Statistics Confirm Spinal Cord Injury Patients Improving After Stem Cell Therapy

Beijing, China, March 18, 2010 — The WSTC has released encouraging results from a follow-up study of 220 spinal cord injury patients treated with fetal stem cells. Overall, nearly 60% improved following treatment.

These results are consistent with those presented in November 2009 and they continue to support the premise that spinal cord injury patients can be treated safely and effectively with fetal stem cell therapy.

Patients with measured ASIA scores saw average improvements of about 12% in ASIA motor score, and approximately 24% in ASIA pin prick and light touch measurements.

The most common improvement, reported by almost 6 out of every 10 patients, was the return of feeling to the hands, feet, arms, legs or trunk. Muscle strength and endurance improved in over 60% of those treated and more than half reported a decrease in muscle spasticity.