Written from the studies on PubMed, searched on 11 Nov 2026. Every number below comes from a study listed under Sources.
The claim
Posts online say that stem cell treatment helps with CIDP (chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy).
Where research stands
We found 38 published papers on stem cell treatment and CIDP (chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy). They were published between 2002 and 2025. 1 of them is a study in people. None of them compared people who got it with a group that did not. None was a study in animals, and none was only in cells in the lab. 10 papers are reviews that sum up other studies. 1 new study in people is running or will start soon, says the trial register ClinicalTrials.gov.
- 1In people
- 0In animals
- 0Only in the lab
What the studies found
We have not summed up these studies in words yet. The most important papers are listed under Sources.
Verdict
Stem cell treatment has been studied in people with CIDP (chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy), but not in randomised trials.
What this means for you: A study in people is not proof that it helps you. Do not stop or change your medicines because of it. Ask your doctor before you start taking it.
Sources
- Autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation in non-MS neuroimmunological diseases.2025 · Mult Scler Relat Disord · Study in people
- Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP): Is it CIDP?2024 · Handb Clin Neurol · Review
- Efficacy of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation treatment in refractory chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.2023 · Eur J Neurol · Review
- Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for uncommon immune-mediated neurological disorders: A literature review.2022 · Cytotherapy · Review
- Steroid-responsive chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy post-hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a case report and literature review.2021 · Neurol Sci · Review
- Progress in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for CIDP.2020 · Int J Med Sci · Review
- [Indication of autologous stem cell transplantation in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy: Guidelines from the Francophone Society of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (SFGM-TC)].2020 · Bull Cancer · Review
- Successful autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in a refractory anti-Caspr1 antibody nodopathy.2024 · J Peripher Nerv Syst · Other paper
- Refractory CIDP successfully treated with autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation in a patient with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) and rheumatoid arthritis.2022 · Neuromuscul Disord · Other paper
- The Cost Effectiveness of Immunoglobulin vs. Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for CIDP.2021 · Front Neurol · Other paper
- [Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy].2021 · Rev Med Interne · Other paper
