LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. (OTCBB: ACTC - News) announced today that principal investigator Dr. Nabil Dib, M.D., M.Sc., FACC, presented results from a 23-patient study of ACT’s myoblast therapy for the treatment of congestive heart failure (CHF) over the weekend at the International Society for Cardiovascular Translational Research (ISCTR) World Symposium in San Diego, CA. Dr. Dib presented the results as a case study of the successful translation of a therapy from scientific research to the bedside. The results of the study demonstrate long term cell survival in heart failure patients as well as strong quality of life improvements as measured by the New York Heart Association third party questionnaire, the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire, and the 6 minute walk results (compared to continued deterioration by the control group). Moreover, ACT’s myoblast trial has been the only cell-based, FDA-approved human clinical trial that has not required the administration of anti-arrhythmic drugs or assist devices, which is in contrast to trials for bone marrow-derived and other adult stem cell therapies.
