The majority of patients targeted for enrollment have completed the pre-screening process at Stanford, and the Company expects the first patient in the VIITAL™ study to be treated in the first quarter of 2020. "We expect 2020 to be a transformational year at Abeona, and we are proud to start it with the initiation of our pivotal Phase 3 study evaluating EB-101 in RDEB," said João Siffert, M.D., Chief Executive Officer. "We look forward to the first patient receiving EB-101 this quarter, setting in motion the final stages of this important program.