Advancells to launch oncology-specific cell line to help oncologists manage tumours
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Laxmi Yadav, Mumbai
July 30 , 2016
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Advancells, a Noida-based stem cell therapy solution provider, will soon
launch an oncology-specific cell line where the company will collect
peripheral blood from the patient and process it to create stem cells
like dendritic cells and Natural Killer Cells (NK Cells). These cells
have the potential to get attached to the tumour in the body and destroy
the same. This will be a helpful tool for the oncologist in managing
the tumours.
Cancer is the second biggest killer after
cardiovascular disease in the country. Considering this, we have
undertaken an initiative to come up with oncology-specific cell line.
Traditional treatments like chemotherapy, radiotherapy have a good
chance of killing cancer cells but also kills the stem cells in the bone
marrow, said Vipul Jain, founder of Advancells.
“Advancells
helps in providing regenerative medicine based therapeutic solutions for
the treatment of various life threatening and lifestyle diseases. We
develop treatment protocols and produce stem cells in our lab that can
be used by our partner hospitals and doctors to treat these diseases. We
follow international guidelines as established by ISSCR, US FDA and
ICMR. Advancells has tie-ups with over 50 doctors and 10 hospitals
across the country to provide treatments”, he said.
“We are
working on different ways in which to deliver cells to the body. For
instance, if we are trying to deliver cells to the spinal cord,
currently the cells don’t stay at the desired point as they are in
liquid form. We are working on a scaffold which we can seed with cells
and then paste it at the point of impact so the cells remain at desired
position and work there. The scaffold will dissolve automatically in 21
days,” Jain said.
Currently, we are processing cells from bone
marrow and adipose tissue. We will shortly be starting to process cells
from other sources like skin and dental pulp as well. Cells from dental
pulp have proven to be more effective in neurological conditions and
therefore they can be used for the treatment of neurological conditions.
Cells from the skin are good for wound healing, diabetic foot, ulcers
etc., he informed.
With a team of 23, Advancells has provided 500 patients stem cell treatment so far.
When
asked about the treatment cost, Jain said “The cost of the therapy
depends on a lot of factors like type of cells used, route of
re-injection, kind of facility etc. but as a ballpark figure one
treatment cycle can cost approximately Rs.2,00,000.”
Advancells
primarily work with autologous cells as they come without any ethical
debate or risk of rejection. Moreover, the government is also not in
favour of using manipulated cells (allogenic cells), he opined.
Advancells
which is growing at a fast pace is also about to launch cosmetic and
anti ageing specific portal called www.theyouthfulme.com which will
specifically focus on providing anti ageing protocols for clients
looking to shave off years in their looks and feeling much younger and
energetic, he concluded.
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