Joint Contractures, Ulcerations, Severe Raynaud’s Linked to Impaired Hand Function in Scleroderma

The presence of moderate or severe small joint contractures, finger ulcerations, and the severity of Raynaud’s phenomenon show the strongest association with impaired hand function in scleroderma patients, a study reports. The study, “The association of sociodemographic and disease variables with hand function: a Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network cohort…

Halfway Point Marked in Scleroderma Patient Enrollment for Cytori’s ECCS-50 Phase 3 Trial

Cytori Therapeutics has enrolled and treated its 40th patient with scleroderma in the Phase 3 STAR clinical trial for ECCS-50, marking 50 percent of target enrollment. The company also said a data monitoring committee has reviewed the safety results from the first 20 patients treated in the trial and has recommended it…