Longboard (LBPH) gains 14% as the FDA grants the Breakthrough Therapy designation to its investigational epilepsy treatment candidate, bexicaserin, for patients aged two years or older.
LA JOLLA, Calif., July 01, 2024--Longboard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: LBPH), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel, transformative medicines for neurological diseases, today announced that the FDA has granted Breakthrough Therapy designation for its investigational drug bexicaserin for the treatment of seizures associated with Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies (DEEs) for patients two years of age or older.
LA JOLLA, Calif., June 10, 2024--Longboard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: LBPH), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel, transformative medicines for neurological diseases, today announced positive interim results from its ongoing 52-week open-label extension of the PACIFIC Study evaluating bexicaserin (LP352) in participants ages 12-65 years old with Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies.