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US20210077421A1
US20210077421A1 US17/022,494 US202017022494A US2021077421A1 US 20210077421 A1 US20210077421 A1 US 20210077421A1 US 202017022494 A US202017022494 A US 202017022494A US 2021077421 A1 US2021077421 A1 US 2021077421A1
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  • the present disclosure relates to methods of treating SYNGAP1 encephalopathy by transdermally administering an effective amount of cannabidiol (CBD) to a subject in need.
  • CBD cannabidiol
  • Cannabinoids are a class of chemical compounds found in the Cannabis plant.
  • the two primary cannabinoids contained in Cannabis are cannabidiol, or CBD, and 49-tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC.
  • CBD lacks the psychoactive effects of THC. Studies have shown that CBD can be used to treat disorders such as arthritis and cancer.
  • EPIDIOLEX oral CBD solution has been approved for treatment in children. However, oral delivery has translated to gastrointestinal (GI) adverse events, e.g., the EPIDIOLEX label reports somnolence and sedation in 32% of its patients and was dose related. EPIDIOLEX Cannabidiol Oral Solution Label (June 2018). Oral CBD also has the potential to degrade in gastric acid into THC, which can be associated with unwanted psychoactive effects. Id.
  • GI gastrointestinal
  • SYNGAP1 encephalopathy symptoms including: seizures and behavioral problems.
  • autism spectrum disorder is common comorbidity in SYNGAP1 patients that should be treated.
  • a treatment is needed that does not produce unwanted side effects such as somnolence, lethargy, withdrawal, sedation, which can counteract any benefit in behavioral symptoms, or exacerbate the effects of behavioral problems.
  • the present disclosure addresses the need discussed by the president and CEO of Bridge the Gap, SYNGAP Education Research Foundation.
  • the present disclosure relates to a method of treating SYNGAP1 encephalopathy, including one or more SYNGAP1 symptoms of behavioral problems and SYNGAP1 seizures, including transdermally administering an effective amount of cannabidiol (CBD) to the subject, wherein one or more SYNGAP1 symptoms, such as behavioral problems, are treated in the subject.
  • CBD cannabidiol
  • the treatment of one or more behavioral problems can include a decrease in one or more behavioral problems.
  • the one or more behavioral problems include social avoidance, attention deficits, impulsivity, mood abnormalities, inattention, impulsivity, or physical aggression.
  • the treated SYNGAP1 symptom is seizures.
  • SYNGAP1 seizures are treated such that the subject is a 35% responder, 50% responder, or a 90% responder within 30 days.
  • treatment includes a decrease from about 25% to about 45% in SYNGAP1 seizures.
  • the SYNGAP1 seizures can be at least one of focal impaired awareness seizures (FIAS) or atonic seizures (AT).
  • FIAS focal impaired awareness seizures
  • AT atonic seizures
  • Two or more SYNGAP1 symptoms can be treated.
  • the two or more treated SYNGAP1 symptoms are behavioral problems and SYNGAP1 seizures.
  • the treatment of behavioral problems includes a decrease in one or more behavioral problems
  • the treatment of SYNGAP1 seizures includes a decrease from about 25% to about 45% in SYNGAP1 seizures.
  • the SYNGAP1 seizures can be at least one of focal impaired awareness seizures (FIAS) or atonic seizures (AT).
  • FIAS focal impaired awareness seizures
  • AT atonic seizures
  • treatment includes an improvement in every day satisfaction and well-being.
  • Treatment can be an improvement in cognition and awareness.
  • Treatment can also be a meaningful monthly reduction in focal impaired awareness seizures and convulsive seizures.
  • the effective amount of CBD can be between about 250 mg to about 1000 mg daily. In some embodiments, the effective amount of CBD is initiated at about 250 mg daily and titrated up to about 500 mg daily dose or about 1000 mg daily. The effective amount of CBD can be initiated at about 50 mg daily and titrated up to about 250 mg daily. In some embodiments, the effective amount of CBD is initiated at 250 mg daily. The effective amount of CBD can be initiated at 500 mg daily. In some embodiments, the 500 mg daily dose and the 1000 mg daily dose is administered to patients that weigh greater than 25 kg. The CBD can be administered in a single daily dose or in two daily doses. In some embodiment the effective amount is 750 mg daily or 1000 mg daily.
