EXTON, Pa., March 09, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fibrocell Science, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCSC), a gene therapy company focused on transformational autologous cell-based therapies for skin and connective tissue diseases, today reported financial results for the year ended December 31, 2016 and recent operational highlights. Fibrocell will host a conference call and webcast today at 8:30 a.m. EST.
“We are pleased with the significant progress of our distinctive gene therapy candidates that have the potential to be transformative for patients suffering from rare and devastating genetic diseases of the skin and connective tissue,” said John Maslowski, Chief Executive Officer of Fibrocell. “We achieved a major milestone in the Phase I/II clinical trial of FCX-007, our product candidate for the treatment of Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa (RDEB), upon dosing our first patient in the Phase I portion of the trial. In addition, we initiated a pre-clinical dose-ranging study for FCX-013, our gene therapy candidate for the treatment of linear scleroderma, and expect to follow with a toxicology/biodistribution study in the fourth quarter of 2017.”
“We are pleased with the significant progress of our distinctive gene therapy candidates that have the potential to be transformative for patients suffering from rare and devastating genetic diseases of the skin and connective tissue,” said John Maslowski, Chief Executive Officer of Fibrocell. “We achieved a major milestone in the Phase I/II clinical trial of FCX-007, our product candidate for the treatment of Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa (RDEB), upon dosing our first patient in the Phase I portion of the trial. In addition, we initiated a pre-clinical dose-ranging study for FCX-013, our gene therapy candidate for the treatment of linear scleroderma, and expect to follow with a toxicology/biodistribution study in the fourth quarter of 2017.”
