Islets of Langerhans| Pig | China
1. Contact address(Person who provides information. This information will be treated confidentially)?
Title: Professor
First Name: Wei
Last Name: Wang
Address:
Zip: 410078
State: Hunan
Country: China
Institution: Cells transplantation and gene therapy institute, The third XiangYa Hospital of Central-South University
Telephone:
Email: wawe01cn@yahoo.com.cn
2. What is the source of your information about human xenotransplantation practices?
Press conference
3. What is the therapeutic purpose of this xenotransplantation treatment?
Diabetes
4. Where and when is this human xenotransplantation practice taking place?
Country: China
Timing: 2013-2017
5. Is this treatment part of a clinical trial?
Yes
6. How many patients are included in this clinical trial?
10
7. What are the inclusion criteria for patient selection?
i. Duration on the waiting list? Unknown
ii. Life-threatening diseases without alternative therapy? Unknown
iii. Is a protocol available? Unknown
8. What is the animal source of the xenotransplantation product?
Pig
9.Source Animals
Do you have information about source animals?
No
10. Testing of safety
Do you have information about testing of safety?
No
11. What type of cells/tissues/organs was transplanted?
Cells: Islets of Langerhans
Tissues:
Organs:
Others:
12.What type of exposure to xenogeneic cells was involved?
- Solid-organ Xenotransplantation: No
- Cellular Xenotransplantation: Yes
- Tissue Xenotransplantation: No
- Human cells exposed to xenogeneic Feeder cells: No
- Extracorporeal perfusion: No
- Encapsulation: No
- Other bioartificial isolation device:
- Others:
13. Transplant
Do you have information about transplant recipients?
No
14. Have results been presented at a scientific congress?
No
if yes, where?
15. Have results been published in a scientific journal?
No
if yes, Where?
16. Is this human clinical trial performed with governmental and/or institutional oversight and supervision?
Unknown
If yes, which?
17. Was the trial approved by a public health authorities(ministry of health, governmental agency…)?
Unknown
if yes, which?
18.Was the trial overseen by a public health authorities(ministry of health, governmental agency…)?
Unknown
if yes, which?
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