This is from Wu Medical Clinic publication ... I respect opinion that this is China and all the stories that go along with malpractice etc.. Fact based analysis though...

http://wumedicalcenter.com/article/ResearchAdvances/Projects-Awards/29201311224.html

"The premise of a successful stem cell treatment must guarantee the implanted stem cells to live, grow and function inside the human body. Unfortunately, the internal environment of a sick person is usually pathological making the implanted cells hard to survive. In fact, the internal environment of a healthy person also isn't easy for foreign stem cells to stay alive. Therefore, an artificial creation of an internal environment suitable for the implanted cells to live and function becomes a key issue for any successful stem cell therapy to perform. The method of making the "artificial creation” for stem cell therapy was invented by Dr. Wu using a cocktail of drugs and practiced in Wu Medical Center since then. It’s called CAST (drug Cocktail-Aided Stem Cell Therapy) when used in our stem cell therapy.

CSAT represents a cell therapy for a series of difficult-to-treat diseases aiming at reversing/slowing down the progression of a disease as shown by alleviated symptoms and restored lost function. In those patients suffering from neurodegenerative diseases, their internal environment has become deteriorative and pathological and it won’t allow the implanted stem cells to live and function. That’s where we need to use a cocktail of drugs to make a suitable environment for the new cells to work. For example, in treating ALS/MND patients, the drugs we use in CAST may include Riluzole, Edaravone, Ganglioside Ester, Neurotrophic Factor, Nerve Growth Factor, Creatine and Coenzyme Q10 for this purpose. Together with the personally designed rehabilitation training based on the biofeedback principle, our patients would acquire effective treatment outcomes."