Cord Blood
ViaCord and Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute Announce 100th Cord Blood Transplant
Published in Stem Cell Week, June 25th, 2007
ViaCord(R), the umbilical cord blood preservation division of ViaCell, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIAC), and Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI) announced that they have achieved their 100th umbilical cord blood transplant. The 100th transplant was a sibling transplant to treat Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID), commonly known as "bubble boy" disease. This historic milestone includes transplants through cord blood collected, preserved and stored with ViaCord and transplants using cord blood stored through CHORI's Sibling Donor Cord Blood Program.
In 2006, ViaCell and CHORI combined their efforts in the area of directed transplants for sibling donor umbilical...
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Source: Stem Cell Week (2007-06-25)
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