Anika Therapeutics’ 1st patient enrolls in HYALOFAST study: 5 takeaways

Anika Therapeutics, a global orthopedic medicines company, had its first patient enroll in its HYALOFAST FastTRACK Phase III clinical study.

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Researchers will analyze nearly 200 patients at 30 sites throughout the United States.

 

Here are five takeaways:

 

1. The study is a prospective, randomized, active treatment-controlled evaluator-binded multicenter study.

 

2. The study aims to establish that hyaluronan-based scaffold with autologous bone marrow aspirate concentrate is the best treatment for articular knee cartilage defect lesions.

 

3. Anika Therapeutics’ HYALOFAST is a biodegradable scaffold that facilitates cartilage regeneration in patients with cartilage defects.

 

4. In Europe, patients treated with HYALOFAST successfully regenerated hyaline-like cartilage.

 

5. Anika Therapeutics specializes in therapeutics based on its proprietary hyaluronic acid technology.

 

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