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Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Neuralstem starts Phase 2 for ischemic stroke stem cell therapy


Neuralstem announces initiation of Phase 2 trial of NSI-189  Neuralstem announced the initiation of a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating NSI-566, the Company’s lead neural stem cell candidate, as a potential treatment for ischemic stroke. Neuralstem announced the positive topline results of Phase 1 stroke study in the 2018 ISSCR (International Society for Stem Cell Research) abstract on June 23, 2018. The trial will be taking place at Bayi Brain Hospital in Beijing, China, commencing on August 1, 2018. Managing the trial will be James Li, Ph.D., Executive Vice President of Asia Operations of Suzhou Neuralstem Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Neuralstem, Inc., located in Suzhou, China. Dr. Li has been made the Manager and a Registered Agent of Suzhou Neuralstem. Neuralstem will be allocating US$3 million toward this trial.

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