title: Possible clinical usefulness of embryonic stem cells.
abstract: Are embryonic stem cells being used for therapeutic purposes? The aim of this short report is to review to what extent are embryonic stem cells currently used for therapeutic purposes. To the best of our knowledge, only four clinical trials have been authorised so far to use human embryonic stem cells for therapeutic purposes; two of these are included in the ClinicalTrials.gov data base, and the other two, the study sponsored by Geron and the last one initiated by Advanced Cell Technology in the United Kingdom, are not. But, in addition, Geron withdrew the clinical trial which had been originally proposed by the company itself. This brief review focuses the debate on the use of embryonic stem cells in human cell therapy. To the best of our knowledge, only three trials are ongoing with therapeutic purposes thus far, with not all of them having begun to include patients, and of course without any of them yet having obtained evaluable clinical results.
authors: Institute of Life Sciences Catholic, University of Valencia, Spain. justo.aznar@ucv.es
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Aznar
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Gómez
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D053595:Embryonic Stem Cells / Q000637:transplantation*; D005062:European Union; D006801:Humans; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery; D057905:Stem Cell Research / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States