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A phase 2 study of Pitolisant is enrolling patients ages 6 to 65 years old to evaluate the safety and impact of an investigational medicine, Pitolisant, for excessive daytime sleepiness, cognition, and behavioral function in people with PWS. A live w...
On June 17, 2021, FPWR and PWSA | USA engaged the FDA in a Patient-Led Listening Session to share our community’s experiences related to Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). The purpose of this meeting was to promote dialogue between the FDA and members of t...
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Radius Health announced today their plans for a Pivotal Study for RAD011 for the treatment of hyperphagia in Prader-Willi syndrome. The Phase 2/3 study, SCOUT (Synthetic Cannabidiol Oral Solution), will evaluate safety and tolerability in PWS and is ...
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As any parent of loved ones with PWS can attest, defining the spectrum of symptoms of PWS can be a challenge! To help solve that problem, a paper has been published that provides consistent descriptions of common PWS–related behaviors. The paper prov...
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Dr. Gua-Li Ming from the University of Pennsylvania has developed a new cellular model of PWS: a 3D organoid that mimics the arcuate nucleus found in the hypothalamus. This organoid, derived from stem cells with PWS, was compared to a typically devel...
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Soleno Therapeutics has announced that the FDA will accept additional data from their DESTINY PWS and C602 extension study to determine if the data generated are sufficient to support a potential New Drug Application (NDA) for diazoxide choline contr...
Levo Therapeutics has announced the FDA has granted Priority Review for its New Drug Application (NDA) for LV-101 (intranasal carbetocin) as a treatment for hyperphagia and behavioral distress associated with PWS. A 6-month Priority Review will accel...
A new long-term study on scoliosis and growth hormone has been published. The publication, Effects of 8 Years of Growth Hormone Treatment On Scoliosis In Children With Prader-Willi Syndrome shows that 8 years of growth hormone treatment has no advers...
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In support of our mission to advance the development of new treatments for Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), FPWR announces our newest venture philanthropy investment in Aardvark Therapeutics.
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