About this trial

To evaluate the safety and efficacy of implanting pellet-type extracellular matrix-associated autologous chondrocytes (CartiLife®) obtained by cultivating costal chondrocytes of the subject with articular cartilage defects of the knee as a result of trauma or degeneration.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Male or female subjects aged over 18 at the time of signing the Informed Consent form

Subject who has a size of the relevant cartilage lesion ≥ 2 cm2 and ≤ 10 cm2 but with a defect area total volume ≤ 4 cm3

Subject with isolated International Cartilage Repair Society (ICRS) Grade III or IV chondral lesion on articular cartilage

Subject who has a lower extremity alignment within 5 degrees of the neutral weight bearing axis

Disqualifiers

Subject who has inflammatory articular diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis or gout or pseudogout

Subject who has radiographic evidence of grade 4 osteoarthritis based on the Kellgren and Lawrence criteria

Subject who has received an intra-articular treatment within the last 3 months

Subject who has had a surgical procedure on the knees within the last 6 weeks (Subjects can be considered enrollment per the investigator's discretion)

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (CartiLife®)

Treatment groups

25 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Locations

5
Tilda Research92612, IrvineCalifornia, United States
Biosolutions Clinical Research Center91942, La MesaCalifornia, United States
Horizon Clinical Research91942, La MesaCalifornia, United States
Lafayette General Health70506, LafayetteLouisiana, United States

Sponsors and collaborators

Biosolution Co., Ltd.

Lead sponsor