QUEBEC CITY, Nov. 21 /CNW Telbec/ - AEterna Zentaris Inc. (TSX: AEZ; NASDAQ: AEZS) today announced it has completed enrollment of 144 patients for a Phase II trial with ozarelix (D-63153) in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), more than four months ahead of schedule. The randomized, placebo- controlled multi-center clinical trial is designed to evaluate both objective parameters, such as improvement in urine flow and shrinkage of the prostate volume, as well as various symptoms of BPH over a period of several months. The trial is being conducted in Europe with the collaboration of Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: SPPI) and results are expected to be disclosed during the second half of 2006.
