Significant Findings in U.S. National Institutes of Health's Trial of Pluristem's PLX-R18 Cells for Treatment of Acute Radiation Syndrome
Pluristem Therapeutics Inc., a leading developer of placenta-based cell therapy products, announced today the positive results of a recently completed trial conducted by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) to evaluate PLX-R18 cells to treat bone marrow damaged by exposure to high levels of radiation, such as can occur after a nuclear disaster. Injection of PLX-R18 cells into muscle, as compared to a placebo, resulted in a statistically significant improvement in the recovery of white blood cell, red blood...
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