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Chronic Heart FailurePhase 3DREAM HF-1NCT02032004

Efficacy and Safety of Allogeneic Mesenchymal Precursor Cells (Rexlemestrocel-L) for the Treatment of Heart Failure

A Phase 3 study testing Rexlemestrocel-L in people with Chronic Heart Failure, run by Mesoblast, Inc. at 59 sites in 2 countries.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The primary objective of this study is to determine whether transendocardial delivery of allogeneic human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal precursor cells (MPCs [rexlemestrocel-L]) is effective in the treatment of chronic heart failure (HF) due to left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 80 years
Conditions the study is for
Chronic Heart Failure
What is being tested?
Rexlemestrocel-L
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
565 participants
Where
59 sitesin 2 countries
Study dates
3 Mar 2014to 30 Jan 2020
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • The participant is 18 to 80 years of age, inclusive; both men and women will be enrolled.
  • The participant has a diagnosis of chronic HF of ischemic or nonischemic etiology for at least 6 months
  • The participant is on stable, optimally tolerated dosages of HF therapies including beta-blockers (approved for country-specific usage), angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors or angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs), and/or aldosterone antagonists, without change in dose for at least 1 month before study intervention
  • The participant is on a stable, outpatient, oral diuretic dosing regimen in which the participant remains clinically stable during screening.
  • Other Criteria apply, please contact the investigator

Who cannot join

  • The participant has NYHA Functional Class I or Functional Class IV symptoms.
  • Other Criteria apply, please contact the investigator

Trial locations and contacts

59 sites in 2 countries.

59 sites in 2 countries

United States56 sites
  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 10785 - Lehigh Valley Hospital

    Allentown, Pennsylvania, 18103

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 13027 - Emory University School of Medicine

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30322

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 10765 - Georgia Regents University

    Augusta, Georgia, 30912

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 13024 - Austin Heart, PLLC

    Austin, Texas, 78756

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 10757 - Cardiology, P.C.

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35211

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 13262 - University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35233

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 10782

    Boston, Massachusetts

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 13267 - Bethesda Heart Hospital

    Boynton Beach, Florida, 33435

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 13026 - Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute, Carolinas Healthcare System

    Charlotte, North Carolina, 28203

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 10772 - University Cardiologist, Rush University Medical Center

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 10758 - The Christ Hospital

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 10770 - University of Cincinnati

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45267

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 10780 - Morton Plant Hospital

    Clearwater, Florida, 33756

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 10773

    Cleveland, Ohio

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 13278 - OhioHealth Research Institute

    Columbus, Ohio, 43214

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 13274 - Soltero CV Research Center, Baylor Scott & White Research Institute

    Dallas, Texas, 75226

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 10781 - Duke University

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 10760 - Shands Hospital, University of Florida

    Gainesville, Florida, 32610

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 10777 - Stern Cardiovascular Foundation

    Germantown, Tennessee, 38125

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 10779 - Mercy Gilbert Medical Center

    Gilbert, Arizona, 85297

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 10755 - Texas Heart Institute

    Houston, Texas, 77030

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 13268 - Houston Methodist Hospital

    Houston, Texas, 77030

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 13030 - University of Iowa

    Iowa City, Iowa, 52242

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 13273 - University of Florida Health

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32209

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 10754 - University of California, San Diego

    La Jolla, California, 92037

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 10759 - Scripps Clinic

    La Jolla, California, 92037

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 13281

    Las Vegas, Nevada

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 10783 - Gill Heart Institute, University of Kentucky

    Lexington, Kentucky, 40536

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 13265 - University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, California, 90045

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 10775 - Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation

    Los Angeles, California, 90211

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 13022 - University of Louisville

    Louisville, Kentucky, 40202

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 10764 - University of Wisconsin

    Madison, Wisconsin, 53792

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 10786 - Cardiovascular Associates of Mesa

    Mesa, Arizona, 85206

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 10768 - University of Miami

    Miami, Florida, 33215

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 10769 - Aurora Healthcare

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53215

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 13279

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 10762 - Minneapolis Heart Institute

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55407

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 13266

    New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 10776 - Columbia University Medical Center

    New York, New York, 10032

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 13263 - RWJ Barnabas Heart Center

    Newark, New Jersey, 07112

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 10778 - Orange County Cardiology

    Orange, California, 92868

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 13280

    Orlando, Florida

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 13031 - St. John's Regional Medical Center

    Oxnard, California, 93030

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 13261 - University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 10767 - Temple University Hospital

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19140

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 13277

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 10756 - Mayo Clinic

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85054

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 10774 - University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 10761 - Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 10766 - Michigan Cardiovascular Institute

    Saginaw, Michigan, 48602

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 10763 - University Hospital

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 10771 - Heart & Vascular Research, Swedish Medical Center

    Seattle, Washington, 98122

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 13275 - Stanford University Hospital

    Stanford, California, 94305

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 13264 - Florida Hospital Pepin Heart Institute

    Tampa, Florida, 33613

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 13023 - University of Arizona Medical Center

    Tucson, Arizona, 85724

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 10789 - Aspirus Research Institute

