Berman Bioethics Institute and Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
John van Geest Centre for Brain Repair and Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Stem Cell Reports. 2018 Nov 13;11(5):1021-1025. doi: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2018.10.020.
Clinical uses of unproven stem cell-based interventions abound, yet many patients may be harmed by receiving them, raising complex ethical, economic, and societal concerns. Regulators, scientists, clinicians, professional societies, and patient advocacy groups need to collaboratively articulate expectations related to the proper development and delivery of stem cell-based therapies.
未经证实的基于干细胞的干预措施在临床上得到了广泛应用,但许多患者可能因接受这些干预而受到伤害,从而引发了复杂的伦理、经济和社会问题。监管机构、科学家、临床医生、专业协会和患者权益组织需要共同阐明与基于干细胞的治疗方法的适当开发和应用相关的期望。