title: Cell therapy worldwide: an incipient revolution.
abstract: The regenerative medicine field is large, diverse and active worldwide. A variety of different organizational and product models have been successful, and pioneering entrepreneurs have shown both what can work and, critically, what does not. Evolving regulations, novel funding mechanisms combined with new technological breakthroughs are keeping the field in a state of flux. The field struggles to cope with the lack of infrastructure and investment, it nevertheless has evolved from its roots in human stem cell therapy and tissue and organ transplants to a field composed of a variety of products from multiple cell sources with approval for use in numerous countries. Currently, tens of thousands of patients have been treated with some kind of cell therapy.
authors.affiliation: New York Stem Cell Foundation, 3969 Broadway 4th floor, NYC, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Mahendra
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Solomon
mesh_terms: D017667:Adipocytes / Q000166:cytology; D000818:Animals; D001771:Blood Banks; D064987:Cell- and Tissue-Based Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000166:cytology; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000166:cytology*; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000166:cytology; D058953:Neural Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology; D044968:Regenerative Medicine / Q000639:trends*; D055213:Retinal Pigment Epithelium / Q000166:cytology; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology
keywords: composites; cosmeceuticals; induced pluripotent stem cells; medical tourism; mesenchymal stem cells; neural stem cells; regenerative medicine; therapy; tissue; transplant