Phase II study finds tanezumab reduces osteoarthritis knee pain
Thursday, September 30, 2010 - 07:14
in Health & Medicine
Just months after a pharmaceutical company halted studies of tanezumab, a drug used in reducing pain and improving function in people with moderate-to-severe osteoarthritis of the knee, the results of a small, phase II clinical trial found only a few minor side effects and substantial improvement in patient conditions. The results of the 16-week study are published in the Sept. 30 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine. Other, longer-term studies have indicated that tanezumab may accelerate osteoarthritis, and the company that manufactures the drug has withdrawn it from further study until the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reviews the data and determines whether it is safe...