(+) Juventas Therapeutics doses first patient in Phase 2 STOP-HF trial (PRNewswire) - Aug 20, 2012 - P1, N=17; NCT01082094; Juventas reported 12-month results from P1 clinical trial in NYHA class 3 HF pts; In addition to meeting the primary safety endpoint, pts receiving target therapeutic doses demonstrated clinically significant improvement at 12 months in 6MWD & the MLHFQ; P2, N=90; STOP-HF; Juventas reports treating the first patient in STOP-HF trial
P1 data • Trial status • Heart Failure
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Juventas Therapeutics, a privately-held clinical-stage company developing novel regenerative therapies for treatment of cardiovascular disease, reports treating the first patient in its STOP-HF trial. The 90-patient, placebo-controlled, randomized double-blinded Phase II study is evaluating the safety and efficacy for JVS-100 in patients with late stage heart failure. Dr. Amit Patel, the Director of Clinical Regenerative Medicine at University of Utah Medical Center, treated the patient.
Juventas Therapeutics, a privately-held clinical-stage company developing novel regenerative therapies for treatment of cardiovascular disease, reports treating the first patient in its STOP-HF trial. The 90-patient, placebo-controlled, randomized double-blinded Phase II study is evaluating the safety and efficacy for JVS-100 in patients with late stage heart failure. Dr. Amit Patel, the Director of Clinical Regenerative Medicine at University of Utah Medical Center, treated the patient.
JVS-100, the Company's lead product, encodes Stromal cell-Derived Factor 1 (SDF-1) which has been shown to repair damaged tissue through recruitment of circulating stem cells to the site of injury, prevention of ongoing cell death, and restoration of blood flow.
Earlier this year, Juventas reported 12-month results from a Phase I clinical trial in New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III heart failure patients. In addition to meeting the primary safety endpoint, patients receiving target therapeutic doses demonstrated clinically significant improvements at 12 months in 6 minute walk distance (6MWD) and the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ). Nearly half of the patients improved a full NYHA class, with multiple patients improving two full classes.
The product will be delivered to patients using the BioCardia Helical Infusion System. BioCardia is a leading provider of cardiovascular catheter systems designed to deliver biologic therapies for cardiac regeneration. The Helical Infusion System is a CE Marked steerable two catheter system that enables delivery of biologic therapies to the heart muscle from within the chamber of the heart. It requires no external capital equipment and has an excellent clinical safety profile. The Helical Infusion System is commercially available in the European Union and is under investigation in the United States in ongoing clinical trials.
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