Pre-clinical Data Demonstrate Ability To Regenerate An Entire Bladder

There are around 300 people walking around with bladders created from stem cells...it regenerates within 6 months of implantation....so this looks to be one more step ahead in improving the process and reporting pre clinical trial information...good news for those with bladder problems and/or cancer it appears...videos at the web site on the process...BD

Tengion, Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on the development of neo-organs and neo-vessels, presented preclinical efficacy data for its Tengion Neo-Bladder Replacement™ at the Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA) in Orlando, Florida on May 18, 2008. The data were presented by Tim Bertram, D.V.M., Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Science and Technology of Tengion, during both a poster session and a press briefing sponsored by the AUA.