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Two controversial stem cell trials could harm patients, critics say – Science Magazine

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2018-03-29 NEWS

Science Magazine

Two controversial stem cell trials could harm patients, critics say
Science Magazine
LIVERPOOL, U.K.—Replacing a failing windpipe, or trachea, with one partially made from a patient’s own stem cells once looked like the cutting edge of regenerative medicine. But the concept took a severe blow in 2016 with the dramatic fall of Paolo

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Exclusive: Penn patient shares the story of her CART cell therapy journey
Philadelphia Business Journal
Nicole Gularte — who was once given three-to-five weeks to live — isn’t just a cancer survivor, she’s a seven-time leukemia survivor. She credits the CART cell therapy developed by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s Abramson Cancer

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BrainStorm Adds Canadians to US Trial of Its ALS Stem Cell Therapy
ALS News Today
It decided to add the Canadians when a number of them expressed interest in participating, BrainStorm said. The trial (NCT03280056) is investigating the safety and effectiveness of repeated doses of NurOwn. The Canadians’ trial site will be at the

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