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Autologous BM-MSC Injections for Discogenic Low Back Pain

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October 2025

Autologous BM-MSC Injections for Discogenic Low Back Pain

Vol: 307| Issue: 10| Number:20| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Intradiscal Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Therapy for the Treatment of Low Back Pain Due to Moderate-to-Advanced Multilevel Disc Degeneration: A Preliminary Report of a Double-Blind, Phase IIB Randomized Clinical Trial (DREAM Study).

JOR Spine . 2025 Jun 2;8(2):e70086.

Contributing Authors:
G Vadalà F Russo C Lavazza G Petrucci L Ambrosio S Budelli E Montelatici G Di Giacomo C Cicione V Tilotta GF Papalia M Pileri A Bruno S La Rosa E Carrino E Faiella M Carassiti L Lazzari R Papalia V Denaro

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Fifty-two patients with chronic low back pain due to moderate-to-advanced intervertebral disc degeneration were randomized to receive intradiscal autologous BM-MSCs (planned n=26) or sham (planned n=26). The primary outcomes were pain (VAS) and disability (ODI). Secondary outcomes included quality of life (SF-36), work ability (WAI), and MRI measures (modified Pfirrmann grade, disc height index [D...

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