Ocata Therapeutics Inc fka OCAT

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Jan. 8, 2013
Now that we are at the halfway point in all three of our ongoing trials, we have had the opportunity to stop and assess not only the data relating to safety, but also to the activity of the transplanted RPE cells,” said Gary Rabin, chairman and CEO. “In our first report of hESC-derived cells transplanted into patients, published in the Lancet, we reported no adverse safety signals and that both patients that had been treated by that point showed some signs of visual improvements. For both of those patients, those gains in visual acuity have persisted for nearly 18 months now. In addition, we have observed persisting engraftment of the transplanted RPE cells in our more recent SMD and dry AMD patients. This is the first time we have shown this in dry AMD patients, which we find particularly encouraging, given that dry AMD represents one of the largest unmet medical needs in the world.”
http://www.advancedcell.com/news-and-media/press-releases/advanced-cell-technology-achieves-clinical-milestone/index.asp