Lundbeck/Solvay drop bifeparunex development in schizophrenia

3 August 2009

Denmark's Lundbeck A/S and its partner Solvay Pharmaceuticals have said they will stop all joint R&D activities for Solvay's compound bifeprunox in the development for maintenance treatment of schizophrenia.

The companies made this decision after evaluating the recent results from an interim analysis of pooled data intended for a possible extension of the ongoing clinical phase III trial programme. Efficacy data did not support pursuing the existing development strategy of stabilization of non-acute patients with schizophrenia. Therefore, Lundbeck and Solvay judge that it would be futile to continue the studies.

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