Ahmedabad: Quoting a report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, the Congress party alleged on Thursday that the state govt-run Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre (IKDRC) conducted stem cell therapy on 2,352 patients between 1999 and 2017, and 741 patients died during this period.
Speaking to reporters at the GPCC headquarters, party spokesperson Parthivrajsinh Kathavadia alleged, “The CAG report states that stem cell therapy failed in 91% of cases, with 2,132 out of 2,352 patients experiencing unsuccessful outcomes. Kidney transplants failed in 569 patients, and complications in 110 patients prevented kidney transplants.”
He said that in 2017, stem cell therapy at IKDRC was halted by the National Apex Committee for Stem Cell Research and Therapy. “The CAG observed that IKDRC conducted clinical trials without approval from the Institutional Committee for Stem Cell Research and Therapy,” he alleged.
“Unauthorized experiments were carried out on innocent patients. Who will be held accountable for the loss of those lives? The Congress demands that stringent action must be taken against all individuals responsible for the lapse,” he alleged.
