HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation (NASDAQ:NYMX) today announced that analysis of results from the Company’s new multi-center U.S. Phase 2 Study NX02-0016 of NX-1207 for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) showed statistically significant superiority of NX-1207 to finasteride, a widely marketed approved treatment for BPH. In the intent-to-treat cohort in the study after 90 days, the tested therapeutic dose of NX-1207 had a mean BPH Symptom Score improvement of 9.71 points, which was markedly better than the improvement shown by finasteride (4.13 points). This difference was statistically significant (p=0.001). There were no significant side effects from NX-1207 in the trial.
