Nearly two years ago, Anavex Life Sciences Corp. posted iffy results with blarcamesine in a Phase III trial in adult Rett syndrome patients, prompting a share price fall. Now history has repeated, after a fashion, with data from a late-stage trial of the same drug in pediatric Rett patients sending the stock down 35%.
Anavex Finds EXCELLENCE Trial To Be Ironically Named
A failure in children with Rett syndrome sees the company’s market value cut by more than a third.
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