Kengo Kanetaka, Yasuhiro Maruya, Miki Higashi, Shun Yamaguchi, Ryo Matsumoto, Shinichiro Kobayashi, Keiichi Hashiguchi, Fumiya Oohashi, Masaki Matsumura, Takahiro Naka, Yusuke Sakai, Kazuhiko Nakao, Shigeru Miyagawa, Susumu Eguchi
BACKGROUND: The detection rate of superficial non-ampullary duodenal epithelial tumors (SNADETs) has recently been increasing. Large tumors may contain malignant lesions and early therapeutic intervention is recommended. Endoscopic mucosal dissection (ESD) is considered a feasible treatment modality, however, the anatomical and physiological characteristics of the duodenum create a risk of postoperative perforation after ESD. METHODS: To explore whether myoblast sheet transplantation could prevent delayed perforation after ESD, a first-in-human (FIH) clinical trial of laparoscopic autologous myoblast sheet transplantation after duodenal ESD was launched...
April 23, 2024: Stem Cell Research & Therapy