Category: Clinical updates
Published on: 25th May 2018
Eight-year-old Hamad, from the United Arab Emirates, was cured of sickle cell disease using his younger brother’s cord blood stem cells. His life changing treatment demonstrates the importance of collecting and storing your child’s umbilical cord blood at birth for potential use in the future.
Published on: 14th May 2018
Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) is a prevalent type of cancer in older adults. It is currently treated with intensive chemotherapy and forms of supportive care that lead to 40-60% of patients experiencing complete remission; eliminating signs of cancer. However, most patients relapse, resulting in a 5-year overall survival rate of about 10%.
Published on: 16th April 2018
Two people who were going blind have gained much of their sight back, after taking part in a clinical trial using stem cell treatment.
Published on: 20th March 2018
Results from an international trial have shown that stem cells have been able to stop the disease and improve symptoms.
Published on: 21st February 2018
Five-year-old Sun Lexuan, from China, is critically ill with the rare blood disorder, aplastic anaemia. Her parents made the decision to conceive her younger sister, Sun Yiwei, so that the umbilical cord blood could be used as treatment.
