Post by icemandios on Nov 29, 2023 13:59:03 GMT
BioCardia Shares Update from Japan PMDA Consultation on CardiAMP Autologous Cell Therapy for Ischemic Heart Failure; Foreign Data Expected to be Sufficient for Product Approval
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BioCardia, Inc. [Nasdaq: BCDA], a developer of cellular and cell-derived therapeutics for the treatment of cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases, today provided an update after its recent consultation with Japan’s Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Agency (PMDA) towards approval of its CardiAMP autologous cell therapy for the treatment of patients with ischemic heart failure of reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF).
“We are thankful that PMDA has signaled that data from outside Japan is likely to be sufficient for approval” said Peter Altman, PhD., BioCardia’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “We continue to work with PMDA to demonstrate that the evidence of patient benefit with low risk from this minimally invasive autologous cell therapy for a life-threatening condition should be sufficient for approval. PMDA approval would enable physicians and patients to consider the CardiAMP cell therapy option alongside other cell therapy approaches for the treatment of heart failure already in clinical use in Japan requiring open heart surgical administration of the cells.”
About the CardiAMP Cell Therapy Program
CardiAMP Cell Therapy – FDA designated as a Breakthrough therapy for HFrEF – uses a patient’s own (autologous) bone marrow cells delivered to the heart in a minimally invasive, catheter-based procedure to potentially stimulate the body’s natural healing response. Clinical trials for this therapy, including the CardiAMP Heart Failure Trial, have demonstrated positive clinical experience with this autologous cell therapy in almost 200 patient procedures. The trial is supported by the Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. CAUTION - Limited by United States law to investigational use.
About BioCardia ®
BioCardia, Inc., headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, is developing cellular and cell-derived therapeutics for the treatment of cardiovascular and pulmonary disease. CardiAMP™ autologous and NK1R+ allogeneic cell therapies are the Company’s biotherapeutic platforms that enable four product candidates in development. BioCardia also partners with other biotherapeutic companies to provide its delivery systems and development support to their programs studying therapies for the treatment of heart failure, chronic myocardial ischemia and acute myocardial infarction. For more information visit: www.BioCardia.com.