MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J., March 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- CytoSorbents Corporation (NASDAQ: CTSO) a critical care immunotherapy leader commercializing its CytoSorb® blood purification technology to treat deadly inflammation in critically-ill and cardiac surgery patients around the world, provided an update from its Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Phillip Chan, MD, PhD.
CytoSorbents Corporation (NASDAQ: CTSO) is a leader in blood purification to treat cytokine storm and deadly inflammation in life-threatening illnesses with its flagship product, CytoSorb. CytoSorb is approved in the European Union and distributed in 58 countries worldwide. (PRNewsfoto/CytoSorbents Corporation)
CytoSorbents Corporation (NASDAQ: CTSO) is a leader in blood purification to treat cytokine storm and deadly inflammation in life-threatening illnesses with its flagship product, CytoSorb. CytoSorb is approved in the European Union and distributed in 58 countries worldwide. (PRNewsfoto/CytoSorbents Corporation)
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"We are witnessing an acceleration of the COVID-19 pandemic as the total number of infected patients has surpassed 420,000 in 197 countries around the world," stated Dr. Chan. "Italy has been the hardest hit, with the highest mortality of any major country. Physicians there describe the lung injury caused by COVID-19 pneumonia as the worst they have seen from any respiratory viral infection in recent history, leading to an atypically long 2-4 week dependence on mechanical ventilation, if critically-ill patients can survive that long. These comments mirror the experience reported in China and help to explain why many intensive care units (ICUs) have been overwhelmed with patients, and how a lack of resources such as mechanical ventilators and beds have led to a crisis in care."
"Meanwhile, the United States is experiencing a dramatic surge of new cases this week, as New York and New York City have emerged as the epicenter of infection, accounting for approximately half, and a quarter of all cases, respectively, in the country. Already, hospitals in New York City are reporting a spike in hospitalized patients, as well as those with severe disease in the intensive care unit (ICU) requiring mechanical ventilation with rapidly progressive respiratory failure. It is expected to only worsen over the next several weeks. Meanwhile, this is a global phenomenon, with cases in Italy, Germany, Spain, and France still rising rapidly."
"As the pandemic worsens, the use of CytoSorb in patients infected with COVID-19 has now begun. CytoSorb has now been used in more than 70 COVID-19 patients to help treat cytokine storm and life-threatening complications such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and shock in Italy, China, Germany, and France. Due to the crisis, the ability to obtain patient level data has been very limited. However, based upon initial, preliminary verbal reports from physicians treating these complications, CytoSorb use has generally been associated with a marked reduction in cytokine storm and inflammation, improved lung function, weaning from mechanical ventilation, and a reversal of shock. Certainly not all treatments have been successful in this critically-ill patient population that verges on death, particularly when used too late. However, based on the initial positive results of the therapy, CytoSorb is now specifically recommended in the Italy Brescia Renal COVID Task Force Guidelines to treat patients with severe COVID-19 infection and Stage 3 renal failure on continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), published last week on the Italian Society of Nephrology website. As we mentioned previously, this follows the recommendation to treat cytokine storm with blood purification in COVID-19 infection by the National Health Commission in China in their treatment guidelines, entitled "Diagnosis and Treatment of New Coronavirus Pneumonia (7th Version)." In addition, based upon prior experience with CytoSorb in the treatment of critical illnesses, the soon to be posted National Treatment Guidelines from Panama for Adult COVID-19 patients now recommends the use of CytoSorb if patients have either refractory shock, or have severe or refractory respiratory failure requiring either high ventilator support or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO - a machine that can oxygenate blood outside the body if the lungs become non-functional). CytoSorb has been used in thousands of ECMO treatments to date in non-COVID-19 patients around the world."
CytoSorbents Corporation (NASDAQ: CTSO) is a leader in blood purification to treat cytokine storm and deadly inflammation in life-threatening illnesses with its flagship product, CytoSorb. CytoSorb is approved in the European Union and distributed in 58 countries worldwide. (PRNewsfoto/CytoSorbents Corporation)
CytoSorbents Corporation (NASDAQ: CTSO) is a leader in blood purification to treat cytokine storm and deadly inflammation in life-threatening illnesses with its flagship product, CytoSorb. CytoSorb is approved in the European Union and distributed in 58 countries worldwide. (PRNewsfoto/CytoSorbents Corporation)
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"We are witnessing an acceleration of the COVID-19 pandemic as the total number of infected patients has surpassed 420,000 in 197 countries around the world," stated Dr. Chan. "Italy has been the hardest hit, with the highest mortality of any major country. Physicians there describe the lung injury caused by COVID-19 pneumonia as the worst they have seen from any respiratory viral infection in recent history, leading to an atypically long 2-4 week dependence on mechanical ventilation, if critically-ill patients can survive that long. These comments mirror the experience reported in China and help to explain why many intensive care units (ICUs) have been overwhelmed with patients, and how a lack of resources such as mechanical ventilators and beds have led to a crisis in care."
"Meanwhile, the United States is experiencing a dramatic surge of new cases this week, as New York and New York City have emerged as the epicenter of infection, accounting for approximately half, and a quarter of all cases, respectively, in the country. Already, hospitals in New York City are reporting a spike in hospitalized patients, as well as those with severe disease in the intensive care unit (ICU) requiring mechanical ventilation with rapidly progressive respiratory failure. It is expected to only worsen over the next several weeks. Meanwhile, this is a global phenomenon, with cases in Italy, Germany, Spain, and France still rising rapidly."
"As the pandemic worsens, the use of CytoSorb in patients infected with COVID-19 has now begun. CytoSorb has now been used in more than 70 COVID-19 patients to help treat cytokine storm and life-threatening complications such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and shock in Italy, China, Germany, and France. Due to the crisis, the ability to obtain patient level data has been very limited. However, based upon initial, preliminary verbal reports from physicians treating these complications, CytoSorb use has generally been associated with a marked reduction in cytokine storm and inflammation, improved lung function, weaning from mechanical ventilation, and a reversal of shock. Certainly not all treatments have been successful in this critically-ill patient population that verges on death, particularly when used too late. However, based on the initial positive results of the therapy, CytoSorb is now specifically recommended in the Italy Brescia Renal COVID Task Force Guidelines to treat patients with severe COVID-19 infection and Stage 3 renal failure on continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), published last week on the Italian Society of Nephrology website. As we mentioned previously, this follows the recommendation to treat cytokine storm with blood purification in COVID-19 infection by the National Health Commission in China in their treatment guidelines, entitled "Diagnosis and Treatment of New Coronavirus Pneumonia (7th Version)." In addition, based upon prior experience with CytoSorb in the treatment of critical illnesses, the soon to be posted National Treatment Guidelines from Panama for Adult COVID-19 patients now recommends the use of CytoSorb if patients have either refractory shock, or have severe or refractory respiratory failure requiring either high ventilator support or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO - a machine that can oxygenate blood outside the body if the lungs become non-functional). CytoSorb has been used in thousands of ECMO treatments to date in non-COVID-19 patients around the world."
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