More positive results reported on immunosuppressive therapy followed by autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. It seems to be getting safer and "rebooting the immune system" may become a more viable treatment in MS.
Submitted by Robb Swenson (not verified) on Thu, 2008-06-26 14:03.
Any idea how long until this procedure is common place? I don't have any history for converting experimental procedures into routine procedures and how long that takes. This seems like something people should try after Copaxone, beta interferons, and Tysabri have all not worked so there is probably a certain amount of pre-existing demand.
Submitted by christopher (not verified) on Tue, 2008-07-01 11:40.
To Mr. Swenson . . . it depends on many factors. Not least of which is testing safety and efficacy (if it works well for more than just a few people). Basic figures . . . there's four phases to clinical trials before submission to the FDA for approval--which is between 7 - 10 years most times. I gues this is somewhere in the middle there.
The link to the article
The link to the article doesn't work...would like to read it. Thanks for keeping us imformed.
Seems to be working for me -
Seems to be working for me - maybe try again?
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Art Mellor, Accelerated Cure Project for MS, art-msnews -at- acceleratedcure.com
Any idea how long until this
Any idea how long until this procedure is common place? I don't have any history for converting experimental procedures into routine procedures and how long that takes. This seems like something people should try after Copaxone, beta interferons, and Tysabri have all not worked so there is probably a certain amount of pre-existing demand.
To Mr. Swenson . . . it
To Mr. Swenson . . . it depends on many factors. Not least of which is testing safety and efficacy (if it works well for more than just a few people). Basic figures . . . there's four phases to clinical trials before submission to the FDA for approval--which is between 7 - 10 years most times. I gues this is somewhere in the middle there.
-Chris