Journal of Hand Surgery publishes XIAFLEX CORD II phase III clinical trial

BioSpecifics Technologies Corp. (Nasdaq: BSTC; the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company developing first in class collagenase-based products, today announced that The Journal of Hand Surgery (JHS) has published in its December 2010 online edition pivotal CORD II phase III clinical trial of XIAFLEX (collagenase clostridium histolyticum), a novel, first-in-class biologic, conducted by BioSpecifics' strategic partner Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc., for the nonsurgical treatment of adult Dupuytren's contracture patients with a palpable cord. Dupuytren's contracture is a debilitating disease resulting from excessive collagen deposition that causes contractures of the fingers. XIAFLEX is currently approved in the U.S. for the treatment of Dupuytren's contracture in adult patients with a palpable cord.

"We are very pleased that the CORD II study was published in this premier journal, giving further visibility to this major study," commented Thomas L. Wegman, President of BioSpecifics. "The CORD II trial, which took place in Australia, is important given the prevalence of Dupuytren's contracture there."