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May 25, 2017

Boston Scientific announces positive asthma test results

Marlborough medical device manufacturer Boston Scientific said Wednesday it found positive results in a test of nearly 300 patients with severe asthma who were treated with one of its treatment products.

The product, a bronchial thermoplasty, was tested at 27 research centers in the United States and Canada.

Patients in the study showed marked clinical improvement sustained for two years following treatment, the company said.The rate of study participants who had at least one severe asthma incident in the year prior to treatment fell from 78 percent to 50 percent in one year.

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