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Stem Cell Treatments and Clinical Trials
Repair damaged tissue
Regrow and replace worn out organs
Cure life-threatening diseases
Cord blood stem cells are a precious resource that have been saving lives for more than three decades. Since 1988, there have been more than 1 million stem cell treatments worldwide6 and umbilical cord blood stem cells are the recognised therapy for over 80 diseases.12 These include various cancers, blood and immune disorders.
Stem cells are also considered to be a cornerstone of a relatively new area of science known as regenerative medicine. In the near future it is likely that stem cell treatments will provide cures for common and often life-threatening conditions such as heart disease, Alzheimer’s and diabetes. Within your child’s lifetime their cord blood may even be used to repair spinal damage, print kidneys or grow a new heart.
Cord blood stem cells really are the future of medicine. Find out more about stem cell collection or request an Information Pack to secure this life saving resource for your baby.
Transplants
Because haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) can transform into any type of blood cell, they are currently being used in stem cell treatments for various blood cancers and disorders. This includes leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma.
Available today to treat:
Metabolic Disorders:
- Krabbe Disease
- Hurler Syndrome
Blood Cancers:
- Leukaemia
- Lymphoma
- Myeloma
Solid Tumours:
- Neuroblastoma
Immune Disorders:
- SCID
- Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
Blood Disorders:
- Sickle Cell Anaemia
- Aplastic Anaemia
- Fanconi Anaemia
Regenerative Therapy
This groundbreaking medical field uses stem cells to treat diseases and repair or replace damaged tissues and organs. This exciting area of medicine promises some extraordinary medical possibilities within your child’s lifetime, with mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) considered to be an extremely important part of future developments.
Being researched today to treat:
- Autism
- Brain Injury
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Cerebral Palsy
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Alzheimer’s Disease
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Hearing Loss
- Bone Fractures
- Burns
- Stroke
- Arthritis
- Crohn’s Disease
- Heart Attack
- Liver Disease
- Diabetes
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Lung Disease
Stem cell treatments today
Umbilical cord blood contains millions of haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs). These are the stem cells that can transform into any type of blood cell. Because of this ability, cord blood can be used to rebuild the immune system of patients whose white blood cells are decimated by aggressive cancer therapies and those who suffer from genetic conditions of the haematopoietic system.
HSCs are the primary cell type used for today’s stem cell treatments, and have been proven to be safe and effective in thousands of treatments and trials.
Stem cell treatments in the future
Regenerative medicine is a relatively new branch of therapy that deals with replacing, creating and regenerating human cells, tissue and organs. Regenerative therapies aim to restore normal function for those afflicted with injury or disease or introduce normal function for the first time for conditions suffered from birth.
Stem cells are central to the development of regenerative medicine and cord blood stem cells in particular show a great deal of promise due to their pure and plastic nature.
Stem cell researchers are currently conducting more than 6,500 clinical trials to investigate the application of stem cell treatments for hundreds of different conditions, many of which, up until this point, have been incurable. You may have heard news stories about stem cells helping a paralysed man to walk again or restoring sight to sufferers of blindness.
Therapies like this used to be the stuff of science fiction but regenerative medicine is helping scientists to make it reality. The growth of this new area of stem cell therapy is demonstrated by the fact that 48% of cord blood bank releases have been for regenerative treatments. It is often for its regenerative potential that so many families choose to store their children’s cord blood.
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