PMID- 33840781 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210913 LR - 20231208 IS - 1524-4725 (Electronic) IS - 1076-0512 (Print) IS - 1076-0512 (Linking) VI - 47 IP - 5 DP - 2021 May 1 TI - Collagenase Clostridium Histolyticum-aaes for the Treatment of Cellulite in Women: Results From Two Phase 3 Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trials. PG - 649-656 LID - 10.1097/DSS.0000000000002952 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Fibrous septae play a role in contour alterations associated with cellulite. OBJECTIVE: To assess collagenase clostridium histolyticum-aaes (CCH) for the treatment of cellulite. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Two identically designed phase 3, double-blind, randomized studies (RELEASE-1 and RELEASE-2) were conducted. Adult women with moderate/severe cellulite (rating 3-4 on the Patient Reported Photonumeric Cellulite Severity Scale [PR-PCSS] and Clinician Reported PCSS [CR-PCSS]) on the buttocks received up to 3 treatment sessions of subcutaneous CCH 0.84 mg or placebo per treatment area. Composite response (>/=2-level or >/=1-level improvement from baseline in both PR-PCSS and CR-PCSS) was determined at Day 71. RESULTS: Eight hundred forty-three women received >/=1 injection (CCH vs placebo: RELEASE-1, n = 210 vs n = 213; RELEASE-2, n = 214 vs n = 206). Greater percentages of CCH-treated women were >/=2-level composite responders versus placebo in RELEASE-1 (7.6% vs 1.9%; p = .006) and RELEASE-2 (5.6% vs 0.5%; p = .002) and >/=1-level composite responders in RELEASE-1 (37.1% vs 17.8%; p < .001) and RELEASE-2 (41.6% vs 11.2%; p < .001). Most adverse events (AEs) in the CCH group were injection site related; few CCH-treated women discontinued because of an AE (