Aastrom Announces Collaboration With CPC Clinical Research for the Phase 3 REVIVE Study in Critical Limb Ischemia

Aastrom Biosciences ASTM, the leading developer of patient-specific, expanded multicellular therapies for the treatment of severe, chronic cardiovascular diseases, today announced a collaborative agreement with CPC Clinical Research, a non-profit, academic research organization led by William Hiatt, M.D. CPC will provide services related to the execution of Aastrom's Phase 3 REVIVE clinical studies for ixmyelocel-T, the company's expanded multicellular therapy. "CPC has extensive experience in clinical trials research related to peripheral artery disease and wound healing," said Dr. Hiatt, president of CPC Clinical Research. "We are thrilled to collaborate with Aastrom on what we believe is one of the most well-designed clinical development programs we've seen for CLI patients. We share their commitment to advancing the REVIVE Phase 3 clinical program for ixmyelocel-T to regulatory approval and to help provide a promising therapy to CLI patients – a population with a significant unmet medical need. Aastrom's clinical development program is a critically important translational step in the development of cellular therapies to treat human disease, a key objective of the University of Colorado Stem Cell Center."