March 22 (Reuters) - Athersys Inc ATHX.O :
* ATHERSYS ANNOUNCES SUCCESSFUL TYPE B MEETING WITH THE FDA
* ATHERSYS INC - ATHERSYS WILL CHANGE TIMING OF PRIMARY
ENDPOINT
ASSESSED BY SHIFT ANALYSIS IN MODIFIED RANKIN SCALE (MRS) SCORE
TO DAY 365
* ATHERSYS INC - WILL RETAIN SHIFT ANALYSIS IN MRS SCORE AT
DAY 90
AS A KEY SECONDARY ENDPOINT, ALONG WITH OTHER REVISED SECONDARY
ENDPOINTS
* ATHERSYS INC - WILL REMOVE ELIGIBILITY CAPS ON CONCOMITANT
REPERFUSION THERAPY TO ENSURE STUDY POPULATION IS REFLECTIVE OF
CURRENT STANDARD OF CARE
* ATHERSYS INC - MAY ELECT TO HAVE AN INDEPENDENT
STATISTICIAN
CONDUCT AN INTERIM ANALYSIS TO ASSESS POTENTIAL SAMPLE SIZE
ADJUSTMENT
* ATHERSYS INC - MASTERS-2 CURRENTLY PLANS TO ENROLL 300
PATIENTS
AND ENROLLMENT, AS PREVIOUSLY COMMUNICATED, IS >50% COMPLETE
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