PharmaCyte Biotech Announces Encapsulation of Live Cells for Clinical Trial in Pancreatic Cancer
January 15, 2019 at 09:15 am
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PharmaCyte Biotech, Inc. announced PharmaCyte’s partner, Austrianova, has successfully encapsulated the live cells used in PharmaCyte’s therapy for its planned clinical trial in patients with locally advanced, non-metastatic, inoperable pancreatic cancer (LAPC). The cells are now growing and dividing inside the Cell-in-a-Box® capsules.
PharmaCyte Biotech, Inc. is a biotechnology company. It is focused on developing cellular therapies for cancer, diabetes, and malignant ascites based upon a cellulose-based live cell encapsulation technology known as Cell-in-a-Box. Its product candidate is referred to as CypCaps. The Cell-in-a-Box encapsulation technology potentially enables genetically engineered live human cells to be used to produce various biologically active molecules. It is advancing clinical research and development of new cellular-based therapies in oncology and diabetes. It is also focused on developing therapies for pancreatic and other solid cancerous tumors by using genetically engineered live human cells. Its product candidate for the treatment of diabetes consists of encapsulated genetically modified insulin-producing cells. It is also focused on the benefits of the Cell-in-a-Box technology to develop therapies for cancer that involve prodrugs based upon certain constituents of the Cannabis plant.
PHARMACYTE BIOTECH, INC. 
