Diseases treated with stem cells from umbilical cord blood

If a patient is in need of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, his treating physician will determine the source of the stem cells to be used. This decision will be based on several criteria, including the degree of compatibility between the donor and the patient (sometimes the donor and the patient are one and the same person), the expected rate of transplantation and the amount of time available to search for a suitable donor.

The following list of diseases currently treated with cord blood stem cells can be divided into three categories:

• Diseases for which standard treatments are currently being used
• Diseases for which treatment is in the clinical study stage
• Diseases currently being treated with experimental treatments

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