NeurogesX Completes Enrollment in Confirmatory Phase 3 Clinical Trial for Painful HIV Distal Sensory Polyneuropathy

NeurogesX, Inc. announced today that it has completed enrollment in study C119, a second Phase 3 clinical trial of its lead product candidate NGX-4010 for the treatment of painful HIV-distal sensory polyneuropathy (HIV-DSP). NGX-4010 is a dermal patch designed to manage peripheral neuropathic pain. Previously completed Phase 3 trials demonstrated that a single, 30- or 60-minute treatment with NGX-4010 applied directly to the site of pain may provide pain relief for up to three months. C119 is a randomized, double-blind, controlled study that has enrolled over 480 patients at study sites in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada. read more