Knoepfler Paul S
Department of Cell Biology & Human Anatomy, University of California Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
Institute of Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Shriners Hospital for Children Northern California, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
Regen Med. 2019 Aug;14(8):735-740. doi: 10.2217/rme-2019-0064. Epub 2019 Aug 28.
The industry of unproven stem cell clinics has rapidly mushroomed throughout the USA, posing risks to patients and the research field. In this study, the aim was to better define how this industry changes. I analyzed a large cohort of US stem cell clinic firms and their distinct clinic locations as defined in 2015-2016 for their status now in 2019. About a quarter of the firms no longer marketed stem cells. Some lacked active websites, while others dropped stem cell services. Even so, the total number of clinics in this group increased because some firms greatly expanded their clinic numbers. Overall, the unproven clinic industry is a moving target requiring ongoing study and regulatory oversight.
未经证实的干细胞诊所行业在美国迅速兴起，给患者和研究领域带来了风险。在这项研究中，目的是更好地界定这个行业是如何变化的。我分析了一大批美国干细胞诊所公司及其在2015 - 2016年所定义的不同诊所地点，以了解它们在2019年的现状。约四分之一的公司不再销售干细胞。一些公司没有活跃的网站，而另一些则停止了干细胞服务。即便如此，这组诊所的总数仍有所增加，因为一些公司大幅增加了其诊所数量。总体而言，未经证实的诊所行业是一个不断变化的目标，需要持续研究和监管监督。
