Stem cells in clinical applications : safety, ethics and regulation

This invaluable resource discusses the saftey, ethics, and regulations of developing stem cell clinical applications. Each chapter is contributed by a preeminent scientist in the field and covers such topics as clinical safety of stem cell gene therapy, the patentability of hESC technologies, international guidelines, challenges to international stem cell clinical trials, worldwide regulations including in emerging markets like China and India. This edited volume: (1) Addresses some of the most crucial safety challenges of clinical stem cell applications (2) Provides up-to-date insights on recent regulatory developments in the stem cell fields (3) Examines key ethical issues of the clinical translation process in different socio-economic, regulatory and healthcare contexts (4) Discusses the challenges of regulatory variation and ethical pluralism for international clinical research collaborations Saftey, Ethics, and Regulations and the other books in the Stem Cells in Clinical Applications series will be invaluable to scientists, researchers, advanced students and clinicians working in stem cells, regenerative medicine or tissue engineering