Cryo-Save Group NV: Girl with cerebral palsy treated with own cord blood stem cells
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Girl with Cerebral palsy treated with own cord blood stem cells
Cryo-Save Group N.V. (Euronext: CRYO, "Cryo-Save"), Europe's leading family stem
cell bank, released a cord blood sample of a six-year-old girl from Portugal.
The girl will be treated with her own umbilical cord blood stem cells at Duke
University (USA) for cerebral palsy (CP). Cerebral palsy refers to a number of
neurological disorders that appear in infancy or early childhood and permanently
affects body movement and muscle coordination. It is a serious brain injury for
which there is no standard cure available. The little girl received the first
reinfusion of her own stem cells earlier this week.
Ground breaking medical treatment
Medical doctors at Duke University are treating cerebral palsy patients who have
their own cord blood stored, in a clinical trial. In a simple and safe
procedure, the stem cells from umbilical cord blood that were stored at birth
are transfused back into the children, in what is called an autologous stem cell
transfusion (using one's own stem cells).
Parents have noticed significant improvements in their children who suffer from
cerebral palsy after receiving their own cord blood transfusion and this and
other similar trials around the world hope to show conclusive evidence.
Treatment of diseases with one's own stem cells is increasing
Arnoud van Tulder, Chief Executive Officer, commented: "Cryo-Save is proud to
again be able to make a difference and contribute to improve the life of a
child. The number of applications for autologous use of cord blood stem cells is
increasing: having samples requested for release, accepted by hospitals and
successfully transfused shows the importance of a high quality stem cell bank.
Cryo-Save is proud to ensure the highest standards from collecting, transport,
processing and storing."
Enquiries:
Cryo-Save Group + 31 (0) 575 548 998
Arnoud van Tulder, Chief Executive Officer
SPJ Financiële Communicatie (The Netherlands) +31 (0)20 647 8181
Kees Jongsma/Leon Melens
Daniel Stewart & Company plc (UK) + 44 (0) 20 7776 6550
Sean Lunn
College Hill (UK) + 44 (0) 20 7457 2020
Rozi Morris/ Adrian Duffield
Free footage is available on www.videobankonline.com
About Cryo-Save (www.cryo-save.com/group)
Cryo-Save, the leading international family stem cell bank, already stores more
than 175,000 samples from cord blood and umbilical cord tissue for newborns and
adipose tissue for adults. These stem cells can mean the difference between life
and death in the case of future threats to the health of the donors. There are
already several diseases that can be cured by the use of stem cells, and the
number of treatments will only increase. Driven by its international business
strategy, Cryo-Save is now represented in over 40 countries on four continents,
with ultra-modern processing and storage facilities in Belgium, Germany, Dubai,
India, South Africa and France (validation in progress).
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