GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and XenoPort (XNPT) In Agreement for XP13512

February 8, 2007 7:20 AM EST

GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) and XenoPort, Inc. (Nasdaq: XNPT) announced an exclusive agreement to co-develop and commercialize XP13512, a unique prodrug of gabapentin that improves its bioavailability, in the US and other countries worldwide, excluding certain Asian countries.

XP13512 is currently in Phase III development for Restless Legs Syndrome and in Phase II development for neuropathic pain. Prior clinical trial results have been encouraging.


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