* Says its drug Prochymal shows promise in interim analysis
* Decision to resume enrollment made after talks with FDA
* Shares up 5 pct in after-market trade
May 5 (Reuters) - Osiris Therapeutics Inc said it is resuming enrollment of patients in a clinical trial to study its lead drug Prochymal in patients with treatment-resistant Crohn's disease, sending its shares up 5 percent in after-market trade.
Data from an interim analysis showed that for the primary endpoint of disease remission, the drug approached statistical significance in the intent to treat population, the adult stem cell research firm said in a statement.
The drug also reached significance in the per protocol population, it added.
Enrollment for the Crohn's program, consisting of two linked trials, was suspended last year over concerns over the trial design.
The decision to resume enrollment was made following discussions with the Food and Drug Administration about the results of the interim analysis, the company said.
Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory condition of the gastrointestinal tract that affects almost one million people in the United States.
Shares of the company rose 5 percent to $8.35 in after market trade. They closed at $7.93 Wednesday on Nasdaq.
(Reporting by Shailesh Kuber in Bangalore; Editing by Jarshad Kakkrakandy) Keywords: OSIRIS/ (shailesh.kuber@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 4135 5800; Reuters Messaging: shailesh.kuber.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
* Decision to resume enrollment made after talks with FDA
* Shares up 5 pct in after-market trade
May 5 (Reuters) - Osiris Therapeutics Inc said it is resuming enrollment of patients in a clinical trial to study its lead drug Prochymal in patients with treatment-resistant Crohn's disease, sending its shares up 5 percent in after-market trade.
Data from an interim analysis showed that for the primary endpoint of disease remission, the drug approached statistical significance in the intent to treat population, the adult stem cell research firm said in a statement.
The drug also reached significance in the per protocol population, it added.
Enrollment for the Crohn's program, consisting of two linked trials, was suspended last year over concerns over the trial design.
The decision to resume enrollment was made following discussions with the Food and Drug Administration about the results of the interim analysis, the company said.
Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory condition of the gastrointestinal tract that affects almost one million people in the United States.
Shares of the company rose 5 percent to $8.35 in after market trade. They closed at $7.93 Wednesday on Nasdaq.
(Reporting by Shailesh Kuber in Bangalore; Editing by Jarshad Kakkrakandy) Keywords: OSIRIS/ (shailesh.kuber@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 4135 5800; Reuters Messaging: shailesh.kuber.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.