Results From The PRECISION V Clinical Trial

Main Category: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials
Also Included In: Cancer / Oncology
Article Date: 18 Aug 2008 - 1:00 PDT

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Biocompatibles is pleased to announce the headline results from the PRECISION V clinical trial. A more complete presentation of the results will take place as planned at CIRSE (Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe) 2008, September 13-17, 2008, Copenhagen. A further announcement will be made at that time.

PRECISION V is a prospective, single blind, Phase II randomised controlled trial evaluating Biocompatibles' Drug-Eluting Bead against a control arm of conventional TACE (cTACE) in HCC. 212 patients were recruited at 23 European hospitals. 201 patients received at least one treatment and are the basis for this primary analysis.

The Principal Investigator Panel - composed of Professor Johannes Lammer1, Professor Anthony Watkinson2 and Professor Riccardo Lencioni3 - concluded that the PRECISION V results "… show that DC Bead is a better treatment than conventional TACE. An improved response with significantly lower toxicity is unusual for a new cancer therapy."

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