Stem Cell Transplants for MS

Researchers from the UW Multiple Sclerosis Research and Training Center and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have been developing and testing stem cell transplants to halt the progression of MS and other autoimmune diseases.  Stem cell transplants, originally developed to treat blood cancers, are now being used as a treatment for severe forms of MS that do not respond to other forms of treatment.

For a more in-depth article and interview with Dr George Kraft, one of the leading stem cell transplant researchers, click here.

If you would like to learn more about it, here are some links to related sites and other articles on stem cell transplants:

The therapeutic use of stem cells for myelin repair in autoimmune demyelinating disorders
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15896808&query_hl=1

Brachial neuropathy after immunosuppression and stem cell transplantation for multiple sclerosis
http://www.msif.org/en/research/research_news/brachial.html

Autologous haematopoietic-stem-cell transplantation for multiple sclerosis
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15620857

Results of a phase II clinical trial of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in aggressive forms of multiple sclerosis (not including primary progressive)
http://www.msif.org/en/research/research_news/autologous_hsct.html

 

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