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This is what the Science Magazine report on claims made by David Prentice for adult stem cell treatments said about treatment for PD. Two of the studies cited by Prentice were on GDNF (infusion delivery) clinical trials and had nothing to do with adult stem cells.A link to the full report from Science Magazine is available thru the grassroots connection web site (www.grassrootsconnection.com) Disease :Parkinson’s Disease Is FDA Approved treatment using adult stem cells generally available? NO Actual nature of the study or studies cited by Prentice: One abstract from a 2002 scientific meeting reported clinical experience with one Parkinson’s patient who received a transplant of his own brain stem cells (129). Two references reported Congressional testimony by the author of the above abstract and the transplanted patient. The testimony was given before Senator Sam Brownback’s Science, Technology and Space Subcommittee on July 14, 2004 and does not contain sufficient information to assess the claims made (130, 131). Two additional references cited irrelevant papers that do not address a cell-based therapy of any kind for Parkinson’s (132, 133). Additional comments: While transplants of cells from various sources have been tried on an experimental basis Parkinson’s disease, the clinical outcomes these attempts have been mixed, with a more recent trial indicating that a fetal cell transplant confers no treatment benefit (134, 135). Neither the published scientific literature the cited papers support the claim that an effective stem cell therapy is available to Parkinson’s patients. -- rayilynlee <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Thanks to Linda Herman and Bob Johnson I got a chance to read the evaluations of the list "cures" by the 3 scientists. Although some of the adult stem cells in question are from umbilical cords, many were from bone marrow transplants (which is nothing new) as an adjunct to chemo which made more chemo and remissions possible. Despite this, death was often the ultimate victor. Testicular, ovarian and breast cancer are not being treated and cured by ASCs, in fact there were temporary impovements which patients experience anyway and remissions wiih a few patients similar to Turner. Turner's PD condition in 2004 at the Brownback hearing with the 2 spinal cord injury ladies were not deemed cures either and were, of course not up-to-date. The 9 effective treatments were for leukemias and rare blood disorders, I believe. Ray ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn