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Tag: going on trial

May 2023
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Going on Trial: Epidiolex for autism; arbaclofen tests; pain monitoring

by  /  30 May 2023

This month’s issue of Going on Trial takes a sneak peek at some early null results from a small trial of a cannabidiol-based drug for autism, among other recent drug developments.

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April 2023
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Going on Trial: Serotonin drug; psilocybin phase 2; placebo response data

by  /  28 April 2023

This month’s issue of the Going on Trial newsletter explores why it’s more fun to have a beer with friends than by yourself — and how that informs an ongoing clinical trial for autism.

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March 2023
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Going on Trial: Trofinetide approval for Rett; n-of-1 ASO therapies; cord-blood deals

by  /  30 March 2023

This month’s issue of the Going on Trial newsletter examines personalized therapies for rare conditions, Acadia’s new drug for Rett syndrome and developments in a cord-blood program, among other autism-related drug trial news.

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February 2023
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Going on Trial: Orphan drugs; CBD; bumetanide

by  /  28 February 2023

This month’s newsletter takes a close look at the orphan drug program in the United States, several cannabis-based therapies and a secondary analysis of bumetanide, among other new developments in autism-related drug trials.

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January 2023
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Going on Trial: Arbaclofen reboot; cell implants; psilocybin microdoses

by  /  25 January 2023

Going on Trial rounds up new developments in autism-related drug trials. This month we’re revisiting decade-old data from a trial of arbaclofen for fragile X syndrome and looking into a new implant-based approach to quelling seizures, among other treatment strategies.

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