Humacyte hosts KOL webinar on vascular trauma

Humacyte announced that it will host a key opinion leader webinar on its proprietary Human Acellular Vessels in the treatment of wartime vascular trauma on Thursday, December 15, 2022 at 8:00 AM ET. The event will feature presentations from several Ukrainian surgeons discussing use of the HAV to treat multiple cases of war induced traumatic injuries. The HAV has received priority designation for the treatment of vascular trauma from the U.S. Secretary of Defense. The HAV is highly resistant to infection and is designed to offer off-the-shelf availability for the repair of injured blood vessels. The HAV is made in a bioreactor bag that can be shipped and stored, so that the HAV can be immediately available when needed to repair vascular injuries. The HAV is designed to address long-standing limitations of vascular tissue repair and replacement in acute injuries, both in civilian and combat settings. The HAV results included in these presentations are part of Humacyte’s humanitarian relief initiative in Ukraine. In June 2022, Humacyte provided investigational HAVs to multiple front-line Ukrainian hospitals for the treatment of patients with traumatic vascular injuries sustained during the conflict. In the United States, Humacyte is also evaluating the HAV for treatment of civilian vascular trauma in a Phase 2/3 clinical trial. Patients enrolled in the Phase 2/3 trial have no suitable autologous vein for reconstruction of their traumatic injuries, and many have contaminated wounds that make synthetic conduits not amenable for use. The HAV is an investigational product and has not been approved for sale by the FDA, the Ukrainian Ministry of Health, or any international regulatory agency.