Qualified Blood Donors 18-35 years old Needed in South Florida

WE NEED YOUR HELP!

Qualified Donors 18-35 years old Needed

We are currently recruiting participants for a

Research study that will test the ability of donated white blood cells to fight cancer

 

If you would like to donate white blood cells, or for additional information regarding this trial, please call the South Florida Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplant Institute research team at (561) 752-5522 or visit www.bmscti.org/clinicaltrials.htm 

and fill out a “Donor Reply Form”

Note: compensation for time and travel will be given to Qualified Donors

Dipnarine Maharaj - Cancer Clinical Trial Information

Dipnarine Maharaj - Cancer Clinical Trial Information

 

Dr. Dipnarine Maharaj M.D., FACP - Medical Director - South Florida Bone Marrow Stem Cell Transplant Institute

 

 

 

South Florida Bone Marrow Stem Cell Transplant Institute (SFBMSCTI), based on a scientific collaboration with Dr Zheng Cui at Wake Forest University (WFU), has received IND (Investigational New Drug) approval from the FDA and WIRB (Western Institutional Review Board) approval to conduct a Phase I/II clinical trial using granulocytes for treatment of solid tumors in cancer patients. The clinical trial designation is 08001-BMSCTI.

 In its simplest terms the protocol involves recruiting donors with a matching ABO/Rh (blood type) to the cancer patient and a significant HLA (tissue typing) mismatch, screening them on the basis of a predetermined set of study criteria, collecting their granulocytes from their peripheral blood, and transfusion of the fresh product to the matching cancer patient. On average, it requires 5 qualified donors to yield sufficient numbers of granulocytes to treat one cancer patient. Again on average, it takes 25 willing donors to yield those 5 qualified donors. (Based on potential Patient C-H, 10 qualified donors were obtained from a pool of 47 willing donors that met the study criteria).

Storing Your Healthy Adult Stem Cells - Adult Stem Cell Banking - Commentary from Dr. Dipnarine Maharaj MD FACP

The best time to collect and store your healthy adult stem cells is before you develop a major cancer such as leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, breast cancer, etc. or a major chronic illness such as Parkinson's disease, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, or stroke. 

By Collecting and storing your healthy adult stem cells you are able to create a reset point for your immune system.  So if and when you do get a type of illness you can have your immune system from when you are healthy to help you fight the disease that you develop when your immune system is weak. 

In addition to banking your adult stem cells for the future it is critical to test  your own immune system to see how your immune system is doing.  You need to know your inflammatory and anti-inflammatory markers as well as your Cancer Killing Activity (CKA). 


Dr. Dipnarine Maharaj M.D. is the Medical Director of the South Florida Bone Marrow Stem Cell Transplant Institute located in Boynton Beach, FL in Palm Beach County.  He has over 30 years of bone marrow and stem cell transplant experience.