The Treatments

There are over 65 diseases that are treatable with adult stem cells. A simple search for the term "stem cells" on Google Scholar® or the NIH's PubMed scientific journal article database will result in hundreds of examples of adult stem cell research presently taking place. Despite research in the United States and extensive research in other countries, human embryonic stem cells have failed to treat a single person. Some researchers have noted that embryonic stem cells can cause immunorejection and that they can even form lethal tumors.

The supporters of embryonic stem cell research, in their efforts to protect human cloning in our Missouri Constitution, surprisingly have disregarded adult stem cell treatments on the grounds that these treatments are both experimental and not FDA-approved. While stem cell research is indeed in its experimental stages, it is important to realize that the current, beneficial advances in adult stem cell research have treated many people. While many of these treatments are not complete "cures," they have helped many people on their road to recovery. There is still much research to be done to make the best use of adult stem cells, and yet so much progress already has been made.

Read the testimonies of the following patients who have benefited from experimental treatments using adult stem cells:

Ms. Laura Dominguez--A young woman, who suffered a C6 vertebrae burst fracture and severe spinal cord damage received an experimental adult stem cell treatment. Read More...

Ms. Susan Rebecca Fajt--Another young woman who suffered a spinal cord injury in an auto accident received experimental treatment at the hands of Dr.Carlos Lima, and has partially regained the use of her legs. Read More...

Dr. Dennis Turner--A man who suffered from Parkinson's Disease for 14 years received treatment using adult neural stem cells taken from a very small tissue sample from his brain. The cells were multiplied and were allowed to mature into dopamine neurons. These neurons were then injected into the left side of his brain. Dr. Turner's tremors disappeared almost completely for five years following the treatment before partially returning. Read More...

PARKINSON'S DISEASE
Lévesque M et al; “Autologous transplantation of adult human neural stem cells and
differentiated dopaminergic neurons for Parkinson disease: 1-year postoperative clinical and
functional metabolic result”, American Association of Neurological Surgeons annual meeting,
Abstract #702; 8 April 2002

SICKLE CELL ANEMIA
Gore L. et al.; “Successful cord blood transplantation for sickle cell anemia from a sibling who is human leukocyte antigen-identical: implications for comprehensive care”, J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 22(5):437-440; Sep-Oct 2000.

HEART DAMAGE
Strauer BE et al.; "Regeneration of human infarcted heart muscle by intracoronary autologous bone marrow cell transplantation in chronic coronary artery disease: the IACT Study", J Am Coll Cardiol 46(9):1659-61; November 2005.

The following is a list of the 65 current applications of human adult stem cell research. These treatments are documented in prestigious medical journals and other publications. To read more about the applications of adult stem cell research, see a list of references published by The Coalition for Ethical Research.

1. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
2. Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
3. Alopecia universalis
4. Amegakaryocytic Thrombocytopenia
5. Anemias/Blood Conditions
6. Aplastic Anemia
7. Autoimmune Cytopenia
8. Behcet's Disease
9. Brain Cancer
10. Breast Cancer
11. Cancer of the lymph nodes: Angioimmunoblastic Lymphadenopathy
12. Cerebral X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy
13. Chronic Epstein-Barr Infection
14. Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
15. Corneal regeneration
16. Crohn's Disease
17. Diamond Blackfan Anemia
18. Fanconi's Anemia
19. Heart damage
20. Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
21. Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
22. Hurler’s syndrome
23. Juvenile Arthritis
24. Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia
25. Krabbe Leukodystrophy
26. Limb gangrene
27. Multiple Myeloma
28. Multiple Sclerosis
29. Myasthenia
30. Myelodysplasia
31. Neuroblastoma
32. Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
33. Osteogenesis imperfecta
34. Osteopetrosis
35. Ovarian Cancer
36. Parkinson’s disease
37. POEMS syndrome
38. Polychondritis
39. Primary Amyloidosis
40. Red cell aplasia
41. Renal Cell Carcinoma
42. Retinoblastoma
43. Rheumatoid Arthritis
44. Sandhoff disease
45. Scleroderma
46. Scleromyxedema
47. Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Syndrome
48. Sickle cell anemia
49. Sideroblastic anemia
50. Sjogren's Syndrome
51. Skin Cancer: Merkel Cell Carcinoma
52. Skull bone repair
53. Soft Tissue Sarcoma
54. Spinal cord injury
55. Stroke damage
56. Surface wound healing
57. Systemic Lupus
58. Systemic vasculitis
59. Testicular Cancer
60. Thalassemia Major
61. Tumors abdominal organs Lymphoma
62. Various Solid Tumors
63. Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia
64. X-Linked hyper immunoglobuline-M Syndrome
65. X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome

Reference: Current Applications of Adult Stem Cells for Human Patients.
Coalition of Americans for Research Ethics: <http://www.stemcellresearch.org/facts/asc-refs.pdf>.