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Pacira BioSciences Announces PCRX-201 Granted Regenerative Medicine Advance Therapy (RMAT) Designation for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee
-- PCRX-201 is the first gene therapy product candidate to receive RMAT designation for osteoarthritis -- -- Designation supported by encouraging preliminary
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[{"type":"text","content":"-- PCRX-201 is the first gene therapy product candidate to receive RMAT designation for osteoarthritis -- -- Designation supported by encouraging preliminary data from 72-patient Phase 1 study -- -- 52-Week Data Accepted for Presentation at OARSI 2024 and 104-week data to be submitted for presentation later this year -- TAMPA, Fla., March 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pacira BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: PCRX), the industry leader in its commitment to non-opioid pain management and regenerative health solutions, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) designation to PCRX-201 (enekinragene inzadenovec), the company’s novel, intra-articular helper-dependent adenovirus (HDAd) gene therapy product candidate that codes for interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra), for the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee. “We are honored to receive FDA’s first-ever RMAT designation for a gene therapy product candidate in osteoarthritis,\" said Frank D. Lee, chief executive officer of Pacira BioSciences, Inc. “We continue to be encouraged by the preliminary clinical findings supporting PCRX-201 as a potential disease-modifying therapy for osteoarthritis, and we look forward to presenting additional follow-up data later this year.” The company’s RMAT application was supported by the preliminary safety and efficacy findings from a Phase 1 open-label, proof-of-concept, single ascending dose trial that enrolled 72 patients in two three-dose cohorts: a co-administered intra-articular steroid cohort and a cohort that did not receive a steroid. PCRX-201 was well tolerated, with efficacy observed through at least 52 weeks at all doses and cohorts. The highest level of efficacy was achieved in the co-administered steroid group, which showed a greater percentage of patients with at least a 50% improvement in Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) pain and stiffness scores, as well as a meaningful improvement in (Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcomes Score) KOOS functional assessment. Preliminary 36-week data were presented at the Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) 2023 World Congress, the premier annual international forum in osteoarthritis research and treatment. The 52-week data have been accepted for presentation at OAR...