Talecris Gamunex beats placebo in CIDP trial

26 April 2009

US drugmaker Talecris Biotherapeutics has highlighted the publication of results from a trial of Gamunex (immune globulin intravenous [human],  10% caprylate/chromatography purified) in patients with chronic  inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy in the journal Neurology. The  analysis of the randomized, placebo-controlled ICE study showed that  patients who received Gamunex experienced greater improvements in  physical and mental component scores compared with placebo. Gamunex is  the first and only Food and Drug Administration-approved product for the  treatment of CIDP.

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