Analysis of Cell Therapies Used in Clinical Trials for the Treatment of Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head: A Systematic Review of the Literature

作者：Piuzzi Nicolas S; Chahla Jorge; Jiandong Hao; Chughtai Morad; LaPrade Robert F; Mont Michael A; Muschler George F; Pascual Garrido Cecilia

来源：Journal of Arthroplasty, 2017, 32(8): 2612-2618.

DOI：10.1016/j.arth.2017.02.075

• cell-based therapy
• osteonecrosis
• hip
• avascular necrosis
• osteonecrosis of femoral head
• stem cells

Background: Osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) is associated with regional loss of cells within bone, often resulting in pain and mechanical collapse. Our purpose was to analyze the cell-therapies used in clinical trials for the treatment of ONFH with regard to (1) cell-sources, (2) collection techniques, (3) cell-processing, (4) qualitative and quantitative characterizations, and (5) delivery methods.
Methods: Asystematic review of the current literature on the use of cell therapies for the treatment of ONFH was performed. Studies with a level-of-evidence III or higher were evaluated. A total of 1483 articles were screened. Eleven studies met the criteria to be included in this review.
Results: Ten studies used bone-marrow, and 1 study used blood as the cell-source. Nine studies used freshly isolated tissue-derived nucleated cells from bone-marrow, mixed bone marrow-derived nucleated cells, 1 study used mixed blood-derived nucleated cells, and 1 study used culture-expanded cells derived from bone marrow aspirate. Cell dose varied from 2-million to 3-billion cells. Qualitative cell characterization of injected cells using surface markers was done by 5 studies using CD34. Two studies assayed the cell-population using a colony-forming-unit assay.
Conclusion: There is a lack of standardization with respect to the quantitative and qualitative characterization of methods for cell-harvest, cell-processing, and cell-transplantation/delivery. Cell-therapy holds promise as a means of restoring local cell populations that are made deficient because of injury or disease. However, the orthopedic community and patients will benefit greatly by a greater investment in blinded, randomized, controlled trials and clinical effectiveness trials that embrace rigorous standards.

• 出版日期2017-8