Doctors Implant Dopamine-Producing Stem Cells in Parkinson's Patients in Groundbreaking Trial
Doctors are implanting lab-grown stem cells into Parkinson's patients' brains in a groundbreaking clinical trial to restore dopamine production. The FDA has granted the Phase 1 REPLACE trial fast-track designation, testing iPSC-derived dopamine-producing cells in 12 patients with moderate to severe Parkinson's. Researchers will monitor participants for up to five years to assess motor function restoration and potential side effects.