Cytori Therapeutics was informed that positive longer-term follow-up data were presented from an independent, investigator-sponsored breast reconstruction study in Japan.
As part of the study, adipose tissue-derived stem and regenerative cells, processed with Cytori's Celution 600 System, were used to reconstruct breast tissue following partial mastectomy. New data from the study showed:
- Patient satisfaction remained at 79 percent, with a mean follow-up of 12-months
- The procedure remains safe and well tolerated
- There was no significant loss of breast tissue thickness from one month to a mean follow up of 12-months
The procedure reconstructed partial mastectomy defects in 21 women with no metastases or recurrence at least one year after tumor resection. A statistically significant improvement in average breast tissue thickness at one month following treatment was reported in December at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
The results were presented at the 9 th Japan-Korea Congress of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery by Kaoru Kitamura, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Breast Surgery, Kyushu Central Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan. Dr. Kitamura is a co-investigator of the study with Dr. Keizo Sugimachi, M.D., Ph.D. of Kyushu Central Hospital and Masaki Mori, M.D., Ph.D., of Kyushu University.
“The investigational procedure offers hope to partial-mastectomy patients who have limited options,” said Dr. Kitamura. “Unfortunately the concept of ‘breast conserving therapy' can often times be misleading, as even minimally invasive resections can result in defects that leave patients dissatisfied with the cosmetic outcome. ”