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Barrx Medical initiates study comparing two treatment options for Barrett esophagus

Published in Medical Imaging Law Weekly, April 18th, 2006

Barrx Medical, Inc., announced the initiation of a landmark human study titled "Ablation of Intestinal Metaplasia Containing Dysplasia: a Multi-Center, Randomized, Sham-Controlled Trial."

The AIM dysplasia trial will compare the effectiveness of the HALO360 System against the current standard of care for Barrett esophagus, which includes regular endoscopic biopsy surveillance and appropriate medical management of associated acid reflux disease (also called GERD). Barrett esophagus, often caused by chronic GERD, is a pre-cancerous change to the lining of the esophagus that affects approximately three million U.S. adults.

Barrett sufferers are at...

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