Spectral Medical Highlights New Episode of ‘The Balancing Act’ Airing on Lifetime TV Focused on Endotoxic Shock

Episode to be Broadcast on September 11th, 2023, at 7:30 a.m. (ET/PT) preceding World Sepsis Day on September 13th

TORONTO, Aug. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Spectral Medical Inc. (“Spectral” or the “Company”) (TSX: EDT), a late-stage theranostic company advancing therapeutic options for sepsis and septic shock, today highlighted a new episode of The Balancing Act with a segment focused on advancing therapeutic options for sepsis and endotoxic septic shock. The episode features the severe complications of endotoxic septic shock (ESS), and follows Spectral’s pivotal TIGRIS trial which is poised to vastly improve outcomes with a targeted diagnostic test (EAA) and its lead product PMX (Toraymyxin^TM PMX-20R) for treatment of patients with endotoxic septic shock.

Dr. John Kellum, Chief Medical Officer of Spectral Medical, commented, “We continue to work aggressively to complete the enrollment of our Tigris Trial and currently have 71 patients enrolled to date. We are pleased to partner with The Balancing Act to increase the awareness of endotoxic septic shock, by far the most aggressive form of sepsis, as well as our ongoing efforts to bring a personalized therapy to market. In addition, we support all the efforts that go into World Sepsis Day and the work the sepsis community is doing to educate on the severity of sepsis. We are proud to be a part of this effort to help patients suffering from endotoxic septic shock and hope to bring a new standard of care to the market.”

About Spectral        

Spectral is a Phase 3 company seeking U.S. FDA approval for its unique product for the treatment of patients with septic shock, Toraymyxin (“PMX”). PMX is a therapeutic hemoperfusion device that removes endotoxin, which can cause sepsis, from the bloodstream and is guided by the Company’s Endotoxin Activity Assay (EAA), the only FDA cleared diagnostic for the risk of developing sepsis.

PMX is approved for therapeutic use in Japan and Europe, and has been used safely and effectively on more than 340,000 patients to date. In March 2009, Spectral obtained the exclusive development and commercial rights in the U.S. for PMX, and in November 2010, signed an exclusive distribution agreement for this product in Canada. In July 2022, the U.S. FDA granted Breakthrough Device Designation for PMX for the treatment of endotoxemic septic shock. Approximately 330,000 patients are diagnosed with septic shock in North America each year.