Levacetylleucine - IntraBio
Alternative Names: AQNEURSA; IB-1001 - IntraBio; N-Acetyl-L-Leucine - IntraBioLatest Information Update: 30 Oct 2025
At a glance
- Originator University of Munich; University of Oxford
- Developer IntraBio
- Class Acetamides; Amino acids; Esters; Neuroprotectants; Pentanoic acids; Small molecules; Vestibular disorder therapies
- Mechanism of Action Calcium channel modulators
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Orphan Drug Status
Yes - Tay-Sachs disease; Niemann-Pick disease type C; Ataxia telangiectasia
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity Yes
Highest Development Phases
- Registered Niemann-Pick disease type C
- Phase III Ataxia telangiectasia
- Phase II Sandhoff disease; Tay-Sachs disease
Most Recent Events
- 27 Oct 2025 IntraBio plans a phase III trial for Spinocerebellar ataxias, Ataxia, Migraine-with-aura (In children, In adolescents, In adults, In the elderly) in Germany, Switzerland and USA (PO) (NCT07221292)
- 29 Jul 2025 Preregistration for Niemann-Pick disease type C (In adolescents, In children, In the elderly, In adults) in European Union (PO) before July 2025
- 29 Jul 2025 European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommends approval of Levacetylleucine for Niemann-Pick disease type C in European Union