Ronald G. Victor, MD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (IMAGE)

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Ronald G. Victor, MD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

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"This is the first trial to test cell therapy to treat heart disease in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy," said Ronald G. Victor, MD, associate director of the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute and one of the clinical trial's primary investigators. "These early results show that further research is warranted and, in fact, is being planned."

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