TY - JOUR
T1 - First-in-man Safety and Efficacy of the Adipose Graft Transposition Procedure (AGTP) in Patients With a Myocardial Scar
AU - Bayes-Genis, Antoni
AU - Gastelurrutia, Paloma
AU - Cámara, Maria Luisa
AU - Teis, Albert
AU - Lupón, Josep
AU - Llibre, Cinta
AU - Zamora, Elisabet
AU - Alomar, Xavier
AU - Ruyra, Xavier
AU - Roura, Santiago
AU - Revilla, Ana
AU - San Román, José Alberto
AU - Gálvez-Montón, Carolina
PY - 2016/5/1
Y1 - 2016/5/1
N2 - © 2016 The Authors. Background: The present study evaluates the safety and efficacy of the Adipose Graft Transposition Procedure (AGTP) as a biological regenerative innovation for patients with a chronic myocardial scar. Methods: This prospective, randomized single-center controlled study included 10 patients with established chronic transmural myocardial scars. Candidates for myocardial revascularization were randomly allocated into two treatment groups. In the control arm (n = 5), the revascularizable area was treated with CABG and the non-revascularizable area was left untouched. Patients in the AGTP-treated arm (n = 5) were treated with CABG and the non-revascularizable area was covered by a biological adipose graft. The primary endpoint was the appearance of adverse effects derived from the procedure including hospital admissions and death, and 24-hour Holter monitoring arrhythmias at baseline, 1 week, and 3 and 12 months. Secondary endpoints of efficacy were assessed by cardiac MRI. Findings: No differences in safety were observed between groups in terms of clinical or arrhythmic events. On follow-up MRI testing, participants in the AGTP-treated arm showed a borderline smaller left ventricular end systolic volume (LVESV; p = 0.09) and necrosis ratio (p = 0.06) at 3 months but not at 12 months. The AGTP-treated patient with the largest necrotic area and most dilated chambers experienced a noted improvement in necrotic mass size (- 10.8%), and ventricular volumes (LVEDV: - 55.2 mL and LVESV: - 37.8 mL at one year follow-up) after inferior AGTP. Interpretation: Our results indicate that AGTP is safe and may be efficacious in selected patients. Further studies are needed to assess its clinical value. (ClinicalTrials.org NCT01473433, AdiFlap Trial).
AB - © 2016 The Authors. Background: The present study evaluates the safety and efficacy of the Adipose Graft Transposition Procedure (AGTP) as a biological regenerative innovation for patients with a chronic myocardial scar. Methods: This prospective, randomized single-center controlled study included 10 patients with established chronic transmural myocardial scars. Candidates for myocardial revascularization were randomly allocated into two treatment groups. In the control arm (n = 5), the revascularizable area was treated with CABG and the non-revascularizable area was left untouched. Patients in the AGTP-treated arm (n = 5) were treated with CABG and the non-revascularizable area was covered by a biological adipose graft. The primary endpoint was the appearance of adverse effects derived from the procedure including hospital admissions and death, and 24-hour Holter monitoring arrhythmias at baseline, 1 week, and 3 and 12 months. Secondary endpoints of efficacy were assessed by cardiac MRI. Findings: No differences in safety were observed between groups in terms of clinical or arrhythmic events. On follow-up MRI testing, participants in the AGTP-treated arm showed a borderline smaller left ventricular end systolic volume (LVESV; p = 0.09) and necrosis ratio (p = 0.06) at 3 months but not at 12 months. The AGTP-treated patient with the largest necrotic area and most dilated chambers experienced a noted improvement in necrotic mass size (- 10.8%), and ventricular volumes (LVEDV: - 55.2 mL and LVESV: - 37.8 mL at one year follow-up) after inferior AGTP. Interpretation: Our results indicate that AGTP is safe and may be efficacious in selected patients. Further studies are needed to assess its clinical value. (ClinicalTrials.org NCT01473433, AdiFlap Trial).
KW - Adipose tissue
KW - Cardiac surgery
KW - Cardiac tissue engineering
KW - Myocardial infarction
KW - Regenerative medicine
KW - Stem cell therapy
U2 - 10.1016/j.ebiom.2016.03.027
DO - 10.1016/j.ebiom.2016.03.027
M3 - Article
SN - 2352-3964
VL - 7
SP - 248
EP - 254
JO - EBioMedicine
JF - EBioMedicine
ER -