At what point in the investigation is?

The clinical research program of cell therapy in patients with spinal cord injury began in the Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda in March 2013 and have now been treated and 12 patients with complete spinal cord injury and chronically established, through the first clinical trial of this nature adopted in Spain by the Spanish Agency of Medicines. The results of this first trial will be announced later this year, when all patients have completed the set-up time in the study protocol. A second clinical trial, dirigido a pacientes con lesiones medulares incompletas se encuentra actualmente en fase de ejecución y sus resultados se podrán hacer públicos a finales del próximo año.

What is work or technical?

It involves the application of a cell therapy medicinal, manufactured in Cell Production Room Service Neurosurgery Hospital Puerta de Hierro, and whose active component are stem cells from the patient's own bone marrow. Cells are implanted in the injured spinal cord of patients, mediante una intervención quirúrgica compleja y con una técnica adaptada a las características de las diferentes lesiones de los pacientes.

How financed research?

To set up this program, the Puerta de Hierro Hospital received ago 3 years a grant from the Association of SCI APINME, enabling install the necessary room Cell Production for cell cultures. This room is the first of our country designed specifically for cell therapy treatments for neurological and has a leading technology in this field. The first two studies in patients have been conducted through grants from government agencies, specifically the Ministry of Health, and we are already preparing a third trial funded by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III, through the Health Research Fund. A program of this type, however, It is extraordinarily expensive, by the high costs of maintaining the Living Cell Production, recruitment, cleaning costs, validating devices, etc., making it necessary to resort to additional subsidies, which for now are being achieved through various foundations, as the Foundation Rafael del Pino, Mapfre Foundation, Foundation SERMs, etc., working with this project, Nonprofit. Undoubtedly, the maintenance of this program is difficult, in the current state of economic and because of these technical difficulties are still undergoing clinical investigation, and therefore, not covered by health care resources of our hospitals. Our immediate goal, therefore, is the consolidation of these treatments, showing a clear improvement in the quality of life of patients, and can be incorporated as soon as possible, a la cartera de servicios de nuestra Sanidad Pública.

On the other hand, se trata este programa socio sanitario de gran impacto por su innovación y por su aplicación a pacientes con grave discapacidad neurológica tras secuelas de un daño medular adquirido.

It is based on more than 20 years of research entirely in Spain, and has allowed the development of the first human cell therapy registered in our country, Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products(Competent Authority), con indicación terapéutica “para lesiones traumáticas de la medula espinal”.

The research is very expensive and to try to achieve those revenues needed for association studies proinvestigación for the repair of spinal cord injury was created (APINME) and their website is www.apinme.org.

Se puede decir que se puede ser optimista y esperanzador.

By Jorge Moreno. Source: http://www.elpollourbano.es/sin-barreras/2015/02/el-neurocirujano-doctor-vaquero-da-un-paso-mas-en-la-recuperacion-de-lesionados-medulares-un-importantisimo-avance-medico/

During this meeting, given to meet the president of the research project of Dr cellular therapy equipment. Cowboy to cure spinal cord injuries and improve. The president held out his hand to all SCI, con gran humanidad sobre el tema y poniendo todo su interés en cada una de las palabras.

Gracias por su apoyo y calor humano.

Maria Isabel Alastuey with President Luisa Fernanda Rudi

Thanks Don Fernando, usted va a colaborar a darnos vida.

Photos of the meeting:

A research group at the Hospital Puerta de Hierro in Madrid achieved positive results in animal and human tested shortly
EDITORIAL The Research Group Hospital Puerta de Hierro in Madrid recibía la pasada semana con una noticia que abre la puerta a la esperanza a una futura y posible recuperación de lesiones medulares en humanos.

The team has succeeded in Madrid hospital, with the use of a small cell called stromal stem, extracted from the animal's own bone marrow, recover mice and pigs affected with SCI. Now, with the agreement signed with the Association of Injured core APINME, may build a cleanroom, the first living cell therapy for spinal cord injury recover, with an investment of 400.000 euros.

Javier Fernández- Lassquetty, Minister of Health of the Community of Madrid ensures that this “will be the first living cell therapy in Spain to be devoted exclusively to the recovery of spinal cord injury”.

The first test will be twelve volunteers therapy patients with chronic spinal cord injury and the specific 108.000 lesionados medulares que hay en España.

José Vicente Cuines, Vice President APINME, declares that “break this barrier we know is very difficult but not we were going to try and stop this project has convinced us since we met alla by 2006″.

The project will have other 450.000 euros aportados por el Ministerio de Sanidad.

Monday, 17 January 2011, 17:00
MAJADAHONDA, 17 (PRESS EUROPE)

El Hospital Puerta de Hierro contará con la primera sala de España especializada en la recuperación del daño medular gracias a un acuerdo que hará que se establezca un marco de investigación por el que se pondrán en marcha estas dependencias.

This agreement was signed today between the school management and the Pro Research Association for Spinal Cord Injury Repair (APINME). The Minister of Health, Javier Fernández Lasquetty ha presidido la firma del convenio.

The agreement includes an initial endowment of 400.000 euros, primarily for construction of the first living cell therapy in Spain to be allocated, exclusively, recovery from spinal cord injury. This project is associated with a grant from the Ministry of Health, other 450.000 euros “given its importance”.

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Jesus Vaquero Crespo, Professor of Medicine at the UAM, neurosurgeon at University Hospital Puerta de Hierro, leads a team of this center that investigates the chronic spinal cord injury recovery by implanting mesenchymal stem cells…

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Lasquetty presides over the signing of an agreement with the Hospital cell research for more than 400.000 euros.

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