mesenchymal cells

Weekly reads: stem cells everywhere, MSCs for MS?, nanostickers, Makary update

MSC cruises, MSCs for MS

It was another crazy week for me with tons of grant work, but news  and research in the regenerative medicine world keep on popping up including a paper on MSCs for MS. I’ve realized that even when I’m trying to take a short break, I often see science and signs of stem cells popping up […]

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In landmark, FDA approves first MSC therapy, Mesoblast’s Ryoncil for GvHD

mesoblast ceo dr silvio itescu

In a landmark decision, today the FDA approved Ryoncil from Mesoblast for GvHD. This is the first time the FDA has approved a mescenchymal stromal/stem cell or MSC therapy of any kind. There have been many ups and downs for Mesoblast toward this approval of Ryoncil or remestemcel-L, an allogeneic marrow MSC product. See my

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Hoping for approval, Mesoblast says FDA wants new remestemcel-L trial

mesoblast ceo dr silvio itescu

Australian biotech Mesoblast has had a rollercoaster ride working toward FDA approval of its mesenchymal cell therapy product remestemcel-L. They are seeking approval for use in patients with graft-versus-host disease (GvHD). More specifically, it is intended for pediatric patients with steroid-refractory acute graft versus host disease, or SR-aGVHD. This is a serious condition and new treatment

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Boning up on stem cells for osteoporosis: good idea, little data so far

osteoporosis, stem cells for osteoporosis

It’s great when an idea like stem cells for osteoporosis just makes so much common sense, but it still requires data. A logical hypothesis is not enough. The point of today’s post is to fact-check the idea of using stem cells for such bone loss. A femur to stand on? Unfortunately, the take-home message is

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