Acadia Pharma (ACAD) Commences Phase 3 Pivotal Study of Trofinetide in Rett Syndrome

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ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase 3 Pivotal Study of Trofinetide in Rett Syndrome, a Rare Neurodevelopmental Congenital CNS Disorder

October 30, 2019 4:15 PM EDT

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: ACAD), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative medicines to address unmet medical needs in central nervous system (CNS) disorders, today announced that it has initiated the Phase 3 LAVENDER placebo-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of trofinetide for girls and young women with Rett syndrome. Rett syndrome is a serious and rare neurodevelopmental congenital CNS disorder with symptoms that typically present between six to 18 months of age, and lead to problems with cognitive, sensory, motor, and autonomic... More