** Shares of drug developer BioRestorative Therapies
rise ~7% to $1.75 premarket
** Co reports preliminary data from ongoing mid-stage study testing BRTX-100, its lead cell therapy candidate to treat chronic lumbar disc disease
** Lumbar disc disease, also known as degenerative disc disease, occurs when spinal discs in lower back area begins to wear away
** No serious side-effects were reported in 10 safety run-in subjects, BRTX says
** Co says blinded data from 10 trial participants showed BRTX-100 helped improve pain and function
** Up to last close, stock down ~6% YTD
(Reporting by Mariam Sunny in Bengaluru)
((Mariam.ESunny@thomsonreuters.com;))
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