Clinical trial for new stem cell-based treatment for Parkinson’s disease given go ahead

[Farooqji]

The Swedish Medical Products Agency has granted approval for the trial to proceed; ethical approval has already been obtained from the Swedish Ethics Review Authority. The team, led from Lund University in Sweden, is poised to begin recruitment.

STEM-PD uses human embryonic stem cells, a type of cell that can turn into almost any type of cell in the body. The team has ‘programmed’ the cells to develop into dopamine nerve cell, which will be transplanted into the brains of patients to replace cells that are lost in Parkinson’s disease. The product has already been shown to be safe and effective at reverting motor deficits in animal models of Parkinson’s disease.

Suitable patients will be invited to participate in the trial; it is not possible to volunteer to participate.

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[delboy381]

Good news.

[Rupa88]

👏👏👏👏👏

[Jana86]

Let's hope it is successful

[Farooqji in reply to Jana86]

I am very hopeful about the success of stem cell research. However the time that will be taken to bring it to the market is too long ( 5 to 7 years). Therefore we have to wait with patience

[Zardoz in reply to Farooqji]

Farooqji, where does this estimate of 5-7 years to get a successful stem cell procedure to market come from?

... and the clock only starts ticking after a successful phase 3 trial

[Farooqji in reply to Zardoz]

Most of the stem cell trials are converging into conclusion within 7 years according to the respective schedules. ALso I had contacted Jun Takahashi of Japanese trail, he told me that by year 2028 we can expect the stem cell treatment o be available on commercial scale