  • the CBD can be formulated as a gel.
  • the CBD is formulated as a permeation-enhanced gel.
  • the gel can contain between 1% (wt/wt) CBD to 7.5% (wt/wt) CBD.
  • the gel contains 4.2% (wt/wt) CBD.
  • the gel contains 7.5% (wt/wt) CBD.
  • the transdermal preparation can be a cream, a salve, a lotion, or an ointment.
  • the CBD can be delivered by a bandage, pad or patch.
  • the CBD can be administered transdermally on the subject's upper arm and shoulder. In some embodiments, the CBD is administered transdermally on the subject's thigh or back.
  • the CBD can be synthetic CBD.
  • the CBD can be purified CBD.
  • the CBD can be botanically derived.
  • Transdermally administering an effective amount of cannabidiol can reduce an intensity of at least one adverse event or side effect relative to orally administering CBD.
  • the at least one adverse event or side effect can be a gastrointestinal (GI) adverse event.
  • the at least one adverse event or side effect can be liver function.
  • the at least one adverse event is somnolence. In some embodiments, the frequency and intensity of somnolence is reduced as an adverse event.
  • FIG. 1 is a table of the reduction in seizure frequency and greater than 50% Responder rate.
  • SYNGAP1 encephalopathy symptoms including one or more behavioral problems or SYNGAP1 seizures in a subject by transdermally administering an effective amount of cannabidiol (CBD) to the subject, wherein one or more behavioral problems or SYNGAP1 seizures are treated in the subject.
  • CBD cannabidiol
  • SYNGAP1 encephalopathy and other rare developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEEs), including but not limited to Dravet Syndrome (DS) and Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS).
  • DEEs rare developmental and epileptic encephalopathies
  • Some of the most common and debilitating SYNGAP1 encephalopathy seizure types are focal impaired-awareness and convulsive seizures. Patients with SYNGAP1 encephalpoathy who experienced these seizure types, such as SYNGAP1 seizures, experienced seizure reductions of up to 73% across the 26-week treatment period.
  • Qualitative assessments by caregivers in the study indicate improved behavioral problems including improved mood, engagement with others, learning ability, alertness, school attendance, as well as cognitive symptoms.
  • treating refers to mitigating, improving, relieving, or alleviating at least one symptom (such as a behavioral symptom) of a condition, disease or disorder in a subject, such as a human, or the improvement of an ascertainable measurement associated with a condition, disease or disorder.
  • clinical efficacy refers to the ability to produce a desired effect in humans as shown through a Food and Drug Administration (FDA), or any foreign counterparts, clinical trial.
  • FDA Food and Drug Administration
  • CBD cannabidiol
  • cannabidiol prodrugs pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives of cannabidiol, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of cannabidiol, cannabidiol prodrugs, and cannabidiol derivatives.
  • CBD includes, 2-[3-methyl-6-(1-methylethenyl)-2-cyclohexen-1-yl]-5-pentyl-1,3-benzenediol as well as to pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, metabolites (e.g., cutaneous metabolites), and metabolic precursors thereof.
  • CBD is described, for example, in Petilka et al., Helv. Chim. Acta, 52:1102 (1969) and in Mechoulam et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 87:3273 (1965), which are hereby incorporated by reference.
  • behavioral problems refers to behavioral deficits or regression such as social-communication, mood, oppositional and defiant behavior, tantrums and self-injury or language impairment deficit or regression.
  • transdermally administering refers to contacting the CBD with the patient's or subject's skin under conditions effective for the CBD to penetrate the skin.
  • SYNGAP1 seizures refers to seizures in a SYNGAP1 subject. These seizures fall into the group of seizures described herein, including but not limited to: generalized tonic-clonic (“primary generalized tonic-clonic’) seizures, focal impaired awareness seizures; focal to bilateral tonic-clonic seizures; focal aware seizures with motor signs; tonic seizures; clonic seizures; and tonic seizures.
