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Otsuka’s ADHD Contender Hits Mark In Phase III

Validation Of $250m Acquisition

 
• By Ian Haydock

Otsuka's novel ADHD therapy moves closer to a potential filing after meeting its endpoint in two Phase III trials, validating a past acquisition and further bolstering the Japanese firm's CNS prospects. 

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In positive new top-line Phase III results in the CNS space, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. said its oral serotonin-norepinephrine-dopamine triple re-uptake inhibitor centanafadine hit its primary endpoint in two trials in adult patients with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

The new data mark significant progress for the novel molecule and the company said it is now planning to discuss...

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