Maybe not a monster press conference (and I've mentioned this before) but I like the fact that less than 1 week after the AAIC presentations, Dr. Missling will have some good stage time to expand on things with both an endpoints-based panel discussion and a half hour solo presentation covering the genomic analysis and other steps they've taken to increase the likelihood of clinical trial success. Not sure if we—as non-attendees—will hear anything out of this, but good to see the story being told further in the days immediately following AAIC.
July 31: NDD Neuropsychiatric Drug Development Summit - Boston, MA
Panel Discussion: What are the Right Kinds of End Points, Where There Aren’t Any Approved? Michael Palfreyman - Chief Scientific Officer, Amorsa Therapeutics Christopher Missling - Chief Executive Officer, Anavex Life Sciences Eva Kohegyi - Senior Director, Global Clinical Development CNS, Otsuka Synopsis • Exploring areas where endpoints haven’t been approved and understanding why this is • Discussing the benefits and disadvantages of hard and soft endpoints in neuropsychiatry • Reviewing why certain endpoints haven’t been approved and how to overcome this
Delving into Technology & Enablers, How They can be Used to Enhance & Transform Clinical Trials Christopher Missling - Chief Executive Officer, Anavex Life Sciences Synopsis • Using early on Population PK, i.e. non-linear mixed effect (NLME) modelling an formal concept analysis (FCA) • Include early on both RNA whole exome and DNA denome sequencing of patients • Goal is to increase clinical success in pivotal studies