2003 Volume 113 Issue 3 Pages 253-264
Clinical trials using allogeneic cultured dermal substitutes (CDS),newly developed in the R&D Center for Artificial Skin of Kitasato University are supported by the Millennium Project of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. We report herein clinical cases successfully treated with allogeneic CDS. This therapy has proven extremely effective for deep skin ulcers that expose tendon and bone, resulting in dramatic improvement in comparison with previously available treatments for skin ulcers.