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Biofrontera Announces 12-Month Follow-Up Results of Phase III Trial Evaluating Ameluz® for BCC - Seite 2

The Phase III study included 281 patients with 1 to 3 non-aggressive BCCs, including both superficial and nodular BCC with a tumor thickness of up to 2mm. The analysis confirmed that 93.4% of patients treated with Ameluz® were cleared of all BCCs, compared to only 91.8% of patients treated with Metvix®. Counting the clearance of individual BCCs this corresponded to total lesion clearance rates of 94.6% after Ameluz® vs. 92.9% after Metvix® PDT, respectively.

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About Biofrontera
Biofrontera Group (FSE: B8F, ISIN DE0006046113) Biofrontera is a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development, sale and distribution of drugs, medical devices and medical cosmetics for the care and treatment of skin diseases. Biofrontera's most important product is Ameluz®, a prescription drug which was initially approved and marketed in Europe and is now also approved in the US for the treatment of mild and moderate actinic keratosis, a precursor to squamous cell carcinoma, with photodynamic therapy (light therapy). Biofrontera is the first German pharmaceutical start-up company to obtain centralized EU and now US approval for a medical device/drug it has developed itself.

The company also markets the Belixos® dermatological range of cosmetics. Belixos® products, a cream, a gel, a scalp tonic and acute roll-on, contain combinations of active substances extracted from plants, relieve itching and redness and are used for the regenerative care of chronic skin conditions such as atopic dermatitis or psoriasis. The Belixos® Protect, a daily skincare for sun-damaged skin, complements this dermo-cosmetic line. All products are available through Amazon.

The Biofrontera Group was established in 1997 by Prof. Dr Hermann Lübbert, the Chairman of the company's Management Board, and has its headquarters in Leverkusen, Germany.

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emitter: Biofrontera AG
address: Hemmelrather Weg 201, 51377 Leverkusen
country: Germany
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website: www.biofrontera.com

ISIN(s): DE0006046113 (share)
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