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Alzheimer Disease
Anavex completes successful preclinical studies on lead Alzheimers drug candidate
September 20th, 2008
Anavex Life Sciences Corp. ("ANAVEX") (OTCBB: AVXL), a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of novel therapeutics to treat Central Nervous System (CNS) diseases and cancer, announced the successful completion of preclinical studies (in-vitro and in-vivo in mice) on ANAVEX 2-73, a novel sigma-1 receptor agonist for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. This success enables ANAVEX to start preparing the Investigational New Drug (IND) (or IMPD) file to move to Phase 1 human clinical trials. "The completion of preclinical studies is a key milestone for our company, and means that we are now ready to prepare our first IND for Alzheimer's...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-09-20)
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