Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Completes Enrollment in Two Phase III Clinical Trials of XIAFLEX(TM) for Dupuytren's Contracture

MALVERN, PA (MARKET WIRE) Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AUXL) today announced that it has completed patient enrollment in the Company's second U.S. phase III pivotal trial (CORD I) and its Australian phase III study (CORD II) of XIAFLEX™ (clostridial collagenase for injection) for the treatment of Dupuytren's contracture. In accordance with the study design, all enrolled patients have received their first injection of either XIAFLEX or placebo. Due to the high level of interest from patients and physicians, the Company was able to exceed its enrollment targets in both studies, with greater than 300 (Source: Market Wire - Pharmaceuticals and Biotech)

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[Dupuytren's disease]

Authors: Tr�ves R Dupuytren's disease is a contracture of the hand derived from the retractile fibrosis of the palmar aponeurosis, that leads to a progressive deformity in flexion of fingers. It has been named from the French surgeon Guillaume Dupuytren (1777-1835), that described it in 1831. In this note it is sketched a short biography of Dupuytren and the main clinical features of the disease are described, underlining some particular aspects of therapy. PMID: 17013443 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Reumatismo)

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Needle aponeurotomy for Dupuytren's contracture.

CONCLUSION. For Chinese patients with Dupuytren's contracture, needle aponeurotomy is safe and effective. Long-term correction is better maintained in metacarpophalangeal than proximal interphalangeal joints (70 vs 41%). PMID: 18453667 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery)
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Phenobarbital: Dupuytren's contracture: 3 case reports.

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Enzyme injections may treat Dupuytren's contracture

Scientists believe that injections of an enzyme called collagenase may help to treat a condition called Dupuytren's contracture, which causes the fingers to bend and fail to extend properly. (Source: Arthritis Research Campaign)

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Discovery Of New Treatment For Hand Disorder Affecting Millions Shown Promising

Researchers in the Department of Orthopaedics at Stony Brook University Medical Center have developed an injectable form of the enzyme, collagenase, that significantly improves outcomes of Dupuytren's contracture (or disease), a debilitating disorder caused by progressive accumulation of collagen that deforms fingers and limits motion. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
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Does a 'firebreak' full-thickness skin graft prevent recurrence after surgery for Dupuytren's contracture?: A PROSPECTIVE, RANDOMISED TRIAL.

Authors: Ullah AS, Dias JJ, Bhowal B We randomised 79 patients (84 hands, 90 fingers) with Dupuytren's contracture of the proximal interphalangeal joint to have either a 'firebreak' skin graft (39 patients, 41 hands, 44 fingers) or a fasciectomy (40 patients, 43 hands, 46 fingers) if, after full correction, the skin over the proximal phalanx could be easily closed by a Z-plasty. Patients were reviewed after three, six, 12, 24 and 36 months to note any complications, the range of movement and recurrence. Both groups were similar in regard to age, gender and factors considered to influence the outcome such as bilateral disease, family history, the presence of diabetes, smoking and alcohol intake. The degree of contracture of the metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joints of the opera...
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Links Between Peyronie���s Disease And Dupuytren���s Disease

According to a report published in 1995 by the National Institutes of Health, Peyronie�"s disease occurs in about 1% of men. About 30 percent of men with Peyronie�"s disease develop fibrosis (ha...
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