ProtoKinetix, Incorporated announced Phase I clinical trials of AAGP (PKX-001) treated islet cells have resumed at the University of Alberta, Edmonton. All clinical trials were paused in 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions in the province. The Phase 1 trials, conducted by renowned surgeon Dr. James Shapiro, focus on the impact of PKX-001 treated islet cells transplanted into patients suffering from Type-1 diabetes. Data from the initial Phase 1a illustrated the safety of using the patented PKX-001 molecule as an enhancement to transplanted islet cells in six study patients. Study protocols have been modified for Phase 1b, focusing on the efficacy of the PKX-001 treated islet cells transplanted in a process known as the Edmonton Protocol. Under the new protocols, the first patient out of a total of 10 has entered into this Phase 1b trial Type-1 diabetes patients to be treated.