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Spectral announces presentations at the 8th Annual World Congress on Trauma, Shock, Inflammation and Sepsis focusing on the role of endotoxin
Spectral announces presentations at the 8th Annual World Congress on Trauma, Shock, Inflammation ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nTORONTO, Mar. 12, 2010 (Canada NewsWire Group) -- /CNW/ -- Spectral Diagnostics Inc. (TSX:SDI), a company developing products for the treatment of sepsis, today announced that the 8th Annual World Congress on Trauma, Shock, Inflammation and Sepsis in Munich, Germany from March 9-13, 2010 will feature a key scientific symposium entitled, \"Endotoxin in Health and Disease - Clinical Relevance, Novel Diagnostics and Therapeutic Target: Update 2010,\" that will include two panel presentations from twelve thought leaders in the field of sepsis, including Dr. R. Phillip Dellinger, Principal Investigator for Spectral's US pivotal trial for Toraymyxin(TM), a therapeutic hemoperfusion device that removes endotoxin from the bloodstream.\"The importance given to the role of endotoxin at this significant international conference demonstrates the increasing recognition of its role in disease among thought leaders and clinicians,\" said Dr. Paul Walker, President and CEO of Spectral. \"Several presentations focus specifically on our Endotoxin Activity Assay (EAA(TM)) and Toraymyxin(TM) showing the benefit they provide to patients with severe sepsis through the identification of high levels of endotoxin, and effectiveness of the Toraymyxin(TM) product to remove endotoxin and improve patient outcomes. We are on track to start our pivotal trial in the first half of 2010, using the EAA(TM) guided approach to endotoxin removal by Toraymyxin(TM) hemoperfusion in patients with endotoxemia and severe sepsis or septic shock.\"Spectral was recently granted Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Toraymyxin(TM) allowing the Company to conduct a pivotal trial in the US, where there is a significant unmet need for the approximately 250,000 patients that develop severe sepsis or septic shock each year. Additional information on the 8th Annual World Congress on Trauma, Shock, Inflammation and Sepsis can be found at www.tsis2010.org.About Spectral DiagnosticsSpectral is a leader in the battle against sepsis. Spectral's lead product is its Endotoxin Activity Assay (EAA(TM)), the only FDA cleared assay for the measurement of endotoxin. With the growing awareness for the role of endotoxemia in sepsis and the increasing number of therapies being developed for this indication, Spectral is well-pos...