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NEW YORK, Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Delcath Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: DCTH) announced today that the Company has entered into an initial launch and training agreement for the Delcath Hepatic CHEMOSAT® Delivery system with University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein (Kiel Campus), one of the largest European centers for medical care and the second cancer center in Germany to commercially utilize the CHEMOSAT system to treat patients. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company will provide the University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein with logistics and clinical training support in the performance of chemosaturation therapy using the CHEMOSAT system. Training at the University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein is expected to begin in April 2012. Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Becker, Director of the Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, said, "I am excited that our medical center will begin using Delcath's CHEMOSAT system to treat cancers in the liver. Gaining experience with this device and procedure is in line with our international reputation for leadership in medical care as well as excellent research results." Axel Hauschild, MD, Professor of Dermatology in the Department of Dermatology, said, "Our team is committed to translating novel scientific developments and findings into new options for therapies. Clinical research suggests that CHEMOSAT will offer us a clinically significant tool in treating melanoma liver metastases with melphalan, and we're eager to begin providing therapy to our patients." "We are proud of the addition of University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein to the growing number of European sites providing therapy with the CHEMOSAT system," said Eamonn P. Hobbs, President and CEO of Delcath Systems. "This second clinical site in Germany not only expands the access in the largest market in Europe, but provides further validation that our years of research and development have produced a product that's attracting the interest of Europe's best cancer centers." About the University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein The University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein is one of the largest European centers for medical care. As the only maximum care provider in Schleswig-Holstein it covers the entire spectrum of modern medical and health care. At the University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, 2,000 physicians, scientists and researchers, and 3,600 health staff treat over 360,000 inpatients and outpatients in 80 clinics and institutes. SOURCE Delcath Systems, Inc. |
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| aus der Diskussion: | Mit Delcath Systems "seperat" die Chemo einsetzen! |
| Autor (Datum des Eintrages): | McNay (29.02.12 20:06:03) |
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