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Condition (MeSH)

Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 35 trials for Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency or a narrower condition beneath it.

MeSH D000092423 Eye Diseases C11
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Phase 1 Phase 1 5 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 6 Phase 2 Phase 2 2 Phase 3 Phase 3 1 Not applicable Not applicable 8 Observational Observational 11 Expanded access Expanded access 2 Phase 1 Phase 1 5 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 6 Phase 2 Phase 2 2 Phase 3 Phase 3 1 Not applicable Not applicable 8 Observational Observational 11 Expanded access Expanded access 2

Trials per phase

35 of the 35 trials are tagged with Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency trials start? (19)

Shown in this order: most recent first, 1990 onwards. 2026 is partial: trials registered with a 2026 start date so far, not a full year.

Trials over time, by phase

  • Phase 1
  • Phase 1/2
  • Phase 2
  • Not applicable
  • Observational
  • Expanded access

Top of scale: 4

2005: 1 trials (Observational 1) 2007: 1 trials (Phase 1/2 1) 2008: 1 trials (Not applicable 1) 2011: 1 trials (Phase 1 1) 2012: 1 trials (Not applicable 1) 2013: 1 trials (Phase 1/2 1) 2014: 1 trials (Expanded access 1) 2015: 4 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 2, Phase 2 1) 2016: 2 trials (Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 1) 2017: 3 trials (Not applicable 2, Phase 1/2 1) 2018: 1 trials (Observational 1) 2019: 3 trials (Observational 2, Phase 1/2 1) 2020: 2 trials (Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 1) 2021: 1 trials (Not applicable 1) 2022: 1 trials (Observational 1) 2023: 1 trials (Phase 1 1) 2024: 3 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 1, Phase 1 1) 2025: 3 trials (Observational 2, Phase 2 1)

Trials registered with a start date in each year, 1990 onward, stacked by phase (complete years only; the current partial year is in the table's notes). The table below lists the same counts, most recent years first.

Trials started per year
Year Trials started
2026 (partial year) 2
2025 3
2024 3
2023 1
2022 1
2021 1
2020 2
2019 3
2018 1
2017 3

No forecast is made for this condition: it averages 2.0 trial starts a year over the five years to September, under the 5 a year the method needs.

Prediction, not a registry value: median of 30 months from start to primary completion across 6 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 24 months across 13 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency trials in? (7)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 5
Phase 1/2 6
Phase 2 2
Phase 3 1
Not applicable 8
Observational 11
Expanded access 2

How many Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency trials are recruiting? (8)

Shown in this order: the order a trial moves through, from not yet recruiting to unknown.

Trials by recruitment status
Status Trials
Not yet recruiting 2
Recruiting 7
Active, not recruiting 1
Available 2
Completed 13

Status as registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. Each trial is counted once.

Which lead sponsors run the most Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency trials? (4)

Shown in this order: most trials first. Lead sponsors the registry classes as industry, NIH, US federal, other government or network. A hospital or university the registry files as government can appear here. Sponsors it classes as academic or other are shown on the full page, because that class cannot separate an institution from a named investigator.

Lead sponsors
Sponsor Trials
Claris Biotherapeutics, Inc. 2
Royan Institute 2
BRIM Biotechnology Inc. 1
CellSeed France S.A.R.L. 1

Interventions as named in the registry (13)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
cultivated oral mucosal epithelial sheet transplantation 1
Allogeneic Bone-Marrow Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Secretome 1
Vehicle Control 1
Mucosal cell sheet transplantation 1
Amniotic Membrane Extract Eye Drop 1

These are the names sponsors entered on ClinicalTrials.gov that we have not matched to a single molecule. Some are drugs under a brand or code name; others are procedures, doses or arm labels.

Which serious adverse events do Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency trials report? (1)

Shown in this order: most subjects affected first. Subjects affected summed across trials, a cross-trial signal, not a rate.

Serious adverse events in this condition's trials
Adverse event Subjects affected Trials
Vomiting 1 1

Which publications cover Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency? (1)

Shown in this order: major-topic papers first, then newest, then most linked to trials.

Publications
Publication Journal Year Major topic
Long-Term Effects of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells for the Treatment of Bilateral Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency. Current eye research 2024 Yes

Prevalence (2)

Shown in this order: jurisdiction, then disease name. Orphanet observation for the mapped ORPHA concept; the mapping relation column says whether that concept is exactly this condition or broader or narrower.

Prevalence
Orphanet disease Type Class Geography Jurisdiction Mapping relation
Limbal stem cell deficiency Point prevalence 1-5 / 10 000 Europe Not stated Exact
Limbal stem cell deficiency Point prevalence 1-5 / 10 000 Europe Not stated Exact

Rare-disease identity (2)

Shown in this order: exact, broader, narrower, other.

Rare-disease identity
Orphanet disease ORPHA code Relation Source
Limbal stem cell deficiency 171673 Exact Orphanet Rare Disease Ontology (ORDO)
Limbal stem cell deficiency 171673 Exact Orphadata Science knowledge files, Product 1

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Not measured: delivery record.

Checked, with nothing recorded for this condition: sub-conditions in mesh.

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