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Article: Accentia Reports on Multiple Sclerosis Study: Revimmune(R) Shows Unprecedented Results in Reducing Disability and Improving Functions.
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- June 17, 2008
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TAMPA, Fla. -- Accentia Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABPI) announced today that researchers from Johns Hopkins University have published encouraging results from a two-year study evaluating the treatment of aggressive relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis with Revimmune[TM], Accentia's patent-pending, novel usage of an approved chemotherapeutic drug (cyclophosphamide) in an ultra-high dose, pulsed intravenous administration for four hours daily over four days. Administered in this fashion, cyclophosphamide acts as a unique stem-cell sparing myeloablative which can reboot the immune system in order to delete the autoimmunity. Furthermore, Revimmune is believed to be ...