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Eisai initiates two phase III studies of Fycompa (perampanel) for Lennox-Gastaut syndrome.

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Last updated:28th Jun 2017
Published:30th Oct 2016
Source: Pharmawand

Eisai Inc. announced the initiation of two multi-center, global Phase III clinical trials assessing Fycompa (perampanel) CIII in two different patient populations: patients age 2 years and above with inadequately controlled seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS) (Study 338), a rare and often debilitating form of childhood-onset epilepsy, and in children ages 4 through 11 years with inadequately controlled partial-onset seizures (POS) (Study 311).

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