-- First Site Will Enroll First Patient in the Clinical Study--
MELVILLE, NY., June 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BioRestorative Therapies, Inc. (the “Company” or “BioRestorative”) (NASDAQ: BRTX), a clinical stage company focused on stem cell-based therapies, today announced site initiation for its Phase 2 clinical trial targeting chronic lumbar disc disease (cLDD). The Denver Spine and Pain Institute is the first clinical site to be initiated. Additional selected sites are expected to be initiated in 2022.
BioRestorative’s Phase 2 trial is a double-blind controlled, randomized study to evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy of a single dose intradiscal injection of the Company’s autologous investigational stem cell-based therapeutic, BRTX-100. A total of up to 99 eligible patients will be randomized at up to 15 centers in the United States to receive either the investigational drug (BRTX-100) or control in a 2:1 fashion.
“Currently there are no approved, cell-based therapies for cLDD. While there is encouraging data that suggests that patients with cLDD could benefit from autologous stem cell transplants, the low oxygen micro-environment of the disc makes cell-based therapies challenging. BRTX-100 is manufactured under low oxygen conditions and engineered to survive this environment,” said Scott Bainbridge, M.D., Principal Investigator for the BRTX-100 trial at The Denver Spine and Pain Institute. “Positive proof-of-concept data in this trial could be disruptive and support the potential applicability of BRTX-100 to other spine and musculoskeletal disorders where low oxygen micro-environments are found.”
“We are pleased to initiate the first of several sites across the United States that will be enrolling for the trial,” said Lance Alstodt, Chief Executive Officer of BioRestorative Therapies. “Our sites have been carefully reviewed and selected and have clinical expertise in treating patients who could potentially benefit from BRTX-100. We look forward to working with the principal investigators and their clinical trial teams.”
About BioRestorative Therapies, Inc.
BioRestorative Therapies, Inc. (www.biorestorative.com) develops therapeutic products using cell and tissue protocols, primarily involving adult stem cells. Our two core programs, as described below, relate to the treatment of disc/spine disease and metabolic disorders:
- Disc/Spine Program (brtxDISC™): Our lead cell therapy candidate, BRTX-100, is a product formulated from autologous (or a person’s own) cultured mesenchymal stem cells collected from the patient’s bone marrow. We intend that the product will be used for the non-surgical treatment of painful lumbosacral disc disorders or as a complementary therapeutic to a surgical procedure. The BRTX-100 production process utilizes proprietary technology and involves collecting a patient’s bone marrow, isolating and culturing stem cells from the bone marrow and cryopreserving the cells. In an outpatient procedure, BRTX-100 is to be injected by a physician into the patient’s damaged disc. The treatment is intended for patients whose pain has not been alleviated by non-invasive procedures and who potentially face the prospect of surgery. Pursuant to authorization received from the Food and Drug Administration, we have commenced a Phase 2 clinical trial using BRTX-100 to treat chronic lower back pain arising from degenerative disc disease.
- Metabolic Program (ThermoStem®): We are developing a cell-based therapy candidate to target obesity and metabolic disorders using brown adipose (fat) derived stem cells to generate brown adipose tissue (“BAT”). BAT is intended to mimic naturally occurring brown adipose depots that regulate metabolic homeostasis in humans. Initial preclinical research indicates that increased amounts of brown fat in animals may be responsible for additional caloric burning as well as reduced glucose and lipid levels. Researchers have found that people with higher levels of brown fat may have a reduced risk for obesity and diabetes.
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