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Asterias Biotherapeutics (NYSE MKT: AST), new 9-month follow-up data from the AIS-A 10 million cell cohort in SCiStar P1/2a clinical trial

June 13, 2017 9:00am

AST is UP +$0.25 or +7.94% in the pre-market

SCiStar Phase 1/2a clinical trial shows three of six (50%) patients have now recovered two levels of motor function and previously-announced improvements in arm, hand and finger function at 3-months and 6-months following administration of AST-OPC1 have been confirmed and further increased at 9-months.

The new efficacy results show that previously reported meaningful improvements in arm, hand and finger function in the 10 million cell cohort treated with AST-OPC1 cells have been maintained and in some patients have been further enhanced even 9 months following dosing.

The Bottom Line: "Gains in motor function, such as the improvements observed in the SCiStar study to date, have been shown to increase a patient's ability to function independently following complete cervical spinal cord injuries.

AST had closed FLAT at $3.15

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