Fibroblast growth factor
Fiblast® Trafermin, bFGF
Action
Trophic factor.
Status
North American phase II/III trial halted 5/98 after review of data on 300 patients. "This decision was based on an unfavorable risk-to-benefit ratio in these stroke patients treated with Fiblast versus those treated with placebo." European Phase II/III trial was continued. Stroke trials discontinued 10/99. Trials for dermal wounds, peripheral vascular disease, and coronary artery disease ongoing. Trial results unpublished as of 1/2002.
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