CIRM Clinical Trials

Through its strategic funding of clinical trials, CIRM helps advance innovative stem cell and gene therapy discoveries toward future treatments for patients.

CIRM funds clinical trials across a broad range of diseases and conditions that include rare and genetic disorders, treatment-resistant and refractory diseases, and many forms of cancer. Our involvement in the clinical trial process is vital to transforming potential treatments into available therapies by accelerating pathways to commercialization.

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CIRM-Funded Clinical Trials

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Disease AreasInvestigatorOrganizationPhaseTrial StatusTarget EnrollmentDetail
Age-related macular degeneration Mark Salman Humayun University of Southern California Phase 1 Closed 16
Age-related macular degeneration Jane Stephanie Lebkowski Regenerative Patch Technologies LLC Phase 2 Recruiting N/A
Age-related macular degeneration Dr. Jeffrey H Stern Luxa Biotechnology Phase 1/2 Launching N/A
Alpha Thalassemia Major Dr. Tippi C. MacKenzie University of California, San Francisco Phase 1 Enrolling by invitation 10
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis MD Ralph Kern BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Phase 3 Completed 196
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Professor Clive Niels Svendsen Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Phase 1/2 Completed 18
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Professor Clive Niels Svendsen Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Phase 1 Launching N/A
Anemia
Bone Marrow Transplant and Viral Infection
Alice Bertaina Stanford University Phase 1/2 Launching N/A
Anemia Dr. Matthew H Porteus Stanford University Phase 1/2 Launching N/A
Anemia Ryotaro Nakamura City of Hope, Beckman Research Institute Phase 1 Launching N/A
Arthritis
Osteoarthritis
Dr. Kristen A Johnson Calibr Phase 1 Completed 60
B cell cancers
Leukemia
Thomas J Kipps University of California, San Diego Phase 1/2 Active, not recruiting 102
B cell cancers
Leukemia
Dr. David B. Miklos Stanford University Phase 1 Active, not recruiting 56
B cell cancers
Leukemia
Leukemia, Acute Myeloid (AML)
Dr. Matthew H Porteus Stanford University Phase 1 Recruiting 22
B cell cancers Dr. Paul W Finnegan Angiocrine Bioscience, Inc. Phase 3 Closed 130
Beta Thalassemia Bettina Cockroft Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. Phase 1/2 Completed 5
Bladder or Urinary Tract Disorder James Yoo Wake Forest University Health Sciences Phase 1 Not yet recruiting 10
Blood Cancer Edward Kavalerchik Angiocrine Bioscience, Inc. Phase 1 Completed 10
Blood Cancer Thomas J Kipps University of California, San Diego Phase 1 Completed 26
Blood Cancer
Solid Tumors
Professor Irving L Weissman MD Stanford University Phase 1 Completed 88
Blood Cancer Edward Kavalerchik Angiocrine Bioscience, Inc. Phase 1/2 Completed 42
Blood Disorders Ilya Rachman MD PhD Nexcella, Inc. Phase 1 Launching N/A
Bone Marrow Transplant and Viral Infection Michael A. Pulsipher Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles Phase 1/2 Active, not recruiting 60
Bone or Cartilage Disease Dr. Gayatri Rao Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Phase 1 Closed 1
Bone or Cartilage Disease
Hearing Loss
Intellectual Disability
Metabolic Disorders
Vision Loss
Dr Robert Hayes Immusoft Corporation Phase 1 Launching N/A
Brain Cancer Dr. Christine E. Brown City of Hope, Beckman Research Institute Phase 1 Active, not recruiting 82
