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## [Stem Cell Therapies in Parkinson’s Disease: Are We Moving Too Fast?](https://rcop.michaeljfox.org/t/stem-cell-therapies-in-parkinson-s-disease-are-we-moving-too-fast/1490)

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**Author:** [@psaffie](https://rcop.michaeljfox.org/u/psaffie)\
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**Last updated:** [April 15, 2026, 6:29am UTC](https://rcop.michaeljfox.org/t/stem-cell-therapies-in-parkinson-s-disease-are-we-moving-too-fast/1490 "2026-04-15T06:29:06Z")

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This week, two of my patients asked me about stem-cell therapy for Parkinson’s disease after hearing that Japan had approved it as a promising treatment. That worried me a lot. My concern is that patients may develop ex…