  • generalized tonic-clonic (“primary generalized tonic-clonic’) seizures, focal impaired awareness seizures; focal to bilateral tonic-clonic seizures; focal aware seizures with motor signs; tonic seizures; clonic seizures; and tonic seizures.
  • SYNGAP1 located on chromosome 6p21.32 is expressed mainly in post-synaptic synapses of excitatory neurons.
  • SYNGAP1 is a complex protein that is an abundant component of the postsynaptic density (PSD) of excitatory glutamatergic neurons, where it is present as a part of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) complex.
  • SYNGAP1 is one of many genes that encodes proteins that regulate synaptic structure and function. Loss of SYNGAP1 has major consequences for neuronal homeostasis and development which are important for learning and memory, seizure threshold, and behavioral problems.
  • SYNGAP1 is essential for synaptic development, structure, function, and plasticity (Sheng and Kim, 2011).
  • the neuronal pathways and brain regions that are most severely disrupted by SYNGAP1 dysfunction contain presynaptic CB 1 receptors and retrograde endocannabinoid signaling systems that cannabidiol and other cannabinoid therapeutics can target to facilitate restoration of neuronal homeostasis and synaptic plasticity, and thereby increase neuronal function in learning, memory and the regulation of affective behaviors.
  • SYNGAP1 intellectual disability is a neurological disorder characterized by moderate to severe intellectual disability that is evident in early childhood. The earliest features are delayed development of speech and motor skills, such as sitting, standing, and walking. Many people with this condition have weak muscle tone (hypotonia), which contributes to the difficulty with motor skills. Some affected individuals lose skills they had already acquired (developmental regression).
  • SYNGAP1 Patients with severe SYNGAP1 variants can have very low IQ ( ⁇ 50), are mostly nonverbal, and have several comorbid conditions, such as impulsivity and challenging behavior.
  • SYNGAP1 is caused by de novo (spontaneous, non-inherited) mutations.
  • Other behavioral abnormalities include inattention, impulsivity, and physical aggression (hitting, biting). Mood swings, sullenness, and rigidity are also reported in many children.
  • the SYNGAP1 seizures are generally refractory to standard antiepileptic drugs (AEDs).
  • AEDs antiepileptic drugs
  • immunomodulatory therapies e.g., corticosteroids, intravenous immunoglobulin [IVIG], plasmapheresis
  • ketogenic diet e.g., ketogenic a, ketogenic a, ketogenic a, ketogenic a, and surgical options are often considered.
  • immunomodulatory therapies e.g., corticosteroids, intravenous immunoglobulin [IVIG], plasmapheresis
  • ketogenic diet e.g., ketogenic diet, and surgical options are often considered.
  • Vlaskamp et al. looked at a patient cohort of 57 patients (53% male, median age 8 years) with SYNGAP1 mutations or microdeletions.
  • Vlaskamp et al. “SYNGAP1 encephalopathy: A distinctive generalized developmental and epileptic encephalopathy” Neurology 2019; 92:e96-e107 (2019).
  • Table 1 outlines the phenotypic profile of the SYNGAP1 patients who had either mutations, variants or microdeletions.
  • EM eyelid myoclonia with or without absences and ID is intellectual disability. If patients had missing information, a denominator is given that represents the number of patients with known information on this variable. If no denominator is given, there was information on all patients. Eating problems included a poor intake, uncontrolled eating with gorging, eating inedible objects, difficulties with transition from fluids to solid food in early childhood, and difficulties with chewing and swallowing.
  • the UW-CSS measures the stress experienced by caregivers of children under 18, and was developed to address areas of stress important to caregivers of children with severe epilepsy. University of Washington Caregiver Stress Scale (UW-CSS) Version 1 Users Guide. 2017; Jensen et al., “Life impact of caregiving for severe childhood epilepsy: Results of expert panels and caregiver focus groups” Epilepsy Behav (2017).
