New Committee to Regulate Unproven Therapies?

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Kaye

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ISSCR and FDA still trying to stop us!

Move towards regulation of stem cell therapeutics
12 October 2009 | By Dr Philippa Brice | News story

Speaking at the recent World Stem Cell Summit, president of the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) Irving Weissman reportedly announced that the creation of a new committee to regulate companies offering unproven stem cell therapies (see Nature news blog). The panel of lawyers, ethicists, stem cell scientists and representatives from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have been discussing a web-based registry of companies that fail to comply with proposed measures to demonstrate credibility.

These measures, also set out in a recent publication in the journal Cell Stem Cell [Weissman I (2009) Cell Stem Cell. 5(2):151-3], would be citation of peer-reviewed literature supporting the therapy in question is theoretically possible; demonstration of institutional review board oversight of the treatment; and approval from the FDA or other equivalent national regulatory body.

The committee expects to produce a preliminary report by the end of the year, and formal guidelines early in 2010.
 
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Jeannine

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Good old Irv again. I wish he'd concentrate on stem cell research and his own private investments in stem cell companies rather than appointing himself the world's watchdog.
 
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Kaye

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Jeannine

He can't do that. If we use our own stem cells, we won't need his company, StemCells, Inc., and he won't be making as much money. The love of the almight dollar again.
 
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barbara

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A little background on Dr. Brice who wrote the story

Prior to joining us in 2003, Philippa worked in biomedical intelligence for the pharmaceutical industry. She received her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Christ?s College, Cambridge, studying Natural Sciences (Pathology) and doing PhD research at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge. If there is any doubt where this group is coming from, take the time to check out who makes up the organization.

http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/4868/
 
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