LCT expands diabetes trial

By Dylan Bushell-Embling
Friday, 06 June, 2008

Living Cell Technologies (ASX: LCT) has decided to begin testing larger doses in its phase 1 clinical trial for type 1 diabetes.

In phase one of the trial, five patients were implanted with the lowest recommended dose of the company's DiabeCells, encapsulated insulin-producing cells sourced from pigs.

So far the patients have experienced no ill-effects, and have experienced a quantifiable reduction in the amount of insulin they require daily.

Both the number of patients and the dosage they receive has been doubled over the previous trial, with 10 patients receiving the double dose.

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