No product-specific pharmacology studies; published rat LSCD studies with similar fibrin-cultured limbal cells as proof of principle
“support for the proof of principle was available from published non-clinical studies in rats which showed that ex vivo expanded limbal cells cultured on a fibrin support can be used to replace and regenerate corneal epithelium lost due to LSCD”
No relevant animal models: species differences in ocular structure, xenograft complications, ethical concerns with primates
“the lack of relevant animal models due to differences in the ocular structure of most other mammals. Furthermore, complications may arise from the xenograft setting of such studies and due to ethical concerns with primate models.”
CAT accepted absence of non-clinical PD data given clinical data; literature rabbit/rat data only supportive
“However, since the products used in studies described in the literature were not identical or sufficiently comparable to Holoclar, published non-clinical data were only considered supportive.”
autologous cultured chondrocytes on porcine collagen membrane · Autologous chondrocytes
Analogous MACI (animal cells on same membrane) in critical-sized knee/stifle cartilage defects in rabbits and horses: improved repair vs membrane alone or empty defect