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jCyte Initiates Phase 3 Clinical Trial for RP Cell Therapy

Biotechnology company jCyte is gearing up to launch a phase 3 clinical trial in the United States for its jCell therapy, following a successful phase 2B trial and with approval from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA). The company plans to begin enrolling new participants for the next phase of the trial in the second half of 2024.

Cell Therapy
jCells are similar to stem cells that have not yet fully matured into adult photoreceptors. These cells are injected into the vitreous body, the fluid inside the eye, in the middle of the eye. Through an intravitreal injection, it’s possible to achieve an effective dosage for the eye with a low dose, while the medication only minimally enters the rest of the body. jCells are designed to release proteins known as neurotrophic factors to preserve photoreceptors, regardless of the mutated gene causing vision loss. Neurotrophic factors are proteins that can stimulate the regeneration of damaged nerve pathways in experimental models.

New Experimental Treatments
In recent years, an increasing number of genes have been discovered in which hereditary mutations lead to vision impairment. This knowledge has led to new experimental treatments such as RNA therapy, gene therapy, stem cell therapy, and implanted chips connected to the brain. Stem cell therapy is particularly suitable in later stages of the eye disease, when many retinal cells have already died and gene therapy no longer provides relief.

Positive Phase 2B Results
In a phase 2B clinical trial with 85 patients for jCells, 39 percent of patients received the high dose of the treatment and showed an improvement in visual acuity of 10 letters (two lines on an eye chart) or more. In the lower dosage cohort, 16 percent showed an improvement of 10 or more letters. Significant improvements were also observed in treated eyes in contrast sensitivity, visual fields, and mobility-related visual function (as captured in the VFQ-48 questionnaire). These questionnaires provide an important indication alongside visual functions of whether there is also improvement in daily life mobility.

jCyte is a biotechnology company dedicated to preserving and restoring vision in patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and other degenerative retinal conditions. For more information, visit www.jcyte.com.

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