Regenerative Therapy

Adoptive cell therapy for metastatic melanoma patients
Adoptive cell therapy is provided as experimental treatment for metastatic melanoma patients at the Ella Institute, the Sheba Medical Center, Israel.
Along with other advanced technologies, eligible patients are offered the advanced immunotherapy treatment with TIL (tumor infiltrating lymphocytes).This treatment was developed at the National Institute of Health, US, and very encouraging clinical results have been published by both institutions in the US and Israel*.
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1. Clin Cancer Res. 2011 17:4550-7.
Durable …

Swiss Stem Cells Network
http://www.unige.ch/sciences/biologie/biani/sscn/index.php

The New York Stem Cell Summit Issued an  ”Adult Stem Cell Fact Sheet” which provides extensive information on clinical applications and companies in the US.
http://clients.criticalimpact.com/user/24825/files/StemCell_Fact_Sheet2012.pdf
http://www.stemcellsummit.com/

The World Stem Cell Summit 2011 to be held in Pasadena, LA, in 3-5 October 2011
http://www.worldstemcellsummit.com/

Israel Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine Progress
August 2011 update
Israeli companies continue to lead in developing cell based therapeutic products. Three companies are already in clinical studies and few others are progressing rapidly to this stage.
 Gamida-Cell is presently in late stages of phase III study, testing StemEx, its ex vivo expanded cord blood derived hematopoietic stem cells for treatment of hematological malignancies. Pluristem has also reached phase III, testing PLX-PAD, its placenta derived mesenchymal stromal cells …

A short fascinating talk on how to improve your treatment by using patient’s networks. 
Dave deBronkart found by himself the medical treatment that saved his life. Now he calls on all patients to talk with one another, know their own health data, and make health care better one e-Patient at a time.
http://www.ted.com/talks/dave_debronkart_meet_e_patient_dave.html?utm_so
Source: TEd.com and http://epatientdave.com/

The future of medicine is happening now - 15 min – worth watching!
“Dr. Daniel Kraft: Medicine’s future? There’s an app for that”
http://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_kraft_medicine_s_future.html
Source: TED.com

CordBloodTV – Comprehensive video resource for cord blood banking education. Watch and learn about private cord blood banking storage, public cord blood donation, and the latest news on medical treatments involving the use of cord blood stem cells.
http://www.cordbloodtv.com/

The USA Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine  (AFIRM) is a multi-institutional, interdisciplinary network developing advanced treatment options for  severely wounded servicemen and women. Website includes information on clinical studies and regenerative treatments of burns, reconstructive surgery and others.
http://www.afirm.mil/

Cell therapy medical tourism: Time for action
A white paper guidelines and position on medical tourism was published by the International Society for Cell Therapy.
Source: Kurt C. Gunter et al. Cytotherapy  2010; 12: 965–968 
 
http://www.celltherapysociety.org/uploads/files/Telegraft/2011/february/CT%20Medical%20Tourism%20ISCT%20WP.pdf