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Subsequent Events	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
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Commitments and Contingencies [Text Block]	Subsequent Events Common Stock Issuances Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement with Aspire (see Note 12), from April 1, 2015 through May 4, 2015, Aspire has purchased 0.8 million shares of the Company's common stock for an aggregate consideration of approximately $2.0 million. 2015 Aspire Agreement On May 4, 2015, the Company entered into a Common Stock Purchase Agreement with Aspire, whereby Aspire is committed to purchase up to an aggregate of $30 million of shares of NeoStem common stock over a 24-month term.  Long-Term Debt: Interest-Only Period Extension On April 29, 2015, the Company announced that the first patient in the Intus Study has been randomized. In accordance with the Company's Loan and Security Agreement with Oxford (see Note 10), based on the initiation of this study, the interest-only payment period on Term Loan A has been extended to April 1, 2016.

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The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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