Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Initiate Third Phase 3 Clinical Trial of Lubiprostone in Opioid-Induced Bowel Dysfunction

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCMP) and Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc. today announced the dosing of the first patient in the third phase 3 clinical trial of lubiprostone for the treatment of opioid-induced bowel dysfunction (OBD) in subjects with chronic, non-cancer pain, excluding those taking methadone. The primary endpoint is an overall responder rate based on the change from baseline in the reported frequency of spontaneous bowel movements (SBMs).

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