Comments on: Foundation Donates $10M To Umbilical Stem Cell Research at Duke

By: Albert

Albert — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:23:30 +0000

Dr. James Carroll from Medical School of Georgia is considering a new clinical trial in 2011 using multi-stems from a company called Athersys inc. Apparently, this company can produce stem cells from donors that do not need matching with patient. It is like off the shelf type of stem cells. This is huge!

By: Mirza H H Baig

Mirza H H Baig — Fri, 28 May 2010 08:13:15 +0000

Treatment of CP in children, using donated umbilicol cord blood, we may resonably expect to start very soon. we learnt that currently First FDA approved clinical trial on 40 CP children is being conducted at Medical College of Georgia,Augusta GA,(Dr James Carrol jcarroll@mcg.edu ) with chidren’s own preseved cord blood cells.After confirming the benefits they may turn to other adult stem cells Let us pray for their success.Dr Joanne Kurzberg( Duke University North Carolina) pioneered the use of donated cord blood back in 1993 ( not on CP )so there is no reason not to have high hopes for the cure of our children. Just be patient

By: Helena Bonner

Helena Bonner — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:14:35 +0000

Yes this has started- see
http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00593242?term=hypoxic+ischemic+encephalopathy&rank=3

By: jay

jay — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 04:20:13 +0000

I’m with you Paul. We are praying for this too.

By: Paul Goldheart

Paul Goldheart — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 13:16:06 +0000

Does anybody know if Duke will or has started or contemplating starting this new study with donated umbilical cord blood for CP ?
Thanks again.
Paul

By: Paul Goldheart

Paul Goldheart — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 13:13:30 +0000

If Duke does a research to treat CP in children, Is starting using donated umbilicol cord blood yet. They should by now. I am in desperate need to try this since they told me “we don’t use donated umbilical cord only if you saved your son’s ” Pretty nice? I don’t have that.I did not know. But since the blood cord is donated now they should start this study .
Anybody can help me please/ Where can I go?
Thanks
Paul
Drums, PA.