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ArticleStem cell reports2026

Unproven stem cell-based interventions marketed as treatments in Panama: An urgent call for enforcement actions.

Mairim Alexandra Solis, Magalys Quintana, Jesica E Candanedo P, Rita Inés Trujillo-Sagel, Lynn Chambonnet, Sulgeis Lasso, Members of the National Research Bioethics Committee

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Article in Stem cell reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Mairim Alexandra SolisGorgas Memorial Institute for Health Studies, Panama, Republic of Panama; National Research Bioethics Committee, Panama, Republic of Panama; Sistema Nacional de Investigación (SNI-AIP), Panama, Republic of Panama. Electronic address: msolis@gorgas.gob.pa.
Magalys QuintanaNational Research Bioethics Committee, Panama, Republic of Panama.
Jesica E Candanedo PNational Research Bioethics Committee, Panama, Republic of Panama.
Rita Inés Trujillo-SagelNational Research Bioethics Committee, Panama, Republic of Panama; Caja de Seguro Social, Panama, Republic of Panama.
Lynn ChambonnetNational Research Bioethics Committee, Panama, Republic of Panama; Secretaría Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (SENACYT), Panama, Republic of Panama.
Sulgeis LassoNational Research Bioethics Committee, Panama, Republic of Panama; Ministry of Health, Panama, Republic of Panama.
Members of the National Research Bioethics Committee

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The marketing of unproven stem cell-based interventions raises public health, ethical, and regulatory challenges. This article examines online marketing in Panama, identifies new businesses, and argues that lack of enforcement has contributed to their expansion. Urgent actions are needed to mitigate this market, protect patients, and generate evidence-based treatments.

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Stem CellsStem Cell TransplantationHumansPanama

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PMID42492512
PMCPMC13476878

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