University Hospitals Performing Same Or Similar Procedures
Clinical Trial: NCT00273364

Stem Cell Therapy for Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
Failing Interferon A Randomized Study

Study Type:              Interventional
Study Design:          Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control,
Crossover Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study

Official Title:          Hematopoietic Stem Cell Therapy for Patients With
Inflammatory Multiple Sclerosis Failing Interferon: As a randomized study,
autologous unmanipulated PBSCT using a conditioning regimen of
cyclophosphamide and rATG

Locations

United States, Illinois                                                         Recruiting
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine                    
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
Contact: Dzemila Spahovic, MD     312-908-0059     
d-spahovic@northwestern.edu     
Principal Investigator: Richard Burt, MD             

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http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct/show/NCT00288626

High-Dose Immunosuppression and Autologous
Transplantation for Multiple Sclerosis (HALT MS) Study

Study Type:              Interventional
Study Design:          Treatment, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Uncontrolled,
Single Group Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study

Official Title:          A Phase II Study of High-Dose Immunosuppressive
Therapy (HDIT) Using Carmustine, Etoposide, Cytarabine, and Melphalan
(BEAM) and Thymoglobulin, and Autologous CD34+ Hematopoietic Stem
Cell Transplant (HCT) for the Treatment of Poor Prognosis Multiple
Sclerosis

Locations

United States, California
City of Hope National Medical Center                           Recruiting
Duarte, California, United States, 91010
Contact: Emily Krupka, RN, BSN     626-256-4673 ext 64658                  
ekrupka@coh.org     
Principal Investigator: Stephen J. Forman, MD             
Principal Investigator: Harry Openshaw, MD             
      
United States, Texas        
University of Texas - Southwestern                             Recruiting        
Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390-9036
Contact: Olaf Stuve, MD     214-648-2330       
olaf.stuve@utsouthwestern.edu     
Principal Investigator: Olaf Stuve, MD             
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center                                       Recruiting        
Houston, Texas, United States, 77230-1402
Contact: Marilyn S. Davis, RN, CCRC     713-745-4371  
msdavis@mdanderson.org     
Principal Investigator: Uday Popat, MD             
Baylor College of Medicine                                             Recruiting      
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
Contact: George J. Hutton, MD     713-798-8170  
ghutton@bcm.tmc.edu     
Principal Investigator: George J. Hutton, MD             
      
United States, Washington        
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center                Recruiting        
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98109-1024
Contact: Bernie McLaughlin, RN     206-667-4916      
bmclaugh@fhcrc.org     
Principal Investigator: James Bowen, MD             
Principal Investigator: Richard Nash, MD             

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Other possible institutions that may be doing similar procedures, but not
listed on ClinicalTrials.gov. I will add to the list as I can find and verify them.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
University of Colorado at Denver Health Science Center, Aurora
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
University of Colorado at Denver Health Science Center, Denver
University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center and Medical
School, Worcester
VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, Utah
University of California, Los Angeles
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This is a list of University Hospitals that may perform the procedure
outside of the study. Click the Clinical Trials links to further research the
procedures.
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