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Eisai Discontinues Development of Epilepsy Drug after Death in PI; “Will Never Be Administered to Humans in the Future”
Eisai, which suspended development of its AMPA receptor antagonist E2082 following the death of a male subject in a first-in-human (FIH) clinical trial in Japan, has decided to terminate the drug’s development, a company spokesperson told Jiho. E2082 is an…
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