Celladon Announces Presentation of Clinical Data From First-in-Human MYDICAR(R) Trial for Advanced Heart Failure at American Heart Association Scientifi...(inical studies of more than 500 patients...),Health

Date:11/9/2008

inical studies of more than 500 patients. AAV vectors are the product of decades of research focused on the safety of gene transfer agents, and are derived from components of a non-replicating, non-pathogenic, commonly occurring human virus. AAV vectors do not integrate into the chromosome and are considered non-mutagenic. In addition, they have not been associated with the types of inflammatory reactions observed in trials involving adenoviral vectors, which are known to induce acute inflammation of tissues due to activation of the body's immune system.

About Heart Failure

Heart failure is the leading medical cause of hospitalization and is expected to result in estimated direct and indirect costs to the healthcare system in 2008 of $35 billion. Despite important therapeutic advances in pharmacologic and device therapies, the prognosis of heart failure patients remains poor. Access to nonpharmacologic therapies, such as heart transplantation and the use of mechanical assist devices, is restricted to a fraction of patients who need them. About 5 million people in the United States have heart failure, and another 550,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. Heart failure contributes to or causes about 280,000 deaths annually. The most common symptoms of heart failure are shortness of breath, feeling tired, and swelling in the ankles, feet, legs, and sometimes the abdomen. There is no cure for heart failure.

About Celladon

Celladon was launched in October 2004 as a privately held biotechnology company founded with the goal of becoming the leader in developing molecular therapies for the treatment of heart failure. The company's products target the key enzyme deficiency in advanced heart failure, SERCA2a, which regulates calcium cycling and contractility in heart muscle cells. Celladon's first generation product candidate, MYDICAR, delivers the gene for the SERCA2a enzyme. MYDICAR is currently being tested in Phase 1 and 2 clinical trials. Cel
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