DOV Pharmaceutical, Inc. Initiates Phase II Clinical Trial In Patients With Major Depressive Disorder
"After obtaining encouraging results in our recently completed eight-week safety study of DOV 21,947, which demonstrated both weight loss and lowered plasma triglyceride levels in drug-compliant subjects, we amended the design of this study to ensure that we are capturing the potential effects of DOV 21,947 on body weight and appropriately capturing drug-compliance data in our analyses," said Dr. Phil Skolnick, president and chief scientific officer. "Both preclinical and clinical evidence to date support our belief that as a TRIP, DOV 21,947 may provide efficacy greater than SSRIs and SNRIs currently prescribed for the treatment of depression. In addition to efficacy in animal models of depression, the clinical data for DOV 21,947 suggests an improved side-effect profile, including potential stabilization or reduction in body weight."
About DOV 21,947
Clinical and preclinical research indicates that drug combinations, which inhibit reuptake of all three neurotransmitters most closely linked to depression, serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine, can produce greater overall efficacy than currently marketed antidepressants. A single antidepressant that could produce such triple reuptake inhibition would represent a breakthrough in the treatment of depression. DOV 21,947, a TRIP, is structurally related to DOV 216,303. In a previously reported Phase II clinical trial, DOV 216,303 was administered to patients suffering from major depressive disorder. After two weeks of treatment, patients treated with DOV 216,303 demonstrated reductions (p < 0.0001) in the total HAM-D scores comparable to control patients treated with citalopram. In both groups, the reductions from baseline in the HAM-D scores were greater than 40%.
In seven Phase I studies, DOV 21,947 was observed to be safe and well tolerated. In addition, the dosages for this clinical study are comparable to those used in the most recent eight-week study in which statistically significant weight loss was observed in drug-complaint subjects.
About DOV
DOV is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the acquisition and development of novel drug candidates for central nervous system disorders. The Company's product candidates address some of the largest pharmaceutical markets in the world including depression, pain and insomnia.
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