I have read about this as well as talked to my MS Nurse. If I am reading the same information they're talking about Stem Cell Replacement. There has been a lot of research on this topic in England. Many of their t4ials have produced remarkable results, however this in & of itself is not a cure. Lots of new information that may lead to a cure has been discovered. I'm 45 & am now hopeful that a cure will be found in case, heaven forbid, my children ever get MS.

there will never be a 'cure'

that involves rebuilding damage done

my medication slows my ms progression effectively and it costs over 5000 a month

of course its nice to be hopeful tho

C.C.S.V.I. is the real deal but they will never support a study for it with ms because well that would prevent the need for ms drugs

It's strange that Dr. Burt in Chicago has been doing HSCT for years, but it's never made such a stir until now. Dr Sadiq, at the tisch institute is working on another stem cell therapy that seems promising as well. I'd watch both, and participate in a study if I can get a chance.

There's a doctor in Florida too. I looked up stem cell trials on the internet, most were closed or outside the US, but I found one in California that would do it for $9000. No prior testing, no followup, just go in one time, and my neuro said no. But sometimes I'm tempted...

The testing is being done, so I'm hopeful that there WILL be a cure someday - sorry herewegoTY - and the idea of using stem cells to rebuild the myelin sheath certainly sounds promising to me.

I believe we need to believe/hope there will be a cure one day, otherwise, what's the point of. . .

I am in same mind set as Anne. Someday there will be a cure. That's my hope and faith.

I think it will be stem cells
W e around getting close

The medical establishment in the USA isn't structured to find cures - all the money is in treatments. However, that doesn't mean there aren't answers out there. Keep looking. I have seen some stem cell research which looks promising. We all need to be our own best researchers and advocate for healthier practices. ALWAYS look for side effects and the down side of any treatment, before trying it. Maybe tell your significant other to pay attention for those, so you don't find yourself inducing the placebo effect on negatives. I am presently trying astaxanthin (Bio-Astin).

The clinical trial being done in London is very similar to what is taking place with Dr. Burt in the US, as well as groups in several other countries. It's really not focused on a cure as much as halting progression of the disease. It does look like it's working that far.

There are three stages to a true cure for MS: immunomodulation, remyelination, and neural recovery. At this point, I'm more excited by treatments that use a combination of neural and mesenchymal stem cells. So far the only place I know where that is being done is a hospital in Tianjin, China. I've talked with folks who know a lot about it, and those results are really promising.

I think this may be the article:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/miracle-cure-multiple-sclerosis-paralysed-7201431

I don't think I'd opt for chemo but I like the stem cell treatment idea.
It's always uplifting to see that there is hope. I read about stem cell therapy a while back, after hearing a radio show about it. I called to learn of the price involved in using my own stem cells for a treatment and the cost was prohibitive. I then researched more to find that it may be possible to create stem cells through exercise. I remain hopeful that something can help.

I heard about this with the new drug being in the final clinical trials. There was a story about a woman in a nursing home with primary progressive actually getting out of her wheelchair and going back home after she was on the new drug in clinical trials. My doctor says it is from the drug, Ocrelizumab or nicknamed ORATORIO.

My doctor wants to put me on it in the fall when it is approved. I am still on Rebif and I think that it is not working as well as it used to after 13 years on it. I will be interested in checking it out but am always worried about the side effects.