A phase I/IIa clinical trial of third-generation autologous chondrocyte implantation (IK-01) for focal cartilage injury of the knee

• Main Authors: Takehiko Matsushita (Author), Tomoyuki Matsumoto (Author), Daisuke Araki (Author), Kanto Nagai (Author), Yuichi Hoshino (Author), Takahiro Niikura (Author), Atsuhiko Kawamoto (Author), Masahiro J. Go (Author), Shin Kawamata (Author), Masanori Fukushima (Author), Ryosuke Kuroda (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/objective: The purpose of this study was to report the outcomes of a clinical trial conducted in Japan to assess the safety and effectiveness of third-generation autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) using IK-01 (CaReS™), which does not require flap coverage, in the treatment of patie...