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Angiogenesis
CVBT Doses First Patient in its Phase II Clinical Trial for Severe Coronary Heart Disease
December 12th, 2008
CardioVascular BioTherapeutics, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: CVBT) , announced that it has dosed the first patient in North America (NA) as part of its ACORD Phase II clinical trial to treat patients with severe coronary heart disease. The ACORD (Angiogenesis for the treatment of CORonary heart Disease) trial will include four randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled doses in approximately 120 patients with severe coronary heart disease. Thirty sites are expected to participate. CVBT's drug candidate (CVBT-141H) contains a human protein, Fibroblast Growth Factor-1 (FGF-1), that will be injected into patients' hearts with the intent to stimulate a healing process called...
Source: Health Business Week (2008-12-12)
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