tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189004028142085438.post8521555326930739838..comments2023-09-05T03:13:46.972-07:00Comments on CIRM Stem Cell Research Updates: New Video: Alpha Stem Cell Clinics - A New Way to Deliver MedicineAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06993943447696166426noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189004028142085438.post-44865721074713119032013-06-11T10:06:35.969-07:002013-06-11T10:06:35.969-07:00The Alpha Clinic concept seems hugely important to...The Alpha Clinic concept seems hugely important to getting therapies safely and expeditiously to the bedside.<br /><br />Researchers talk about the "Valley of Death" where the costs of clinical trials may block development of new steps to cure.<br /><br />But if the trials themselves were systematized, so that everyone did not have to individually re-invent the wheel,this could lower the costs and shorten the time between research and cure.<br /><br />This also seems a great way to fight the dangerous "stem cell tourism" where unregulated con artists take cruel advantage of desperate patients. Having a strong and clear set of steps everyone could see and understand could be enormously valuable. <br /><br />For many reasons, efficiency, safety, efficacy, and avoidance of needless delay, the Alpha Site system seems extraordinarily important, and should be investigated (come to the July 25th meeting of the CIRM ICOC) and in my opinion supported by the patient advocate community.<br /><br />Don C. ReedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com