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ARTICLE | Targets & Mechanisms

New targets in osteoarthritis are about more than just pain

With mechanistic insights and a nudge from FDA, companies are taking OA past analgesics into disease-modifying targets

August 23, 2019 1:09 AM UTC

New biological insights and increased recognition from FDA are transforming osteoarthritis from a testing ground for new pain therapies into its own high-priority indication.

At least two mechanisms with disease-modifying potential for osteoarthritis (OA) have moved into Phase II and III testing, and dozens of new targets are being explored in preclinical experiments and early-stage clinical trials. ...