Stem Cell Therapeutics Receives Clearance from Health Canada to Proceed with the Phase IIb Clinical Stroke Trial
July 20 2009 - 7:48AM
Marketwired
Stem Cell Therapeutics Corp. (TSX VENTURE: SSS)("SCT" or "the
Company") has received a No Objection Letter ("NOL") from Health
Canada for the modified REGENESIS protocol using NTx�-265 for a
Phase IIb clinical trial treating acute ischemic stroke.
Dr. Alan Moore, President and CEO, commented as follows:
"We are pleased that Health Canada has issued an NOL for the
modified REGENESIS clinical trial. This welcome development means
that we are able to proceed with recruitment of patients, testing
the NTx�-265 regimen in patients with acute ischemic stroke in
Canada again and demonstrating the ability of this novel approach
to speed recovery from stroke disabilities. This satisfying
development can be directly attributed to the perseverance and
strong belief of all the SCT staff that NTx�-265 will, in the
future, redefine the therapies available to patients recovering
from acute ischemic stroke, traumatic brain injury, and
neurological disease."
About REGENESIS (a Phase II prospective, randomized,
double-blind, placebo controlled study of NTx�-265: hCG and epoetin
alfa in acute ischemic stroke patients): NTx�-265 is SCT's lead
therapeutic regimen of two approved and clinically well-defined
drugs, human Chorionic Gonadotropin ("hCG") and Erythropoietin
("EPO"), targeting the treatment of stroke. The twin objectives of
the treatment are to stimulate the growth and differentiation of
new neurons to replace the brain cells that were lost or damaged by
the stroke, and importantly, to direct motor, visual, and cognitive
recovery after the acute ischemic stroke. Encouraging clinical
results from SCT's BETAS Phase IIa stroke trial were presented at
the International Stroke Conference in February 2009, showing
clinically relevant recovery in 12 of 12 patients who received the
complete treatment. SCT received clearance from the FDA to proceed
with the Phase IIb stroke trial on May 15, 2009.
About Stem Cell Therapeutics Corp.: Stem Cell Therapeutics Corp.
is a Canadian public biotechnology company (TSX VENTURE: SSS)
focused on the development and commercialization of drug-based
therapies to treat central nervous system diseases. SCT is a leader
in the development of therapies that utilize drugs to stimulate a
patient's own resident stem cells. The Company's programs aim to
repair neurological function lost due to disease or injury. The
Company's extensive patent portfolio of owned and licensed
intellectual property supports the potential expansion into future
clinical programs in numerous neurological diseases such as
traumatic brain injury and multiple sclerosis.
For further information on Stem Cell Therapeutics Corp., visit
www.stemcellthera.com.
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