Two new human embryonic stem cell trials launched
There is much news today about two human embryonic stem cell trials that were launched on Tuesday at UC Los Angeles. That brings to three the number of ongoing human clinical trials of the cells. (The Stanford School of Medicine is a participating site in the first trial - one run by Geron, Corp to test the safety of hESC-derived cells in patients with spinal cord injury – although we haven’t yet treated a patient.) Nature sums up the two new trials in this blog post today:
Now, the second and third hESC trials have been launched. On July 12, in an operating room at the University of California, Los Angeles, the first subject in each of the trials — one for a rare form of blindness that usually begins in childhood, the other for a common cause of blindness in the elderly — was treated with retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells derived from hESCs. [...] One of the conditions being treated, Stargardt’s Macular Dystrophy, it is a degenerative disease of the retina that affects roughly 1 in 10,000 US youngsters. The other, a closely related cause of blindness, Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD), affects millions of Americans. (The trial therapy is attacking “dry” AMD, which account for about 90% of all AMD.)
Both of the two new trials are sponsored by Santa Monica-based Advanced Cell Technology, which announced the procedures this morning.
Previously: Stanford joins first human embryonic stem cell trial
July 14th, 2011 at 8:11 pm
I am looking for a clinic for treatment and location of the clinic for a vistis.
July 15th, 2011 at 2:05 am
This is great! Any trials in for ONH/SOD?
July 15th, 2011 at 10:03 am
Thank you, Walter and Lauren, for your comments. In this case, we suggest you contact either UC Los Angeles or Advanced Cell Technology for further information.
July 19th, 2011 at 3:03 pm
Do UCLA have an application or sign-up online ?
July 24th, 2011 at 7:32 pm
I think I’m going to make a visit to your chinic if you will give a good time to do so.Do your program have a payment plan ?
September 30th, 2011 at 11:47 am
our brother found out he had als on july 7 2011 it has affected his right side he can walk with a brace but has no movement in his right arm were can we take our brother to have the stem cell reseach done on him there is no were we will not go to keep our brother around us longer
thank you
February 27th, 2012 at 6:53 pm
Debbie and I have ask you the same question if you answer her’s you’ll half finish with my concern’s.
I am also a veteran and like to know if you have any special programs for vets.My prostate count is
high alone with high-blood pressure,etc.If you have arrangements for programs for vets I’m ready to sign especially if you have a program the VA do the funding for me then I’m ready to sign up now.
May 15th, 2012 at 11:00 am
Why do you have this section if you are not going to answer our question just look at these date and no answer.There are to many scams going on today now if can please give me a contact number for stems clinics if not I’ll go back to my refer.