Neurodegenerative disease Treatment in Giostar Stem Cell Therapy | Cancun Clinic

Neurodegenerative disease care at Giostar Stem Cell Therapy | Cancun Clinic in Cancun, Mexico, includes assessment and regenerative cell therapy. The clinic has a COFEPRIS-certified laboratory; a virtual consultation is free, clinic-wide stem cell therapy may start around $5,000, and one condition-specific application may start around $8,500.

Assessment and testing before treatment

Medical Director Dr. Cristina Santana, MD, has over 15 years of experience in regenerative medicine, neuroscience, and neuroanatomy. She reviews medical history and assesses treatment eligibility before a personalized protocol is planned.

• Virtual consultation: Initial consultation and medical history review are free.
• Laboratory exams: Tests are included the day before the first application.
• Clinical, genetic, and functional testing: The clinic’s in-house laboratory offers these assessments.

Stem cell and supportive therapies

The clinic prepares multipotent mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in its COFEPRIS-certified laboratory. Cells may come from umbilical cord tissue, adipose tissue, or dental pulp. Donor cells come from screened donors aged 18–22; autologous cells may come from the patient’s adipose tissue or bone marrow.

• MSC therapy for neurodegenerative disease: Applications use 1–4 vials, containing 35–140 million stem cells, plus 1–10 billion exosomes. Delivery may be intravenous, intrathecal, or local.
• Intrathecal application: A lumbar injection places cells into cerebrospinal fluid, which surrounds the brain and spinal cord.
• Condition-specific protocols: Plans are tailored to ALS, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, ataxia, Alzheimer’s disease, peripheral neuropathy, spinal cord injury, or hemiparesis after stroke or brain injury.
• Supportive therapies: Options include oxygen therapy, nutritional IV therapy, dietitian consultation and follow-up, physiotherapy when indicated, and immunotherapy support.

What an application includes

The one-application package may include oxygen therapy, nutritional IV preparation, medical consultation, and dietitian follow-up. It also includes transport between the hotel, clinic, and airport, plus laboratory exams before the first application. Flights and Cancun or Playa del Carmen accommodation are not included. The clinic reports that the session takes a few hours, with a stay of several days in the area.

Protocols follow a laboratory method developed by Dr. Anand Srivastava. The clinic also reports research collaborations with UCSD, UCI, Salk Institute, Burnham Institute, and UCLA. To explore whether an assessment may suit the patient’s needs, request a consultation through Bookimed.