  • the Epilepsy and Learning Disabilities Quality of Life (ELDQOL) scale is questionnaire that covers seizure severity, seizure-related injuries, AED side-effects, behavior, mood, physical, cognitive and social functioning, parental concern, communication, overall QOL and overall health.
  • SDSC Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children
  • the SDSC was created to evaluate sleep disorders in children, and to provide an overall measure of sleep disturbance suitable for use in clinical screening and research. Developers Bruni and colleagues, developed six categories representing sleep difficulties affecting children ages 6 to 15 years old: initiating and maintaining sleep, sleep breathing disorders, arousal/nightmares, sleep-wake transition, excessive somnolence, and sleep hyperhidrosis (nighttime sweating). Bruni et al, “The Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children (SDSC). Construction and validation of an instrument to evaluate sleep disturbances in childhood and adolescence” J Sleep Res 5(4):251-61 (1996). Patients/parents use a five-point scale to indicate frequency from 1 (never) to 5 (always). Higher scores indicate more acute sleep disturbances.
  • Scores are tallied for each of the six sleep-disorder categories, and an overall score is calculated. Shahid et al. (eds.), STOP, THAT and One Hundred Other Sleep Scales 82:331-332 (Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012).
  • Transdermal delivery of cannabinoids has benefits over oral dosing because it allows the drug to be absorbed through the skin directly into the bloodstream. This avoids first-pass liver metabolism, enabling lower dosage levels of active pharmaceutical ingredients with a higher bioavailability and improved safety profile. Transdermal delivery also avoids the gastrointestinal tract, lessening the opportunity for GI related adverse events and the potential degradation of CBD by gastric acid into THC, which can be associated with unwanted psychoactive effects. Moreover, transdermal delivery of CBD reduces the intensity and frequency of somnolence adverse events, which are typically present in oral dosing of CBD. Transdermal delivery of CBD can avoid liver function adverse events, which are typically present in oral dosing of CBD. In some embodiments, transdermally administering an effective amount of CBD reduces an intensity of at least one adverse event by about 15% to about 95% relative to orally administering CBD.
  • cannabinoids e.g., CBD
  • the CBD can be in a gel form and can be pharmaceutically-produced as a clear, permeation-enhanced gel that is designed to provide controlled drug delivery transdermally with once- or twice-daily dosing.
  • the CBD gel can between 1% (wt/wt) CBD to 7.5% (wt/wt) CBD.
  • the CBD gel can have, for example, 4.2% (wt/wt) CBD or 7.5% (wt/wt) CBD).
  • the CBD gel can be applied topically by the patient or caregiver to the patient's upper arm and shoulder, back, thigh, or any combination thereof.
  • the CBD gel can include diluents and carriers as well as other conventional excipients, such as wetting agents, preservatives, and suspending and dispersing agents.
  • the CBD gel can include a solubilizing agent, a permeation enhancer, a solubilizer, antioxidant, bulking agent, thickening agent, and/or a pH modifier.
  • the composition of the CBD gel can be, for example, a. cannabidiol present in an amount of about 0.1% to about 20% (wt/wt) of the composition; b. a lower alcohol having between 1 and 6 carbon atoms present in an amount of about 15% to about 95% (wt/wt) of the composition; c. a first penetration enhancer present in an amount of about 0.1% to about 20% (wt/wt) of the composition; and d. water in a quantity sufficient for the composition to total 100% (wt/wt).
  • Other formulations of the CBD gel can be found in International Publication No. WO 2010/127033, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
  • the effective amount of CBD can be between about 50 mg to about 1000 mg daily, which can be administered in a single daily dose or twice daily dosing.
  • SYNGAP1 seizures Children with SYNGAP1 encephalopathy may develop different types of seizures (referred to herein as SYNGAP1 seizures), which can be difficult to control with anti-seizure medications.
  • Common generalized seizure types may include (Vlaskamp et al. 2019): myoclonic seizures; atonic; eyelid myoclonia evolving to myoclonic-atonic; eyelid myoclonia with absences; atypical and typical absences; and generalized tonic-clonic seizures.
