Background
lung injury, pneumonia, ARDS
ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ARDS, PNEUMONIA
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a life-threatening inflammatory lung injury with high mortality; no approved medication exists. Efficacy and safety of bone marrow–derived, allogeneic, multipotent adult progenitor cells (invimestrocel) plus standard treatment in patients with ARDS caused by pneumonia was evaluated.