People with drug-resistant epilepsy have had few other options, but Neuropace Inc. appears on target to provide an alternative. The Nautilus trial of its responsive neurostimulation system for individuals with drug-resistant idiopathic generalized epilepsy showed a 77% reduction in generalized tonic-clonic seizures sustained over 18 months.
SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. and Eurofarma Laboratórios SA launched a new joint venture (JV) called Mentis Care Inc. Oct. 21, dedicated to developing an AI-powered platform for epilepsy management.
SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. and Eurofarma Laboratórios SA launched a new joint venture called Mentis Care Inc. Oct. 21, dedicated to developing an AI-powered platform for epilepsy management.
Two months after starting the phase I/II Synrgy trial with its gene therapy, CAP-002, enrolling 12 pediatric patients with rare disease STXBP1 encephalopathy, Capsida Biotherapeutics paused the study following the death of the trial’s first patient.
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc and Saniona AB have entered into a global license agreement for Jazz to obtain exclusive worldwide rights to develop and commercialize SAN-2355 for epilepsy and other potential indications.
Praxis Precision Medicines Inc. is making a change to its upcoming registrational, 400-patient Power2 study – adding a dose arm plus a depression/mood endpoint – based on encouraging phase II data from the Radiant study with vormatrigine in focal onset seizure (FOS) patients over an eight-week period. Specifically, Power2 will test 20 mg, 30 mg, and 40 mg of the drug against placebo for 12 weeks.
Cassava Sciences Inc. a has reported positive preclinical results of a study evaluating simufilam in a mouse model of tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC)-related epilepsy. TSC is a rare genetic disorder resulting from a mutation in the TSC1 or TSC2 gene.
In the search for effective and safe Kv7 activators, a collaboration spanning Belgium, Germany and Italy has identified JNJ-37822681 as a promising lead.
The U.S. FDA has cleared Actio Biosciences Inc.’s IND application and granted fast track designation to ABS-1230, an expected first-in-class, orally administered small-molecule KCNT1 inhibitor, for the treatment of KCNT1-related epilepsy.
