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Thursday, September 6, 2018

Xenon Pharmaceuticals expands ion channel pipeline with epilepsy candidae


Xenon Pharmaceuticals reported the expansion of its ion channel product pipeline with XEN496, active ingredient ezogabine, a Kv7 potassium channel modulator for the potential treatment of epilepsy. Based on feedback from the FDA, Xenon anticipates initiating a single, pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial in approximately mid-2019 examining XEN496’s efficacy as a precision medicine treatment of KCNQ2 epileptic encephalopathy or EIEE7, a rare, severe, pediatric epilepsy. Ezogabine was originally approved by the FDA in June 2011 as an adjunctive treatment for adults with focal seizures with or without secondary generalization.

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