Brain Cancer Anthony J. Gringeri ImmunoCellular Therapeutics Phase 3 Suspended 234
Brain Cancer
Breast Cancer
Dr Jana Portnow City of Hope, Beckman Research Institute Phase 1 Recruiting 39
Brain Cancer Dr. Leo D Wang City of Hope, Beckman Research Institute Phase 1 Recruiting 18
Brain Cancer Crystal Mackall Stanford University Phase 1 Recruiting 54
Brain Cancer Dr Jana Portnow City of Hope, Beckman Research Institute Phase 1 Launching N/A
Brain Cancer Dr. Reena Parada Thomas Stanford University Phase 1 Launching N/A
Brain Cancer Dr. Hideho Okada University of California, San Francisco Phase 1 Launching N/A
Brain Cancer Noriyuki Kasahara University of California, San Francisco Phase 1 Launching N/A
Colon Cancer Mark Chao Forty Seven Inc. Phase 1/2 Completed 78
Colon Cancer Ivan King Tachyon Therapeutics, Inc Phase 1 Launching N/A
Corneal Damage Dr. Sophie X Deng University of California, Los Angeles Phase 1 Recruiting 20
Corneal Damage R. Kim Brazzell Combangio, Inc. Phase 2 Launching N/A
COVID-19
Respiratory Disorders
Prof. John A. Zaia City of Hope, Beckman Research Institute Phase 1 Launching N/A
COVID-19 Dr. Michael Matthay MD University of California, San Francisco Phase 2 Completed 120
COVID-19
Respiratory Disorders
William van der Touw Celularity Inc. Phase 1/2 Closed 86
Cystinosis
Kidney Failure
Dr. Stephanie Cherqui University of California, San Diego Phase 1/2 Active, not recruiting 6
Danon Disease
Pediatrics
Dr. Jonathan Schwartz Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Phase 2 Launching N/A
Developmental Disorders
Spina Bifida
Dr. Diana L. Farmer University of California, Davis Phase 2 Recruiting 55
Epilepsy Dr. Cory R Nicholas Neurona Therapeutics Phase 1 Recruiting 40
Epilepsy Dr. Cory R Nicholas Neurona Therapeutics Phase 1/2 Launching N/A
Genetic Disorder
Immune Disease
Pediatrics
Severe Combined Immunodeficiency, Adenosine deaminase-deficient (ADA-SCID)
Dr. Donald B. Kohn
Leslie Meltzer
University of California, Los Angeles
Orchard Therapeutics
Phase 2 Completed 10
Heart disease associated with Duchenne muscular dystrophy Dr. Linda Marban Capricor, Inc Phase 2 Completed 25
Heart failure Dr. Rachel Ruckdeschel Smith Capricor, Inc Phase 2 Closed 135
Heart failure Dr. Joseph C. Wu Stanford University Phase 1 Recruiting 18
Heart failure Dr. Matthew Pollman Tenaya Therapeutics, Inc. Phase 1 Launching N/A
HIV-related Lymphoma
HIV/AIDS
Dr Mehrdad Abedi University of California, Davis Phase 1/2 Active, not recruiting 11
HIV/AIDS Geoff Symonds Calimmune, Inc. Phase 1/2 Completed 13
HIV/AIDS Prof. John A. Zaia City of Hope, Beckman Research Institute Phase 1 Active, not recruiting 12
HIV/AIDS
Immune Disease
Steven G. Deeks University of California, San Francisco Phase 1/2 Recruiting 18
HIV/AIDS Mr. Daniel Dornbusch Excision BioTherapeutics Phase 1 Active, not recruiting 6
HIV/AIDS Dr. Angelo Manuel Almeida Cardoso Ph.D., MD City of Hope, Beckman Research Institute Phase 1 Launching N/A
Huntington's Disease Dr. Vicki Wheelock University of California, Davis Phase 1/2 Completed 29
Immune Disease
Pediatrics
X-linked Chronic Granulomatous Disease
Dr. Donald B. Kohn University of California, Los Angeles Phase 1/2 Recruiting 16
Immune Disease
Severe Combined Immunodeficiency, X-linked (X-SCID)
Stephen Gottschalk St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Phase 1/2 Suspended 28
Immune Disease
Pediatrics
Severe Combined Immunodeficiency, X-linked (X-SCID)
Dr. Judith A Shizuru
Wendy Pang
Stanford University
Jasper Therapeutics, Inc.
