First Successful In-Utero Stem Cell Therapy for Spina Bifida Shows Safety in Phase 1 Trial
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UC Davis Health researchers have successfully performed the world's first in-utero stem cell therapy for spina bifida repair, combining fetal surgery with human placenta-derived stem cells. The Phase 1 clinical trial results published in The Lancet demonstrate the treatment is safe and feasible, marking a significant advancement in prenatal medicine for this congenital condition where the spinal cord fails to close properly during fetal development.
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The study tested whether adding a layer of human placenta-derived stem cells to standard fetal surgery could be done safely
Spina bifida, also known as myelomeningocele, occurs when the spinal cord fails to close properly during fetal development
These results have been published today in The Lancet
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