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Creative Medical Technology Holdings Secures FDA Fast Track Designation for CELZ-201-DDT - Advancing Breakthrough Therapy for Chronic Lower Back Pain

Published August 13, 2025 at 01:01 PM

PHOENIX, Aug. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Creative Medical Technology Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CELZ), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on regenerative and immune cellular therapies, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to its lead investigational therapy, CELZ-201-DDT, for the treatment of degenerative disc disease (DDD), a major cause of chronic lower back pain and disability.

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