Our Team

The CIRM-funded Alpha Clinics are a network of top California medical centers. The Network specializes in delivering stem cell clinical trials to patients. The key to the Network’s success is the ability to accelerate the delivery treatments to patients through partnerships with patients, medical providers and clinical trial sponsors. These partnerships enable:

  • Patient-centered clinical trials with the highest standards of care and research
  • Strategic collaboration with academic and industry teams developing innovative stem cell therapies
  • Leveraging of resources to promote efficiency, acceleration and increased chances of success

EVENTS

7th Annual CIRM Alpha Clinics Network Symposium

Bringing together investigators, scholars, clinical trial sponsors, and patient advocates, to advance our shared goal

Friday | October 25, 2024
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

More Information and Registration

HIGHLIGHTED CLINICAL TRIALS

TRX103-02

A Phase 1/2a, Open Label, Dose Escalation Study to Evaluate the Safety and Preliminary Efficacy of TRX103 in Subjects with Moderate to Severe Treatment-Refractory Crohn's Disease

Contact: Kris Curl Johnston | 916-501-9393

 

EBUS22CD19AR100

An Open-Label, Dose Escalation, Multi-Center Phase I/II Clinical Trial of EB103 T-Cell Therapy in Adults with Relapsed/Refractory (R/R) B-Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL)

Contact: Richard “RJ” Joven | 916-494-2368

 

Visit CIRM's website list of all clinical trials.  |   Questions? Write AlphaClinic@ucdavis.edu.

Geoffrey P. Lomax, Maria Bonneville, Vito Imbasciani, and Jonathan Thomas

The promise of cell and gene therapies is being realized as new products emerge to treat diseases once considered intractable. These treatments are emerging amidst reports of patients being injured by unproven “stem cell” interventions. At this juncture, it is vital to be supporting the continued development of promising regenerative medicine products while protecting patients from the risks posed by unproven interventions. Various stakeholders including governments, patient groups, medical societies, and the media are committed to this outcome. In this perspective, we draw on our experience gained from partnerships in developing regenerative medicine products to identify technical, organizational, and ethical benchmarks for the responsible delivery of regenerative medicine treatments. These benchmarks may serve as the basis for policy interventions intended to drive the responsible delivery of stem cell and regenerative medicine products. Our particular focus is California‐based policy, but the suggested benchmarks are broadly applicable to national and international jurisdictions.