Avoplacel - Pluri
Alternative Names: Placenta-derived cell therapy - Pluri; PLX-R-18; PLX-RADLatest Information Update: 17 Mar 2025
At a glance
- Originator Hadassah Medical School; Pluristem Therapeutics
- Developer Case Western Reserve University; Fukushima Medical University; Hadassah Medical School; National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Pluri; United States Department of Defense
- Class Stem cell therapies
- Mechanism of Action Bone marrow cell stimulants; Cell differentiation modulators; Cell replacements; Stem cell modulators
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Orphan Drug Status
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 Acute radiation syndrome
- Phase I Stem cell engraftment
- No development reported Aplastic anaemia; Chemical burns
Most Recent Events
- 05 Mar 2025 Pluri signs an exclusive collaboration agreement with Hemafund for stockpiling, distribution, and potential clinical advancement of PLX-R18 cell therapy for Hematopoietic Acute Radiation Syndrome in Ukraine
- 25 Jul 2024 Avoplacel is still in phase-I development in Stem cell engraftment (In the elderly, In adults) in the US (IM, Injection) (Pluristem Therapeutics pipeline, July 2024)
- 06 Jun 2024 Adverse events and pharmacodynamics data from a preclinical study in Acute radiation syndrome released by Pluri