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No SEISMIC Shift in Outlook for Stem Cell Therapy
Link ID 4634
Title No SEISMIC Shift in Outlook for Stem Cell Therapy
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/572638?src=rss
Description Yet another trial of stem cell therapy has failed to deliver any significant results. The phase 1/2 SEISMIC study reported last week did not show any evidence of efficacy with MyoCell skeletal myoblast cell therapy in post-MI heart failure, although the procedure appeared safe. More trials are needed to demonstrate clinical value, experts said. Heartwire
Category Articles > Cardiology
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Date Apr 8, 2008
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