patients with cartilage defects of the knee joint. The results showed that both ACI and CARTIGROW(R) implantation significantly improved knee function and reduced pain in patients, with no reported adverse events.
Introduction Research shows autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) is a promising treatment for articular cartilage lesions. In this study, we assessed mid-term efficacy and safety of gel-based ACI or autologous adult live cultured chondrocytes (CARTIGROW (R)) implantation in patients with cartilage defects of the knee joint. Methods In this prospective, open-label study, patients (19-38 years) with focal, international cartilage repair society grade III or IV articular cartilage defects of the knee joint were enroled at four centres across India from April 2015 to September 2015. Punch biopsy was conducted to harvest cartilage, from which chondrocytes were isolated and cultured, and the characterised chondrocytes were implanted into the cartilage defect. Key efficacy outcomes were assessed by quantitative changes in international knee documentation committee (IKDC), visual analogue scale (VAS) scores, and qualitative changes in magnetic resonance imaging at six months and four years from baseline. Results Of the14 patients enroled in the study, all patients completed the six month follow-up and 11 completed the four year follow-up. The IKDC score improved significantly from 32.84 +/- 9.25 at baseline to 67.49 +/- 13.03 at six months (mean difference [MD] 34.66 +/- 13.00, p < 0.0001) and to 60.18 +/- 10.33 at four years (MD 28.21 +/- 15.14, p = 0.0001). The VAS score reduced from 72.00 +/- 14.40 at baseline to 16.64 +/- 17.03 at six months (MD 55.36 +/- 24.50, p < 0.0001) and further to 12.72 +/- 9.05 at four years (MD 62.09 +/- 10.66, p < 0.0001). All patients showed improvement on MRI of the knee joint. No adverse events were reported. Conclusion Autologous adult live cultured chondrocytes (CARTIGROW (R)) implantation showed good mid-term efficacy in patients with cartilage defects of the knee joint with no side-effects.

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