Bioventus plans to evaluate the safety and efficacy of PTP-001 to treat osteoarthritis of the knee through an open-label, dose-escalation study. The study is expected to enroll 20 patients, 40-80 years of age and test two doses (low and high dose) of PTP-001 in two unique cohorts of 10 patients each. Each patient will receive a single injection of PTP-001.

“This submission and open IND for PTP-001, the first for Bioventus, is a monumental milestone in the history of our young company. We are proud of our submission team and are ready to begin enrolling patients and administering PTP-001 in Phase 1 of our study,” said Alessandra Pavesio, Senior Vice President and Chief Science Officer, Bioventus.

“This study will assess clinical safety of two doses of PTP-001, both at or higher than those often utilized today by physicians. Our goals are to begin to clarify the potential dose for PTP-001 and to determine whether PTP-001 could fulfill an unmet need for physicians and their patients with knee osteoarthritis,” she added.

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