Lexicon Pharmaceuticals presented its Phase IIb data for pilavapadin (LX9211) on 3 March as a win that clarified the dosing regimen to take into Phase III in diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain (DPNP), but shareholders apparently had a different takeaway from the 496-patient PROGESS study, which Lexicon admitted had missed its primary endpoint.
Lexicon’s Sunny Take Does Not Sway Investors About Phase IIb DPNP Miss
While Lexicon’s non-opioid pain candidate missed the primary endpoint in a diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain study, the company insisted the data revealed a path forward with a 10mg daily dose.
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