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Xiaflex Study Results
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10/08/2013 14:32
ell 
10/08/2013 14:32
ell 
Xiaflex Study Results

This popped up in my news feed this morning, thought some of you might find it interesting. This forum has made me seriously wary of Xiaflex but I want to keep up to date on study results, even if it was conducted by BioSpecifics. Comparing of the use of local vs. no anesthesia seems like a waste of research dollars to me. I can't fathom having such a procedure done with only a bullet to bite down on.

http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20131007-909150.html

10/09/2013 18:38
moondanc 
10/09/2013 18:38
moondanc 
Re: Xiaflex Study Results

ell:
This popped up in my news feed this morning, thought some of you might find it interesting. This forum has made me seriously wary of Xiaflex but I want to keep up to date on study results, even if it was conducted by BioSpecifics. Comparing of the use of local vs. no anesthesia seems like a waste of research dollars to me. I can't fathom having such a procedure done with only a bullet to bite down on.

http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20131007-909150.html


The American part of the study is the follow up with patients in the 2007 Stage 3 trials that enabled Xiaflex to gain FDA approval. They are following these patients for five years-- one year after the trials and then this study that is a four year study (think I have the details correct). As far as I know, it's the only data there is although a substantial percentage of the docs conducting the trials are "consultants" to or paid by Auxillium. But that's the way lots of drug trials for FDA approval are done these days.

Diane

Diane

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