14 Jun Drug Discovery News: A cell therapy to heal a broken heart
Researchers harvest stem cells from patients who have recently had a heart attack and use them to trigger regeneration of their cardiac muscle.
Researchers harvest stem cells from patients who have recently had a heart attack and use them to trigger regeneration of their cardiac muscle.
CellProthera recently announced positive results from a Phase 1/2b study of its lead ProtheraCytes in patients following a severe heart attack, positioning the stem cell therapy as a promising option to repair and regenerate heart tissue. The data was presented today by Faiez Zannad, MD, PhD, Chairman of the study’s steering committee and emeritus professor of therapeutics at the Université of Lorraine.
DDW’s Megan Thomas speaks to experts from the drug discovery industry about their predictions on the future of stem cells in drug discovery.
Didier HAGUENAUER - CMO - CELLPROTHERA
CellProthera collaborates with Japanese stem cell experts at Shonan-Kamakura General Hospital (SKGH) on clinical manufacturing for upcoming autologous stem cell trials in ischemic diseases
A 20 year old promise slowly becoming a reality
Kim Smith, a 66-year-old heart attack patient, experienced a life-changing breaktrough after receiving stem cell therapy at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB)
Final patient receives ProtheraCytes(R) cell therapy to regenerate damaged heart tissue following severe heart attack. Study remains on track for final readout in H1 2024
DDW’s Reece Armstrong speaks to Hendrik Streefkerk, Chief Medical Officer and Drug Safety Officer of CellProthera about the company’s cell therapy for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and why regenerative medicine could be key to treating cardiac diseases.
Peter Altman, CEO of BioCardia, and Matthieu de Kalbermatten, CEO of CellProthera, comment on trans-endocardial intramyocardial delivery systems for biotherapeutics to treat heart failure, ischemia, and infarction, and the importance of the right delivery solution.