Retinal stem cell therapy - jCyte
Alternative Names: Famzeretcel; hRPC - jCyte; Human retinal progenitor cell therapy - jCyte; Human retinal progenitor cells - jCyte; jCell; jCell therapy - jCyteLatest Information Update: 07 Oct 2025
At a glance
- Originator jCyte
- Developer California Institute for Regenerative Medicine; jCyte
- Class Stem cell therapies
- Mechanism of Action Cell replacements
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Orphan Drug Status
Yes - Retinitis pigmentosa
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity No
Highest Development Phases
- Phase II Retinitis pigmentosa
- Preclinical Diabetic retinopathy
- No development reported Dystrophy; Glaucoma; Optic nerve disorders
Most Recent Events
- 07 Oct 2025 Retinal stem cell therapy is still in preclinical development for Diabetic-retinopathy in USA
- 02 Oct 2025 Pharmacodynamics data from a preclinical studies in Diabetic-retinopathy released by jCyte
- 25 Aug 2025 Efficacy and adverse event data from a phase I/II trial in Retinitis pigmentosa released by jCyte