Taiwan University Hospital - Human Clinical Trials

[JZA70]

A member on BTT posted this link - http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/N...ollicle&rank=3

It shows that they're still recruiting, we should crowdfund someone to go. This could be very interesting.

Professor Lin Sung-jan took 10 hair follicles from rodents and cultivated 8 to 10 million dermal papilla cells in vitro in 20 days. Using aggregates of between 3 and 5 million dermal papilla cells, he mixed these with rodent skin cells and transplanted them onto bare rodent skin, which sprouted hair.

Now, it appears as if researchers at the National Taiwan University Hospital are ready to continue 3-D dermal papilla culture experimentation by becoming the first scientists to inject these cells into human subjects. The researchers are actively recruiting 400 male and female hair loss sufferers to participate in the study. The cells will be removed, isolated, cultured in a 3-D spherical model, and injected into the scalps of the 400 test patients. The research group hopes to be the first to see new follicle formation and human hair growth from 3-D cultured dermal papilla injection.

If anyone on here or BTT is willing to go, I'll start the funding with 500.00$.

 

[Armando Jose]

In the link:

This study is currently recruiting participants. (see Contacts and Locations)
Verified May 2006 by National Taiwan University Hospital


eight years ago...... ¿what happened?

 

[moskva]

hmm...3-D spherical, dermal papilla injection, it seems that most of the top institutes are trying the same method in general. I really hope this would work.

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In the link:

This study is currently recruiting participants. (see Contacts and Locations)
Verified May 2006 by National Taiwan University Hospital


eight years ago...... ¿what happened?

So we can naturally conclude that this "3d culturing---injection" raw concept has been around for some years, and the hospital decided to do the clinical research at a very early stage, earlier than we first notice the concept and the famous teams trying it. The only thing I'm really worried about is that they are trying exactly identical techniques as they were 8 years ago, which maybe way obsolete considering what the other teams might have achieved in these years.

 

[JZA70]

I'm wondering how they're culturing their DP cells. Christiano/Jahoda only learned the 3D method around 2012.

Maybe these guys started with regular 2D culturing and have changed it since then. I might send an email and ask.

Either or, it's very exciting considering they're the first team in the world to finally try it on humans.

 

[Python]

I'm wondering how they're culturing their DP cells. Christiano/Jahoda only learned the 3D method around 2012.

Maybe these guys started with regular 2D culturing and have changed it since then. I might send an email and ask.

Either or, it's very exciting considering they're the first team in the world to finally try it on humans.

You change your mood and opinion in this forum so often. It's obviously a problem, some sort of psychosis.

 

[JZA70]

You change your mood and opinion in this forum so often. It's obviously a problem, some sort of psychosis.

It's called hair loss.

 

[waynakyo]

i am not sure I understand the size of the trial (400 patients?). Larger trials are typically for later stage and are usually for drugs. Do they have proof of concept yet? I would have thought you first try it in 10 people with 10controls, evaluate safety and efficacy, and then move to larger trial when you are ready for the big time...

could this mean they have already some decent results but they are keeping them secret? I doubt. Let me know your thoughts on trial size...

 

[JZA70]

I sent an email off to the Dr. for more information. I'm not quite clear on it either.

We only learned about the advantages of 3D culturing in the last few years so how could they have started a 3D culturing study in 2006 unless they were way ahead of everyone else which I doubt but it's possible. We shall see.

 

[Python]

I sent an email off to the Dr. for more information. I'm not quite clear on it either.

We only learned about the advantages of 3D culturing in the last few years so how could they have started a 3D culturing study in 2006 unless they were way ahead of everyone else which I doubt but it's possible. We shall see.

Let's prey they have the smartest man alive in that team and he is years ahead of everyone.

 

[hellouser]

It's called hair loss.

LOL

 

[uncomfortable man]

Lets hope this leads to something. Testing on humans is crucial to this process if we are to ever find a cure.