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Table 3 List of approved regenerative medicine in Japan

From: Challenges and opportunities in the compassionate use of out-of-specification products in autologous regenerative medicine

Approval date

By approval

MAHs

Brand name

Common name

Origin of ingredients

Provision of non-standard products

2007/10/29

Approval

Japan Tissue Engineering Co., Ltd

JACE

Human (autologous) epidermis-derived cell sheet

Autologous

No

2012/7/27

Approval

Japan Tissue Engineering Co., Ltd

JACC

Human (autologous) epidermis-derived cell sheet

Autologous

No

2015/9/18

Approval

JCR Pharma Co., Ltd

Temcel HS Injection

Human (allogeneic) bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells

Allogeneic

NA

2015/9/18

Conditional time-limited approval

Terumo Corporation

Heart Sheet*

Human (autologous) skeletal muscle-derived cell sheet

Autologous

Yes (clinical trial)

2018/12/28

Conditional time-limited approval

Nipro Corporation

Stemirac for Injection

Human (autologous) bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells

Autologous

Yes (clinical trial)

2019/3/26

Approval

Novartis Pharma K.K

Kymriah Suspension for Intravenous Infusion

Tisagenlecleucel

Autologous

Yes (clinical trial)

2019/3/26

Conditional time-limited approval

AnGes Inc

Collategene Intramuscular Injection 4 mg*

Beperminogene Perplasmid

Others (hHGF expression plasmid DNA)

NA

2020/03/19

Approval

Novartis Pharma K.K

Zolgensma Intravenous Infusion

Onasemnogen abeparvovec

Others (genetically modified adeno-associated virus)

NA

2020/03/19

Approval

Japan Tissue Engineering Co., Ltd

Nepic

Human (autologous) limbal derived corneal epithelial cell sheet

Autologous

No

2021/01/22

Approval

Gilead Sciences Inc

YESCARTA Intravenous Drip Infusion

Axicabtagene ciloleucel

Autologous

Yes (clinical trial)

2021/03/22

Approval

Celgene Corporation

Breyanzi Suspension for Intravenous Infusion

Lisocabtagene maraleucel

Autologous

Yes (clinical trial)

June 11, 2021

Approval

Japan Tissue Engineering Co., Ltd

Ocural

Human (autologous) oral mucosa-derived epithelial cell sheet

Autologous

No

June 11, 2021

Conditional time-limited approval

Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd

Delytact Injection

Teserpaturev

Others (genetically modified herpes simplex virus type 1)

NA

2021/9/27

Approval

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited

Aloficel Injection

Darvadstrocel

Allogeneic

NA

2022/01/20

Approval

Hirosaki Lifescience Innovation, Inc

Sakracy

Human (autologous) oral mucosa-derived epithelial cell sheet using human amniotic membrane substrate

Autologous

NA

2022/01/20

Approval

Bristol-Myers Squibb K.K

Abecma Intravenous Infusion

Idecabtagene vicleucel

Autologous

Yes (clinical trial)

2022/9/26

Approval

Janssen Pharmaceutical K.K

Carvykti Suspension for Intravenous Infusion

Ciltacabtagene autoleucel

Autologous

Under consideration

2023/03/17

Approval

Japan Tissue Engineering Co., Ltd

JACEMIN

Melanocyte-containing human (autologous) epidermis-derived Cell Sheet

Autologous

No

2023/03/17

Approval

Aurion Biotech Japan LLC

Vyznova

Neltependocel

Allogeneic

NA

2023/6/26

Approval

Novartis Pharma K.K

Luxturna Injection

Voretigene neparvovec

others (genetically modified adeno-associated virus)

NA

2024/7/31

Conditional time-limited approval

SanBio Company Limited

AKUUGO

Vandefitemcel

Allogenic

NA

  1. NA Not applicable
  2. *The conditional and time-limited approval of Collategene was withdrawn in June 2024, and the conditional and time-limited approval of Heart Sheet was withdrawn in July 2024