Open AccessA Case for Crowd Sourcing in Stem Cell Research
Author(s) -
Dekkers Olaf M.,
Mummery Christine L.,
Rabelink Ton J.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
stem cells translational medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.781
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 2157-6580
pISSN - 2157-6564
DOI - 10.5966/sctm.2014-0125
Subject(s) - observational study , crowd sourcing , stem cell , clinical trial , medicine , data science , computer science , biology , genetics
Many clinical trials of stem cell therapy over the last decade have included small study groups, limiting their scientific value and rendering their ethical justification questionable. Open‐source clinical development might enhance transparency of results from stem cell research, improve data on safety outcomes, and minimize overestimation of effects caused by publication bias, which will advance progress in stem cell therapy and provide opportunities for generalizing study results.