Phase 1/2 Recruiting 40
Immune Disease
Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency
Kinnari Patel Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Phase 1/2 Completed 9
Immune Disease Dr. Jonathan Benjamin ImmPACT-Bio, Inc. Phase 1/2 Launching N/A
Immune Disease Maria Grazia Roncarolo Tr1X Inc. Phase 1 Launching N/A
IPEX Syndrome Dr. Rosa Bacchetta Stanford University Phase 1 Recruiting 30
Kidney Disease Dr. Jeffrey L Veale University of California, Los Angeles Phase 1/2 Launching N/A
Kidney Failure Jeffrey Lawson Humacyte, Inc. Phase 3 Active, not recruiting 240
Kidney Failure Jeffrey Lawson Humacyte, Inc. Phase 3 Completed 355
Kidney Failure Robert Lowsky Stanford University Phase 1 Active, not recruiting 15
Kidney Failure Daniel Brennan Medeor Acquisition Corp. Phase 3 Completed 30
Kidney Failure Dr. Everett H. Meyer Stanford University Phase 1 Recruiting 22
Leukemia, Acute Myeloid (AML) Dr. Colleen Delaney Nohla Therapeutics Inc. Phase 2 Closed 146
Leukemia, Acute Myeloid (AML) Mark Chao Forty Seven Inc. Phase 1 Closed 258
Leukemia, Acute Myeloid (AML) Joseph Paul Woodard Immune-Onc Therapeutics Phase 1 Recruiting 106
Leukemia, Acute Myeloid (AML) Elizabeth Budde City of Hope, Beckman Research Institute Phase 1 Launching N/A
Leukemia, Acute Myeloid (AML) Rochelle Emery Senti Biosciences, Inc. Phase 1 Launching N/A
Lung Cancer Steven M. Dubinett University of California, Los Angeles Phase 1 Active, not recruiting 24
Lupus, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Dr. Vaneet Sandhu Fate Therapeutics, Inc. Phase 1 Launching N/A
Melanoma Robert Dillman Caladrius Biosciences Phase 3 Closed 4
Melanoma
Skin cancer
Dr. Antoni Ribas MD/PhD University of California, Los Angeles Phase 1 Closed 5
Melanoma Anusha Kalbasi Stanford University Phase 1 Launching N/A
Multiple Myeloma Rajesh Belani MD Poseida Therapeutics, Inc. Phase 1 Closed 105
Muscle Injury Peter C Belafsky University of California, Davis Phase 1/2 Recruiting 62
Neurological Disorders Amit Etkin Alto Neuroscience Phase 2 Launching N/A
Neurological Disorders
Other
Prof. Olivia Kim-McManus University of California, San Diego Phase 1/2 Launching N/A
Osteoarthritis Dr. Thomas W Chalberg Jr. Genascence Corporation Phase 1 Launching N/A
Osteonecrosis Nancy E. Lane University of California, Davis Phase 1/2 Completed 58
Parkinson's Disease Krystof S. Bankiewicz Brain Neurotherapy Bio, Inc. Phase 1 Active, not recruiting 11
Parkinson's Disease Dr. Edward Wirth III Aspen Neuroscience Phase 1 Launching N/A
Pediatrics
Sickle Cell Disease
Dr. Donald B. Kohn University of California, Los Angeles Phase 1 Active, not recruiting 4
Pulmonary Hypertension
Vascular Disease
Dr. Michael I Lewis Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Phase 1/2 Completed 26
Retinitis Pigmentosa Dr. Henry John Klassen University of California, Irvine Phase 1/2 Completed 28
Retinitis Pigmentosa Henry John Klassen jCyte, Inc. Phase 2 Completed 84
Retinitis Pigmentosa Professor Clive Niels Svendsen Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Phase 1 Recruiting 16
Retinitis Pigmentosa Henry John Klassen jCyte, Inc. Phase 2 Completed 84
Retinitis Pigmentosa Paul Bresge Ray Therapeutics, INC Phase 1 Recruiting N/A
Sarcoma Theodore Scott Nowicki University of California, Los Angeles Phase 1 Closed 5
Severe Combined Immunodeficiency, Artemis deficient (ART-SCID) Dr Morton Cowan University of California, San Francisco Phase 2 Recruiting 25
Sickle Cell Disease Dr. De-Fu Zeng City of Hope, Beckman Research Institute Phase 1 Active, not recruiting 3
Sickle Cell Disease Dr Pierre Caudrelier ExCellThera Inc. Phase 1 Withdrawn N/A
Sickle Cell Disease David Williams Boston Children’s Hospital Phase 2 Recruiting 25
Sickle Cell Disease Mark C. Walters M.D. University of California, San Francisco Phase 1 Not yet recruiting 9
Solid Tumors Dr. Dennis J Slamon University of California, Los Angeles Phase 1 Completed 46
Solid Tumors Dr. Pamela Reilly Contag PhD BioEclipse Therapeutics INC. Phase 1 Recruiting 60
Solid Tumors Pei Wang Eureka Therapeutics, Inc. Phase 1/2 Launching N/A
Solid Tumors Dr. John Le Gall Allogene Therapeutics Phase 1 Launching N/A
Spinal Cord Injury Dr. Jane Stephanie Lebkowski Dr. Geron Corporation Phase 1 Completed 5
Spinal Cord Injury Francois Binette Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc. Phase 1/2 Completed 25
Stroke Dr. Bijan Nejadnik SanBio, Inc. Phase 2 Completed 163
Stroke Dr. Gary Steinberg Stanford University Phase 1 Recruiting 30
Type 1 diabetes Howard Foyt ViaCyte, Inc. Phase 1/2 Closed 19
Type 1 diabetes Manasi Jaiman ViaCyte, Inc. Phase 1/2 Completed 49
Type 1 diabetes Dr. William Sietsema Caladrius Biosciences Phase 2 Completed 113
Type 1 diabetes Peter Stock University of California, San Francisco Phase 1/2 Recruiting 8