Otsuka Drops Alzheimer’s Agitation Drug Following Phase III Failure

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  • cafead   May 22, 2024 at 11:32: AM
via Otsuka Pharmaceuticals announced Wednesday it is terminating development of its Alzheimer’s-related agitation drug candidate following a failed late-stage trial.

Top-line Phase III results in February revealed AVP-786 did not provide improvement over placebo in patients’ Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI) total score in treating agitation associated with dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease (AD).

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