Shares in Athersys, Inc. (ATHX) soared more than 20% in U.S. premarket trading after the biotech company announced that it was granted approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to start a pivotal clinical study of its stem-cell therapy on patients with COVID-19-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).Following the FDA approval, Athersys said it plans this quarter to initiate a phase 2/3 pivotal study to determine the safety and efficacy of its MultiStem therapy in coroanavirus patients with moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome. The study conducted among 400 individuals will be administered at leading pulmonary critical care …read more
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