A Grand Cayman clinic operating since 2009 that gives intravenous umbilical cord stem cells over two days, within a patient-funded registered study.
DVC Stem is a stem cell clinic on Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands, at Seven Mile Beach, operating since 2009. It describes its work as a patient-funded phase II/III clinical trial approved by an institutional review board and registered with the Cayman Islands government under the reference HPC/CTr/003. In plain terms, patients pay to take part in a registered study rather than receiving ordinary licensed treatment.
The treatment described is an intravenous infusion — a drip into a vein — of mesenchymal stem cells grown from umbilical cord tissue. The protocol is set out specifically: 300 million culture-expanded cells given across two days, with the cells tested for viability several times before they are administered. Acupuncture and massage are offered before and after the infusion.
The site is more forthcoming than most about where its cells come from. The umbilical cords are described as full-term, donated in the United States by donors screened through a tissue bank accredited by the American Association of Tissue Banks, and processed in a US laboratory registered with the Food and Drug Administration that holds ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 certification. Claims on the site that local health regulation is on a par with the United States, United Kingdom and European Union are the clinic's own characterisation.
This is a very wide list spanning neurological, autoimmune, lung and heart conditions. Stem cell treatment is not an established therapy for most of them, so ask what published evidence exists for your own diagnosis and what the trial is actually measuring.
The clinic names its cell source and processing arrangements in unusual detail.
The clinic is at Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, and has operated since 2009. Treatment runs across two days. It accepts patients from overseas and states that interest-free financing is available to United States residents. The working language is English; German-speaking staff are mentioned in patient accounts on the site.
The site has a pricing page but the amount was not stated in the material reviewed. It does say that interest-free financing is offered to United States residents, so ask for the full cost in writing before travelling.
Profile compiled from information published on the clinic's own website and from the StemCell Registry directory record. Details may change; confirm directly with the clinic before making decisions.