‘Neo-bladder’ Maker Tengion Inc. to Launch Clinical Test in Adults

Tengion Inc., an East Norriton start-up developing regenerated human organs, said today it will enroll 10 adults with defective bladders due to spinal cord injuries in a clinical trial to study its autologous neo-bladders.The midstage Phase 2 study of the technology, which uses the patient’s own cells to grow new bladders, will be conducted at six medical centers, including Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia.

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