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Table 1 Summary of findings from studies included in the meta-analysis

From: Cell therapy for retinal degenerative disorders: a systematic review and three-level meta-analysis

Author

Year

Condition

Number of eyes

Female percentage

Maximum follow-up

Dosage

Application method

Cells

Type of stem cell

Scaffold or cell suspension

Wet or dry

AMD

Song [87]

2015

AMD

2

0%

52w

NA

Subretinal injection

RPE

ESC

Cell suspension

dry

Song [87]

2015

SMD

2

0%

52w

NA

Subretinal injection

RPE

ESC

Cell suspension

NA

Park [85]

2015

AMD

2

NA

6m

NA

Intravitreal injection

BMSC

ASC

Cell suspension

dry

Park [85]

2015

SMD

2

NA

6m

NA

Intravitreal injection

BMSC

ASC

Cell suspension

NA

Limoli [50]

2016

AMD

36

64%

6m

NA

Suprachoroidal injection

ADSC

ASC

Cell suspension

dry

Cotrim [110]

2017

AMD

10

NA

3m

NA

Intravitreal injection

BMSC

ASC

Cell suspension

dry

Kumar [107]

2017

AMD

30

37%

6m

NA

Intravitreal injection

BMSC

ASC

Cell suspension

dry

Da Cruz [109]

2018

AMD

2

50%

12m

NA

Subretinal implant

RPE

ESC

Cell sheets on human-vitronectin-coated polyester membrane

wet

Kashani [46]

2018

AMD

4

75%

over 6m

NA

Subretinal implant

RPE

ESC

Cell sheets on parylene membrane

dry

Liu [9]

2018

AMD

3

67%

12m

10^6/100ul

Subfoval injection

RPE

ESC

Cell suspension

wet

Oner [70]

2018

AMD

4

25%

6m

NA

Suprachoroidal

ADSC

ASC

Cell suspension

dry

Oner [70]

2018

SMD

4

50%

6m

NA

Suprachoroidal

ADSC

ASC

Cell suspension

NA

Heier [43]

2019

AMD

21

NA

12m

3*10^5/50ul

Subretinal injection

UMSC

ESC

Cell suspension

dry

Cotrim [33]

2020

SMD

10

60%

6m

NA

Intravitreal injection

BMSC

ASC

Cell suspension

NA

Nittala [105]

2020

AMD

11

18%

12m

NA

Subretinal injection

NSC

ASC

Cell suspension

dry

Sung [104]

2020

SMD

3

0%

36m

NA

Subretinal injection

RPE

ESC

Cell suspension

NA

Kashani [108]

2021

AMD

15

60%

12m

NA

Subretinal implant

RPE

ESC

Cell sheets on parylene membrane

dry

Li [106]

2021

SMD

7

100%

60m

NA

Subretinal injection

RPE

ESC

Cell suspension

NA

Tuekprakhon [103]

2021

RP

14

43%

12m

gp1, 10^6

gp2, 5*10^6

gp3, 10^7

Intravitreal injection

BMSC

ASC

Cell suspension

NA

WiÄ…cek [102]

2021

RP

30

40%

12m

NA

Intravitreal injection

BMSC

ASC

Cell suspension

NA

Brant Fernandes [111]

2023

SMD

12

75%

12m

10^6/100ul

Subretinal injection

RPE

ESC

Cell suspension

NA

  1. AMD, age-related macular degeneration; SMD, Stargardt’s macular dystrophy; RP, retinitis pigmentosa; RPE, retinal pigment epithelium; ESC, embryonic stem cell; NSC, neural stem cell; ASC, adult stem cell; BMSC, bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell; ADSC, adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell; UMSC, umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell