Cadence Pharmaceuticals Completes Enrollment of Pivotal Phase III Trial for Intravenous Acetaminophen Ahead o...( SAN DIEGO Aug. 30 /- Cadence Phar...),Health

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: CADX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on in-licensing, developing and commercializing proprietary product candidates principally for use in the hospital setting, today announced it has completed patient enrollment in a pivotal Phase III clinical trial to evaluate its investigational product candidate, intravenous acetaminophen (IV acetaminophen), for the treatment of acute pain following gynecologic surgery. This clinical trial is part of a comprehensive Phase III clinical development program for IV acetaminophen, which includes pivotal efficacy studies for the treatment of acute pain and fever, as well as safety and pharmacokinetic studies.

"The completion of patient enrollment in this clinical trial is an important milestone for Cadence," said Ted Schroeder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cadence. "We believe that intravenous acetaminophen has the potential to meet a significant unmet medical need for an effective intravenous analgesic to treat acute pain and fever without the unwanted side effects associated with currently available treatments."

Cadence's pivotal trial of IV acetaminophen for the treatment of pain following gynecologic surgery, referred to as the IV APAP 301 Study, is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in which a total of 331 subjects have been enrolled at 27 sites throughout the United States. Patients were treated with either IV acetaminophen or placebo in the 48-hour period following gynecologic surgery. The primary endpoint of the trial is analgesic efficacy, measured by reduction in pain intensity, compared to placebo.

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