Amniotics

 “We now are able to investigate the clinical potential of PulmoStem™ in a much wider range of difficult pathogens. Airborne viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A cause diseases with high morbidity and mortality, and new tools to combat such diseases are needed. This approval opens up a wider clinical spectrum in the continued development of PulmoStem™, to help patients with high clinical unmet needs,” says Marcus Larsson, CEO at Amniotics.

The study is conducted in the UK and Sweden and the clinical sites are activated and ready to start recruitment.

The Phase Ib clinical study is an adaptive, dose-escalation trial including 9-18 hospitalized patients. The primary objective is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of intravenous (IV) dosing of PulmoStem™ in patients with moderate to severe COVID-19 or other viral lower respiratory tract infections such as Influenza A, Metapneumovirus and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). The study will also include secondary and explorative endpoints related to lung regeneration indicators, biomarkers of inflammatory response and other clinical efficacy outcomes. Results from the study are expected in the second half of 2023. See clinicaltrials.gov (identifier: NCT05348772) for more details.