Stem cells from fat tested to regrow breast tissue
April 20, 2006
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Cytori Therapeutics Inc. said on
Thursday that it will begin the first clinical trial to test
whether stem cells derived from fat can be used to regenerate
breast tissue in Japan next month.
The 20-patient study, which will include women who have
undergone partial mastectomies due to breast cancer, was
approved by Japanese regulators, the company said.
Cytori, based in San Diego, said it has developed a system
for isolating and concentrating a patients’ own stem cells from
tissue removed from one of the body’s normal fatty deposits.
Source: reuters