– A team in Brisbane has begun the first clinical trial of spinal cord regeneration using transplanted autologous olfactory ensheathing cells.
The first 8-hour operation to implant the cells into the spinal cord of a paraplegic patient was conducted in June and, although team members were guarded in their responses, it appears that more than one operation may have been performed.
This phase I trial will consist of eight patients, some of whom have yet to be recruited. The research team, which includes Princess Alexandra Hospital spinal injuries unit head Dr. Tim Geraghty, ear nose and throat specialist Dr. Chris Perry, and Griffith University scientists Dr. Alan Mackay-Sim and Dr. Francois Feron, began planning the trial 2 years ago.
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