    Wausau, Wisconsin, 54401

Other trials in United States

Canada3 sites
  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 11027

    Edmonton, Alberta

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 11025 - St. Michael's Hospital

    Toronto, Ontario, M5B 1W8

  • Mesoblast Investigational Site 11024 - Victoria Heart Institute Foundation

    Victoria, British Columbia, V8R 4R2

Other trials in Canada

About this study

Official title: Double-blind, Randomized, Sham-procedure-controlled, Parallel-Group Efficacy and Safety Study of Allogeneic Mesenchymal Precursor Cells (Rexlemestrocel-L) in Chronic Heart Failure Due to LV Systolic Dysfunction (Ischemic or Nonischemic) Dream HF-1

The primary objective of this study is to determine whether transendocardial delivery of allogeneic human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal precursor cells (MPCs [rexlemestrocel-L]) is effective in the treatment of chronic heart failure (HF) due to left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction.

Read the detailed description

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a single transendocardial delivery in the cardiac catheterization laboratory of human bone marrow-derived allogeneic MPCs (rexlemestrocel-L) for improvement in clinical outcomes (heart failure major adverse cardiac events [HF-MACE]), preventing further adverse cardiac remodeling (left ventricular end systolic volume [LVESV] and left ventricular end-diastolic volume [LVEDV]), and increasing exercise capacity (six-minute walking test [6MWT]) in participants with chronic HF due to LV systolic dysfunction of either ischemic or nonischemic etiology who have received optimal medical/revascularization therapy.

Being tested
Rexlemestrocel-L, Sham Comparator
Keywords
Chronic Heart Failure, CHF, Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction, Ischemic Heart Failure, Nonischemic Heart Failure, Stem Cells, Allogeneic Mesenchymal Precursor Cells, Inflammation
Medical subject headings
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left, Inflammation

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Rexlemestrocel-LBiological

    Also called Allogeneic Mesenchymal Precursor Cells

    Rexlemestrocel-L consists of human bone marrow-derived allogeneic mesenchymal precursor cells (MPCs) isolated from bone mononuclear cells with anti-STRO-3 antibodies, expanded ex vivo, and cryopreserved.

  • Sham ComparatorOther

    The sham procedure was staged to script and did not include actual cardiac mapping or delivery of rexlemestrocel-L.

Study groups in NCT02032004
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Sham ControlSham comparatorParticipants randomly assigned to control treatment underwent a single cardiac catheterization involving a scripted sham cardiac mapping and cell delivery procedure at a cell injection center at Day 0 by an interventional cardiology team not involved with review or assessment of subsequent study results.
Receives: Other: Sham Comparator
Rexlemestrocel-LExperimentalParticipants randomly assigned to treatment underwent a single index cardiac catheterization involving transendocardial delivery of rexlemestrocel-L into the myocardium at a cell injection center at Day 0 by an interventional cardiology team not involved with review or assessment of subsequent study results.
Receives: Biological: Rexlemestrocel-L

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Time to Recurrent Non-fatal Decompensated Heart Failure Major Adverse Cardiac Events (HF-MACE) That Occur Prior to the First Terminal Cardiac Event (TCE)

    Non-fatal decompensated heart failure (HF) event was adjudicated when the diagnosis of a nonfatal decompensated HF event demonstrated the presence of signs and symptoms consistent with clinical decompensation of the participant's HF state requiring an in-hospital stay or intravenous (IV) diuretic therapy or aquapheresis during an urgent care outpatient HF visit. TCEs were defined as a composite of cardiac death, left ventricular assist device (LVAD) placement, heart transplant, or artificial heart implantation. Adjudication of all potential non-fatal HF-MACE or TCEs was performed by an independent, blinded Clinical Endpoints Adjudication Committee (CEC) based on the cardiac adjudication manual. Negative number in the time to event range indicates that event occurred to the subject before treatment.

    Measured: Up to 71 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted9 Jan 2014 (estimated)
  2. Study start3 Mar 2014
  3. Primary completion30 Jan 2020
  4. Study completion30 Jan 2020

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Triple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
565 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02032004
Sponsor's protocol ID
MSB-MPC-CHF001
Acronym
DREAM HF-1
Status last verified
Oct 2025
First submitted
8 Jan 2014
Last updated
23 Mar 2026
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes

Publications

  • Borow KM, Yaroshinsky A, Greenberg B, Perin EC. Phase 3 DREAM-HF Trial of Mesenchymal Precursor Cells in Chronic Heart Failure. Circ Res. 2019 Jul 19;125(3):265-281. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.119.314951. Epub 2019 Jul 18.

    PubMed 31318648

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Rexlemestrocel-L in people with Chronic Heart Failure, run by Mesoblast, Inc. at 59 sites in 2 countries.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 23 Mar 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 59 sites in United States, Canada. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 23 Mar 2026). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Time to Recurrent Non-fatal Decompensated Heart Failure Major Adverse Cardiac Events (HF-MACE) That Occur Prior to the First Terminal Cardiac Event (TCE) (time frame: Up to 71 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02032004, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 23 Mar 2026; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 7 Nov 2026.

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