SAN DIEGO, Aug. 09, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cytori Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CYTX) announced publication in the peer-reviewed journal, Stem Cell Research and Therapy, of “Autologous adipose-derived stromal vascular fraction and scarred vocal folds: first clinical case report.” This report describes preliminary data from the CELLCORDES trial of Cytori Cell Therapy™ (ADRCs) in patients with severe voice dysfunction due to scarring of the vocal fold (vocal cords).
The CELLCORDES trial is a fully-enrolled investigator-initiated pilot trial conducted using Cytori Cell Therapy. The trial is being performed by Investigators at the Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology and Head and Neck Surgery of Aix-Marseille University and the Cell Therapy Laboratory of La Conception University Hospital, both of Marseille, France. Additional details on the trial may be found at clinicaltrials.gov.
The reported index patient had severe vocal dysfunction persisting for four years following traditional surgery to treat chronic vocal fold lesions. Twelve months after single direct administration with 12 million ADRCs, the patient exhibited improvements in Vocal Handicap Index and other qualitative and quantitative measures of voice quality including: Hirano’s GRB scale (measuring vocal hoarseness, roughness, and breathiness), Jitter (a measure of uncontrolled variation in frequency of the voice), and vocal range. The authors noted that while the remaining seven patients treated in the CELLCORDES study have yet to complete 12-months of follow-up, no serious adverse events have been reported in any subject and no subject has reported worsening of vocal function. Furthermore, three are exhibiting “very good results (especially on the VHI)”.
About Cytori
Cytori is a therapeutics company developing regenerative and oncologic therapies from its proprietary cell therapy and nanoparticle platforms for a variety of medical conditions. Data from preclinical studies and clinical trials suggest that Cytori Cell Therapy™ acts principally by improving blood flow, modulating the immune system, and facilitating wound repair. As a result, Cytori Cell Therapy™ may provide benefits across multiple disease states and can be made available to the physician and patient at the point-of-care through Cytori’s proprietary technologies and products. Cytori Nanomedicine™ is developing encapsulated therapies for regenerative medicine and oncologic indications using technology that allows Cytori to use the benefits of its encapsulation platform to develop novel therapeutic strategies and reformulate other drugs to optimize their clinical properties. For more information, visit www.cytori.com.
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