Showing posts with label Bone Marrow. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bone Marrow. Show all posts

Monday, December 15, 2014

Clinical trial for autologous bone marrow stem cells as treatment for AMD & RP shows promise

A phase 1 clinical trial utilizing human bone marrow CD34+ stem cells for patients with retinal vascular occlusion, hereditary or non-exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD), or retinitis pigmentosa (RP) has shown safety and feasibility.