HAIFA, Israel, Aug. 13, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pluristem Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:PSTI) (TASE:PLTR), a leading developer of placenta-based cell therapies, today announced it has selected Cato Research as its contract research organization (CRO) for the German portion of the Company’s Phase II trial in intermittent claudication (IC) under the auspices of the Paul-Ehrlich Institute (PEI). Cato will serve as Pluristem’s applicant for its IC Clinical Trial Application to the PEI and to the ethics committees of the three study sites where the trials will be conducted. The trial will evaluate the safety and efficacy of Pluristem’s PLacental eXpanded (PLX-PAD) cells in treating IC, a subset of peripheral artery disease (PAD). The prevalence of IC in the United States alone is approximately 14 million patients, representing a cost of approximately $2.5 billion annually to the healthcare system. (References: The SAGE Group and HCUP 2007 Inpatient Data)
