DMC recommends Emisphere Technologies' to proceed with oral calcitonin trial for OP and OA

Dec 10 2009

Emisphere Technologies, Inc. (OTC BB:EMIS) today announced that an independent Data Monitoring Committee (“DMC”) informed Novartis and its partner Nordic Bioscience about their recommendation to proceed with the Osteoporosis (“OP”) Phase 3 Study 2303 and the Osteoarthritis (“OA”) Phase 3 Study 2301 exploring the safety and efficacy of an oral formulation of salmon calcitonin to treat patients with osteoporosis and osteoarthritis of the knee.

This recommendation is based on a futility analysis of one-year data for all patients enrolled in the study for 12 months and includes both an assessment of safety and efficacy parameters.

Based on this interim analysis, DMC is of the opinion that there are no major or unexpected safety concerns and recommends to proceed with the studies to evaluate the efficacy and safety profile of oral calcitonin at two years as planned.