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ArticleStem cells translational medicine2020

Regulated, reliable, and reputable: Protect patients with uniform standards for stem cell treatments.

Geoffrey P Lomax, Art Torres, Maria T Millan

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Article in Stem cells translational medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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16citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Early-Phase Clinical Trials of Bio-Artificial Organ Technology: A Systematic Review of Ethical Issues.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2022
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  3. Ethical and Regulatory Considerations Related to Regenerative Medicine.HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery · 2025
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  10. Stem Cell Therapy: From Idea to Clinical Practice.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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  14. Regenerative medicine clinical readiness.Regenerative medicine · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Geoffrey P LomaxCalifornia Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Oakland, California.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2288-4364
Art TorresCalifornia Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Oakland, California.
Maria T MillanCalifornia Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Oakland, California.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The promise of cell and gene therapies is being realized as new products emerge to treat diseases once considered intractable. These treatments are emerging amidst reports of patients being injured by unproven "stem cell" interventions. At this juncture, it is vital to be supporting the continued development of promising regenerative medicine products while protecting patients from the risks posed by unproven interventions. Various stakeholders, including governments, patient groups, medical societies, and the media, are committed to this outcome. In this perspective, we draw on our experience gained from partnerships in developing regenerative medicine products to identify technical, organizational, and ethical benchmarks for the responsible delivery of regenerative medicine treatments. These benchmarks may serve as the basis for policy interventions intended to drive the responsible delivery of stem cell and regenerative medicine products. Our particular focus is on a California-based policy, but the suggested benchmarks are broadly applicable to national and international jurisdictions.

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HumansStem Cell Transplantationclinical trialsethicsgene therapystem cellsstem cell transplantation

Identifiers

PMID32040254
PMCPMC7180289

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