Sage Therapeutics
It was a busy, busy week for clinical trial news and updates, largely driven by the annual ASCO meeting taking place June 3-7 in Chicago.
Sage Therapeutics and partner Biogen shared news that their phase III Skylark study has yielded promising results for women suffering from severe postpartum depression (PPD).
Speculations that Biogen might appeal the decision after reports of the company hiring several lobbyists, including Clyburn Consulting and Federal Street Strategies.
The 2022 American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Annual Meeting kicked off on Saturday and will continue on through Thursday.
It was a particularly busy week for clinical trial announcements. Let’s take a look.
Clinical Catch-Up for February 21
Sage and Biogen announced positive topline results from the Phase III study of zuranolone that showed a rapid reduction in depressive symptoms after three days.
Another drug Vounatsos heralded was zuranolone, which Biogen is developing with Sage Therapeutics for multiple forms of depression.
Heading out of November and into December, plenty of companies had clinical trial news to report. Here’s a look.
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