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NCT02013700: AETHER
Allogeneic Human Cells (hMSC)in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Via Intravenous Delivery (AETHER)
Phase 1 trial testing Allogeneic Adult Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells (hMSCs) in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) in 9 participants. Terminated before completion.
11 December 2015
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Joshua M Hare |
|---|---|
| Phase | Phase 1 |
| Status | Terminated |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | double |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 9 |
| Start date | 13 November 2013 |
| Primary completion | 11 December 2015 |
| Estimated completion | 24 November 2016 |
| Sites | 1 location across United States |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Allogeneic Adult Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells (hMSCs) — full drug profile →
- matched placebo — full drug profile →
Conditions studied
- Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) — all drugs for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) →
Sponsor
Joshua M Hare — full company profile →
Who can join
Adults 40 to 90, any sex, with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF). Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
This is a phase I, randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled 9 subjects pilot safety run-in followed by an additional 16 randomized subjects for a total of 25 subjects. In the pilot phase subjects will be randomized into three treatment groups of allogenic mesenchymal stem cells and in the randomized phase subjects will receive either allogenic mesenchymal stem cells or matched placebo.
Publications & conference data
8 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Allogeneic Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis via Intravenous Delivery (AETHER): A Phase I Safety Clinical Trial.
Glassberg MK, Minkiewicz J, Toonkel RL, Simonet ES, et al · · 2017 · cited 191× · PMID 27890713 · DOI 10.1016/j.chest.2016.10.061 -
Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Based Therapy of Inflammatory Lung Diseases: Current Understanding and Future Perspectives.
Harrell CR, Sadikot R, Pascual J, Fellabaum C, et al · · 2019 · cited 144× · PMID 31191672 · DOI 10.1155/2019/4236973 -
Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Animal Bleomycin Pulmonary Fibrosis Models: A Systematic Review.
Srour N, Thébaud B. · · 2015 · cited 87× · PMID 26494779 · DOI 10.5966/sctm.2015-0121 -
Mesenchymal stem cells in fibrotic diseases-the two sides of the same coin.
Qin L, Liu N, Bao CL, Yang DZ, et al · · 2023 · cited 74× · PMID 35896695 · DOI 10.1038/s41401-022-00952-0 -
Regulatory Immune Cells in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Friends or Foes?
van Geffen C, Deißler A, Quante M, Renz H, et al · · 2021 · cited 65× · PMID 33995390 · DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2021.663203 -
Therapeutic Applications of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.
Yang S, Liu P, Jiang Y, Wang Z, et al · · 2021 · cited 45× · PMID 33768094 · DOI 10.3389/fcell.2021.639657 -
Targeting Alveolar Repair in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.
Ptasinski VA, Stegmayr J, Belvisi MG, Wagner DE, et al · · 2021 · cited 43× · PMID 34129811 · DOI 10.1165/rcmb.2020-0476tr -
Effects of Mesenchymal Stromal Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles in Lung Diseases: Current Status and Future Perspectives.
Guo H, Su Y, Deng F. · · 2021 · cited 42× · PMID 33211245 · DOI 10.1007/s12015-020-10085-8
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Other Joshua M Hare trials
Trials by the same sponsor.
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- NCT03406884 — The CHILD Trial: Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Study. · Phase 1 · completed
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02013700 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
- Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Joshua M Hare
- Last refreshed: 9 March 2021
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