Tag: transplantation

PRESS RELEASE 

ROCKVILLE, Md. and SUZHOU, China, Aug. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ascentage Pharma (NASDAQ: AAPG; HKEX: 6855), a global, commercial stage, integrated biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery, development and commercialization of novel, differentiated therapies to address unmet medical needs in cancer, announced that it has received clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to conduct GLORA-4 study (NCT06641414), a global registrational Phase III study of lisaftoclax (APG-2575), a proprietary Bcl-2 inhibitor, in combination with azacitidine (AZA), for the treatment of patients with newly diagnosed higher-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (HR-MDS).

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Regen BioPharma, Inc. (OTC ID: RGBP and RGBPP) today provided further insight into its planned Phase 1 clinical trial of HemaXellerate, the company’s innovative stem cell-derived therapy, which has already received U.S. FDA clearance. While the initial focus is on treating aplastic anemia, a rare orphan indication, Regen BioPharma is evaluating expanded applications for this groundbreaking therapy in markets poised for significant growth.

RIAD, Saudi-Arabien, Aug. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Das King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSHRC) hat an zwei aufeinanderfolgenden Tagen erfolgreich 10 Cross-Over-Nierentransplantationen durchgeführt und damit einen weltweiten Rekord für die meisten derartigen Eingriffe innerhalb von zwei Tagen in einem einzigen Zentrum aufgestellt – zeitgleich mit dem Weltorganspendetag am 13. August. Dieser Meilenstein unterstreicht die führende Rolle des KFSHRC im Bereich der Organtransplantation weltweit.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Aug. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSHRC) successfully performed 10 kidney exchange transplants over two consecutive days, setting a global record for the highest number of such procedures conducted within a two-day span at a single center, coinciding with World Organ Donation Day on August 13. This milestone reinforces KFSHRC’s position as a global leader in organ transplantation.

Wuppertal, Germany, August 5, 2025 - Aicuris Anti-infective Cures AG today announced initial clinical data from its ongoing first-in-human Phase 1 trial with AIC468. The novel antiviral antisense oligonucleotide is in development for the treatment of BK virus (BKV) infections in kidney transplant recipients. The interim results, presented at the World Transplant Congress in San Francisco on August 4, 2025, provide an overview of PK characteristics of AIC468 from the Phase 1 clinical trial in healthy volunteers.