Acorda surges on positive late-stage Parkinson's drug trial

9 February 2017
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Shares of US specialty pharma company Acorda Therapeutics (Nasdaq: ACOR) leapt 25.4% to $23.55 in response to the news that its inhaled Parkinson's disease drug successful in a late-stage trial.

Phase III clinical data of CVT-301 showed a statistically significant improvement in motor function in people with Parkinson’s disease experiencing OFF periods.

CVT-301 is an investigational, inhalable formulation of levodopa (L-dopa). It is being studied as a treatment for OFF periods in people with Parkinson’s disease taking an oral carbidopa / levodopa regimen. OFF periods refer to the re-emergence of Parkinson’s symptoms.

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