Osteoarthritis

Genzyme's preliminary results show single dose of Synvisc improves osteoarthritis pain

Published in Health Business Week, December 29th, 2006

Genzyme Corporation (GENZ) announced that preliminary results from a new study indicate that patients using Synvisc (hylan G-F 20) through a single-dose regimen achieved a statistically significant improvement in pain from osteoarthritis of the knee over 26 weeks compared with those using placebo.

Currently Synvisc is delivered through three intra-articular administrations given at one-week intervals. Genzyme undertook the current trial in an attempt to reduce treatments and the overall cost of therapy.

The prospective double-blind placebo-controlled study involved 253 patients at 21 sites in Europe. Patients were randomized to receive one...

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Source: Health Business Week (2006-12-29)

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