Stem cell research and therapy herald a new era of medicine, called regenerative medicine.
Stem cell transplantation brings some benefits for age-related degenerative diseases as
well as genetic diseases. Although stem cell transplantation has a long history which is more
than 50 years old, it still faces some safety, ethical, and regulatory issues. This volume, Stem
Cells in Clinical Applications: Safety, Ethics, and Regulations, provides safety evaluations of
stem cell treatments for some diseases and the ethical and regulatory dimensions of stem …

This invaluable resource discusses the saftey, ethics, and regulations of developing stem
cell clinical applications. Each chapter is contributed by a preeminent scientist in the field
and covers such topics as clinical safety of stem cell gene therapy, the patentability of hESC
technologies, international guidelines, challenges to international stem cell clinical trials,
worldwide regulations including in emerging markets like China and India. This edited
volume:(1) Addresses some of the most crucial safety challenges of clinical stem cell …