Breast Pain

Positive results reported from phase II cyclic breast pain study

Published in Biotech Business Week, January 10th, 2005

Ascend Therapeutics announced that its investigational transdermal 4-OHT gel reduced cyclic breast pain among premenopausal women, based on preliminary results obtained from a phase II clinical study.

Cyclic breast pain is a potentially debilitating chronic disorder that causes significant pain while impacting everyday activities such as athletics, sexual intimacy, and social or professional activities.

Cyclic breast pain, or mastalgia, is defined clinically as significant breast pain lasting more than 7 days per month in the 2 weeks leading up to menses. The symptoms can cause significant stress when they are mistaken for early indicators of breast...

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Source: Biotech Business Week (2005-01-10)

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