Lisata Therapeutics Announces First Patient Treated in the BOLSTER Trial of LSTA1, a Novel Tumor-Targeting and Penetrating Peptide, in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Sept. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lisata Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: LSTA) (“Lisata” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of advanced solid tumors and other serious diseases, today announced treatment of the first patient in the head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cohort of the BOLSTER trial, by Dr. Alexander N. Starodub, a principal investigator of the study, at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio.
- The BOLSTER trial is a basket trial being conducted at approximately 40 sites in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.
- Total trial enrollment of 120 patients is expected to be completed in the second half of 2024.
- “We are excited to announce treatment of the first patient in the second-line head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cohort of the BOLSTER trial.
- “Now that the first patient in BOLSTER has been treated, we expect an uptake in enrollment in the coming quarters.