First patient treated in Cytori Therapeutics’s phase II trial for knee osteoarthritis therapy

Cytori Therapeutics announced that the first patient has been treated in its FDA-approved trial assessing the effect of Cytori Cell Therapy for knee osteoarthritis.

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The trial, ACT-OA, is a phase II, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial including 90 patients. It aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Cytori Cell Therapy — the company’s autologous adipose derived therapy.

 

The patient was treated by Peter Hanson, MD, medical director of orthopedic surgery at Sharp Grossmont Hospital in San Diego.

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