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Zynerba Releases Data On Epilepsy Candidate, Stock Down

Published 09/18/2019, 10:29 PM
Updated 07/09/2023, 06:31 AM

Zynerba Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZYNE) announced positive top-line results from the open-label phase II BELIEVE 1 study evaluating the efficacy and safety of Zygel, a cannabidiol (CBD) gel treatment, in children and adolescents with a heterogeneous group of rare and ultra-rare epilepsies known as developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEE).

The study assessed the safety and efficacy of Zygel in various DEEs, including Dravet syndrome (DS) and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS). A total of 48 patients with confirmed DEE were enrolled in the study and included in the safety data. The number of patients included in the modified intent-to-treat population (mITT) was 46.

The most common and debilitating seizure types in people with epilepsy are focal impaired-awareness and convulsive seizures. Per the study, patients who experienced these seizure types achieved 44-58% monthly median reduction in seizures compared to baseline from month 2 to 6 of treatment with Zygel. Top-line results showed that 46 patients in the mITT population, who had more debilitating type of seizures, experienced a more than 44% median reduction in seizures by month 2, and reductions were sustained through month 6 of the treatment. Among these, 55% of patients experienced a more than 50% median reduction in seizures at month 6 of treatment with Zygel.

However, despite the positive results, shares of the company declined about 21.7% as the percentage of reduction in seizures was less than investors’ expectations. The investors also seem to be concerned about the adverse events. About 96% of the patients experienced a treatment emergent adverse event and 60% experienced a treatment-related adverse event. The study also showed that 10 patients reported a serious adverse event (SAE), and they were mostly infection-related, with two SAEs possibly related to treatment. However, shares of the company have skyrocketed 197.6% year to date against the industry’s decline of 3.8%.

The company also noted that 13 of these 46 patients had a variety of non-focal impaired awareness and non-convulsive seizure types at baseline.

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Currently, Zynerba is a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) stock.

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