Vital Therapies Enrolls First Subject From Australian Site in VTI-208
(firmenpresse) - SAN DIEGO, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 12/02/13 -- Vital Therapies, Inc., a biotherapeutic company developing a cell-based therapy targeting the treatment of acute liver failure, today announced that it has enrolled the first subject from an Australian clinical trial site in VTI-208, a Phase 3 randomized, controlled clinical trial in 200 subjects with alcohol-induced liver decompensation, or AILD. The subject was enrolled in mid-November at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital near Perth, Australia.
As of today, 46 subjects have been enrolled in VTI-208 among 31 clinical sites in the United States and Australia.
Vital Therapies, Inc. is a biotherapeutic company developing a cell-based therapy targeting the treatment of acute liver failure. The company's lead product-candidate, ELAD, is an extracorporeal bio-artificial liver currently in Phase 3 clinical trials. Vital Therapies, Inc. is based in San Diego, California. Vital Therapies® and ELAD® are trademarks of Vital Therapies, Inc.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements, including but not limited to statements regarding Vital Therapies, Inc.'s current and future clinical studies. These statements relate to future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. These statements are only predictions based on the company's current expectations and projections about future events. You should not place undue reliance on these statements. Many factors or events may cause the company's actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statement. Vital Therapies, Inc. does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements. In addition, note historic clinical trial enrollment rates are not necessarily indicative of future enrollment rates. Subject enrollment is affected by numerous factors, many of which fall outside the company's control.
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Terry Winters
Co-Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Duane Nash
Chief Business Officer
Vital Therapies, Inc.
858-673-6840
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