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Procysteine data

May 31, 1994 7:00 AM UTC

The Cambridge, Mass., company reported results from an investigator-sponsored Phase II double blind, placebo-control study in 46 patients designed to measure the effect of Procysteine on organ dysfunction in ARDS.

The study compared Procysteine with another antioxidant designed to replenish intracellular glutathione, N-acetylcysteine (NAC), and placebo. Patients received either 189 mg/kg/day Procysteine (n=17), 210 mg/kg/day NAC (n=14), or placebo (n=15) for 10 days. ...