DURHAM, NC--(Marketwire - October 30, 2008) - Aldagen, Inc. today announced that it has received orphan drug designation for ALD-101 from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The designation was granted for the use of ALD-101 to improve patient outcomes by decreasing time to platelet and neutrophil engraftment in patients with inherited metabolic disorders undergoing umbilical cord blood transplantation.
