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  • TV REPORT: Patients brought to the brink of death in fight against MS

    The headline is typical news-station grabby, but the story is well done. Dr. Freedman is leading the charge up in Canada and expects to publish his study results this summer. - Dave

    CALGARY- A groundbreaking procedure out of Ottawa is providing new hope for those who suffer from the devastating effects of multiple sclerosis.

    Autologous bone marrow transplants are done by retrieving cells from a patient’s own bone marrow. Researchers out of the Ottawa Hospital have been conducting trials since 2000, with incredible results.

    “I look back now and I think, wow, I was a lot sicker than I thought I was,” says Karen Malcolm, who suffered from an aggressive form of MS. She thought she had run out of options, until she heard about the trial.

    The original study involved 32 patients, and 24—including Malcolm—were given transplants. By accident, doctors discovered that when patients underwent transplants as a treatment for leukemia, their MS symptoms also improved.

    http://globalnews.ca/news/511349/pat...ht-against-ms/
    Dave Bexfield
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    Mesenchymal stem cell

    I had mesenchymal stem cell done in AZ 6months ago for MS and I am waiting for results.
    I know it takes some time and I can only hope.
    LINDA K

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    • #3
      There is also an ongoing MSC trial at the Cleveland Clinic, and those results should be quite interesting. I do wonder how powerful it would be to pair both MSC with HSCT?
      Dave Bexfield
      ActiveMSers

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      • #4
        Here's a link to Fiona's blog, one of the two featured in the newscast.

        http://fionasfight.com/
        Dave Bexfield
        ActiveMSers

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