World’s First Stem-Cell Study for Cystic Fibrosis

A 39-year-old man with cystic fibrosis has made history by becoming the first person in the world to receive human adult stem cells in a new study that researchers hope will some day lead to the development of a therapy to reduce the inflammation and infection caused by CF. The study is being conducted at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio.

First stem cell study could lead to development of therapy to reduce inflammation caused by CF

A 39-year-old man with cystic fibrosis made history by becoming the first person to receive human adult stem cells in a new research study that researchers hope will someday lead to the development of a therapy to reduce the inflammation and infection caused by CF. The pioneering subject in the study is Bob Held from Alliance, Ohio, who on Jan. 26 received an infusion of cells called allogeneic human mesenchymal stem cells , adult stem cells collected from the bone marrow of healthy volunteers.