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    A breakthrough in stem cell transplantation therapy for the treatment of type 1 diabetes

    • Last Update: 2021-09-07
    • Source: Internet
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    On June 25, 2021, ViaCyte announced that in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D), its in-study stem cell-derived islet cell replacement therapy PEC Direct (VC-02) has obtained positive preliminary clinical results


    ViaCyte develops PEC series of therapies by differentiating pluripotent stem cells into pancreatic islet progenitor cells


    ▲PEC-Direct therapy for high-risk type 1 diabetes patients (picture source: ViaCyte official website)

    In the study, preliminary data from the first patient 9 months after implantation of PEC-Direct showed that at the 39th week, the biomarker for evaluating the production of insulin by functional pancreatic β-cells-the maximum concentration of C-peptide after blood glucose stimulation was changed from 0.


    "ViaCyte's cell replacement therapy has promising prospects


    Reference materials:

    [1] ViaCyte Reports Compelling Preliminary Clinical Data from Islet Cell Replacement Therapy for Patients with Type 1 Diabetes.


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