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From: mauricemaltais [mailto:mauricemaltais@internetvip.qc.ca]
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 2:28 PM
To:
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Subject: further information
Good morning
What do you know more about lou gehrig disease like about treatement and results til today. Is there placebo in this study ? Where we do this study ? What is the price ?
Maurice MaltaisDear Maurice,
We have treated so far 4 patients with ALS using autologous retrodifferentiated stem cells which was administered via the Jugular vein. We prefer not pursue any invasive root at this stage
The Following was noted
1) Decrease in muscle stiffness and improved mobility. We have Imaged patients before and after treatment and the footage appear to show significant change in walking and lifting of head. I m not sure how accurate these measurement, or their significance.
2) Significant improvement in pulmonary function tests obtained by independent laboratory.
3) The EMG studies in the first patients show decreased Fasciculation
4) Some patients report improvement in their speech others don’t
We are monitoring these patients and await further EMG studies to monitor the effect of treatment. No placebo studies were conducted. So Far we have treated 39 patients with different indications with no adverse effect.
The treatment is now available in Pakistan. If you require further information you can get in touch with Mr. Tariq Mumtaz at HSIPL.
I hope the above is helpful.
Dr Ilham Saleh Abuljadayel
Maurice
I have received others informations from Mr Tariq Mumtaz.
Dear Maurice,
Thank you for your e-mail. We presently provdie Ste mCell Therapy to treat several different types of disorders. Based on our observations on our patients with ALS todate, Stem Cell Therapy is likely to trest the dieases and have a positive impact on your condition.
We have todate treated 38 patients in different diseases such as Apastic Anaemia, Thalassaemia, Sickle Cell anaemia, Spinal Cord Injury, Muscular Dystrophy, Motor Neuron Disease and Parkinsons. There has been no negative side effect in any patient thus far (it has been 17 months for the first treated patient). On the other hand, we have noticed that teh skin has improved for almost all the patients. Almost all patients in all the diseases treated have informed us of having a very high level of energy and feel better and stronger with 48 hours of the treatment. One patient with severe psoriasis (an auto-immune diease) has had his condition cured. In patients with ALS (Motor Neuron Disease) the breathing has improved substantially (trippled on the PFT test), the slurry speech has become clearer, the stiffness of the muscles has improved substantially and the patient's motoe abilities have shown a significant improvement. In Parkinsons patients, the tremors have reduced substantially with patient's stiffness / tremors being controlled with only 25% of the medication as compared to before the treatment was administered. In our spinal cord injury patients, who could not move their lower bodies and torsos, the range of motion and feeling has increased substantially in a period of 8 weeks.
The Retrodifferentiated Stem Cell Therapy is a non-invasive and painless procedure. A CVP (Central Venous Pressure) line is inserted into the inner jugular or the femoral under local anaesthesia. A return canula is placed on the opposite arm. The patient is then hooked onto a cell seperator (GAMBRO COBE Spectra) where the patient's blood is seperated into 3 parts: Red Blood Cells, White Blood Cells and Platelets. The Red Blood Cells and Platelets are immediately returned to the patient. A small volume of the White Blood Cells, depending on the patients height, weight size, age and condition, is take out in a blood bag. This process called apheresis takes between 4-5 hours. Following the apheresis process, the patients is then returned to the room.
The bag with White Blood Cells is then treated with a monoclonal antibody to transform the White Blood Cells into pluripotent stem cells. The cells are then given a specific culture condition to give them a certain direction to become more committed cells. This process can take upto 5 hours. The stem cells are then washed using a GAMBRO 2992 Cell Processor and then reinfused back into the patient.
The main advantage of this therapy as opposed to other stem cell therapies / treatments is that we obtain a very large volume of stem cells through this process of conversion. W get approximately 5-7 Billion stem cells as opposed to 50-70 million created by other scientists. As this is the patient's blood there is no usage of any type of immuno suppression or conditioning regimen. Further, there is no risk of any type of rejection of the cells as they are by definition DNA / HLA matched.
The patient typically stays in our hospital for a period of 3-4 nights. The patient's base line tests are conducted on the day before the procedure. On the day of the procedure, the CVP line is inserted by an ICU doctor and the process starts. The actual process takes only 7-10 hours. The patients is then observed for a period od 24-48 hours.
This treatment costs US$ 22,100 which includes al pre and post procedure tests, the actual stem cell therapy as well as hospitalization and airport pick and drop via an ambulance (if required). It does not cover any specialized care such as ICU or CCU units, intensive care or assisted breathing. These will be billed seperately.
Please note that we will require your detailed medical history and recent reports before we can make any final determination regarding the suitability of this treatment for your condition. The above information is provided on the basic information given to us in your correspondence to-date. Should you be interested in this treatment, please forward us your detailed medical history and recent reports to our address given below for a detailed examination.
Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance to you in this matter.
Best Regards,
Tariq Mumtaz
Managing Director
Healthcare Solutions International (Pvt) Limited
Tel: +(9221) 539-1561/64
Cel: +(92300)8221179
Fax: +(9221) 539-1565
e-mail;
mailto:tmumtaz@hsipl.com
Maurice