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Capricor to Present Interim Results from the HOPE-2 Trial in a Late Breaking Session of the World Muscle Society and Company to Host Conference Call Monday, October 7 at 5:30 AM PT / 8:30 AM ET
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 02, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Capricor Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CAPR), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development of
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[{"type":"text","content":"LOS ANGELES, Oct. 02, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Capricor Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CAPR), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development of first-in-class biological therapeutics for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and other rare disorders, announced that it will present interim results from the randomized, double-blind, Phase II HOPE-2 clinical trial of CAP-1002 in boys and young men with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) at the 24th International Congress of the World Muscle Society. The International Congress of the World Muscle Society will be held October 1 – 5, 2019 at Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark.\n Dr. Craig McDonald, a professor of pediatrics, professor and chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, director of Rehabilitation Services, director of the Neuromuscular Disease Clinics at UC Davis Health and national principal investigator for the HOPE-2 study will present the results. The presentation session will take place on Saturday, October 5th at 2pm local time. Management will host a webcast and conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET on Monday, October 7 to discuss these results. To participate in the conference call, please dial 866-717-4562 (domestic) or 210-874-7812 (international) and reference the access code: 8074349.To participate via a webcast, please visit: https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/uenq8x2j. The webcast will be archived for approximately 30 days and will be available at http://capricor.com/news/events/. About Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a devastating genetic disorder that causes muscle degeneration and leads to death, generally before the age of 30, most commonly from heart failure. It occurs in one in every 3,600 live male births across all races, cultures and countries. Duchenne muscular dystrophy afflicts approximately 200,000 boys and young men around the world. Treatment options are limited, and there is no cure. About CAP-1002 CAP-1002 consists of allogeneic cardiosphere-derived cells (CDCs), a type of progenitor cell that has been shown in pre-clinical and clinical studies to exert potent immuno-modulatory activity and is being investigated for its potential to modify the immune system’s activity to encourage cellular regeneration. CDCs have been the subject of over 100 peer-reviewed scientific publicati...