Teva Announces Publication of AIM-TD Study Results in The Lancet Psychiatry for the Investigational Use of Deutetrabenazine in Tardive Dyskinesia
2017-06-29 · Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc. · original tevapharm.com ↗
JERUSALEM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 29, 2017-- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA) today announced the publication of results from the Phase III study, AIM-TD (Addressing Involuntary Movements in Tardive Dyskinesia), in the medical journal, The Lancet Psychiatry. The AIM-TD study evaluated the safety, efficacy and tolerability of the investigational use of fixed-dose deutetrabenazine (SD-809) compared to placebo for the treatment of tardive dyskinesia (TD). “TD is a chronic condition that affects patients who are suffering from primary psychiatric illnesses, which are already debilitating and can be socially isolating,” said Michael Hayden, M.D., Ph.D., President of Global R&D and Chief Scientific Officer at Teva. “We are pleased to share this publication with the psychiatry and movement disorder community, who play a critical role in the identification and treatment of hyperkinetic movement disorders like TD.” Deutetrabenazine for treatment of involuntary movements in patients with tardive dyskinesia (AIM-TD): a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial was published online ahead of print in The Lancet Psychiatry. The AIM-TD study and publication was led by Principal Investigators Karen E. Anderson, M.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Neurology at Georgetown MedStar University Hospital, and Hubert Fernandez, M.D., Professor of Neurology at the Center for Neurological Restoration at the Cleveland Clinic. About the AIM-TD Study AIM-TD was a Phase III, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group, fixed-dose study that evaluated 222 male and female adults with moderate to severe TD. All patients had a total motor Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) ≥ 6 at screening and were randomized at baseline in a 1:1:1:1 ratio to receive one of three fixed-dose regimens of deutetrabenazine (12 mg/day, 24 mg/day, or 36 mg/day) or placebo. Patients underwent dose escalation during the initial 4 weeks, followed by an 8-week maintenance period and a 1-week washout. About Tardive Dyskinesia Tardive dyskinesia is a movement disorder characterized by repetitive and uncontrollable movements of the tongue, lips, face, trunk and extremities. The often debilitating disorder affects about 500,000 people in the United States and is usually a result of treatment with widely used medications for psychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder or the gastrointestinal agent, metoclopramide. About Deutetrabenazine Deutetrabenazine, an investigational treatment for tardive dyskinesia, is an oral, small molecule inhibitor of vesicular monoamine 2 transporter, or VMAT2, that is designed to regulate the levels of a specific neurotransmitter, dopamine, in the brain. Deutetrabenazine is approved in the United States for the treatment of chorea associated with Huntington’s disease. About Teva Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA) is a leading global pharmaceutical company that delivers high-quality, patient-centric healthcare solutions used by approximately 200 million patients in 100 markets every day. 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