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Macrocure Ltd. Provides Update on Futility Analysis for Phase III Clinical Trial of CureXcell(R) in Venous Leg Ulcers

August 19, 2015 6:40 PM EDT

PETACH TIKVA, Israel, Aug. 19, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Macrocure Ltd. ("Macrocure" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: MCUR), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on advancing its novel therapeutic platform to address chronic and hard-to-heal wounds, today announced that a pre-specified, futility analysis conducted by the Data Safety Monitoring Board for CureXcell® the Company's lead product candidate in its Phase 3 pivotal clinical study (MC-105) for venous leg ulcers (VLU) determined that this study is not expected to meet its primary endpoint.

"While we are disappointed with the results of the VLU futility analysis, given the positive clinical... More