Retigabine - Xenon Pharmaceuticals
Alternative Names: Ezogabine - Xenon Pharmaceuticals; XEN-496Latest Information Update: 05 Jan 2024
At a glance
- Originator Xenon Pharmaceuticals
- Class Antiepileptic drugs; Carbamates; Fluorobenzenes; Phenylenediamines; Small molecules
- Mechanism of Action GABA A receptor agonists; KCNQ potassium channel agonists
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Orphan Drug Status
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity No
Highest Development Phases
- Discontinued Early infantile epileptic encephalopathy 2
Most Recent Events
- 18 Dec 2023 Xenon Pharmaceuticals terminates phase III clinical trials in Early infantile epileptic encephalopathy 2 (Adjunctive treatment, In children, In infants) in US, Australia, Belgium, Spain, France and Italy (PO) (NCT04912856) (EudraCT2020-003447-28)
- 28 Jun 2023 Xenon Pharmaceuticals terminates phase III trial because of sponsor decision in Early-infantile epileptic encephalopathy-2 (Adjunctive treatment, In children, In infants) in Australia, Belgium, Spain, Italy and USA (NCT04639310)
- 15 May 2023 Discontinued - Phase-III for Early infantile epileptic encephalopathy 2 (Adjunctive treatment, In children, In infants) in France (PO)