  • SYNGAP1 seizures may be triggered by flickering lights or certain kinds of patterns, a condition known as photosensitivity. Other types of triggers, such as eating, may also elicit SYNGAP1 seizures.
  • SYNGAP1 encephalopathy patients often have developmental plateauing or regression, which can precede seizure onset. Most SYNGAP1 patients have at least one of the following: intellectual disability, behavioral problems, high pain threshold, eating problems, sleeping problems, autism spectrum disorder, and ataxia or gain abnormalities.
  • SYNGAP1 loss of-function variants are surprisingly common, with the incidence reported as 1-4/10,000 individuals, or approximately 0.5-1.0% of all ID cases. However, the number of patients identified with SYNGAP1 is substantially lower than the estimated prevalence.
  • Bridge the Gap a SYNGAP advocacy organization in the US, report only >350 patients worldwide having been diagnosed. Based on a conversation with Bridge the Gap, 1 per 20,000 patients may represent a more accurate prevalence; however, most are not diagnosed.
  • Period A patients underwent a baseline period of 4-weeks, followed by a 4-week titration period, and a 22-week flexible dosing maintenance period. Patients were treated for a total of 26 weeks in Period A.
  • Period B patients continued to receive ZYN002 for up to an additional 46 weeks at the same maintenance dose they were receiving at Week 26 (e.g. end of Period A). At any time, upon treatment termination, the patient was required to complete the taper and follow-up period. After the final tapered dose, patients were followed weekly for 4 weeks by telephone to complete the Marijuana Withdrawal Checklist short form (Behavior Checklist). After the 4 weeks of follow-up, the patient was discharged from the study.
  • Patients participating in this study had a diagnosis of developmental and epileptic encephalopathy. Patients were between 3 and 18 years of age, and had a body mass index between 13 and 35 kg/m 2 , and weighed no less than 12 kg.
  • DEE developmental and epileptic encephalopathy
  • generalized motor i.e. generalized tonic-clonic, tonic, clonic, atonic, epileptic spasms
  • focal aware motor i.e. generalized tonic-clonic, tonic, clonic, atonic, epileptic spasms
  • focal aware motor i.e. generalized tonic-clonic, tonic, clonic, atonic, epileptic spasms
  • focal aware motor focal impaired awareness or focal to bilateral tonic-clonic seizures.
  • focal impaired awareness or focal to bilateral tonic-clonic seizures Examples of DEE that were included, but were not limited to: Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, Dravet Syndrome, West Syndrome/Infantile Spasms and Doose Syndrome.
  • the diagnosis must have been established for ⁇ 1 years and documented by history and examination and review of appropriate studies, which included electroencephalogram (EEG), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan, or genetic testing.
  • EEG electroencephalogram
  • generalized motor i.e. generalized tonic-clonic, tonic, clonic, atonic or epileptic spasms
  • focal motor focal impaired awareness or focal to bilateral tonic-clonic seizures.
  • Approved application sites for the gel were the right and left upper arm as specified in Table 2.
  • ZYN002 was temporarily applied to the right and left upper thighs. Patients with low BMIs and/or small arms were allowed to have ZYN002 applied to the upper right or left thighs. Sequence of application was 1 sachet to each upper left and right arm/shoulder and 1 sachet to each right and left upper thigh.
  • Parents/caregivers applying the gel wore gloves. The parent/caregiver assured that the gel was rubbed in completely, no gel was remaining on the gloves, and the skin surface where the gel was applied was no longer shiny and dry to the touch prior to dressing. Once the patient/caregiver completed the treatment application, they discarded the glove(s) and washed their hands thoroughly with soap and warm water. Parents/caregivers were instructed to keep the application site dry for 6 hours from water or avoid excessive sweating. Parents/caregivers were able to apply an approved moisturizing lotion, 2 hours following dosing. Parents/caregivers were instructed to cover the application site to minimize sun exposure when going outside during the day.
  • the product was ZYN002 (Cannabidiol: CBD), 4.2% gel, topical. And the drug was supplied as sachets containing 2.98 g of gel to deliver 125 mg of CBD/sachet. It was applied by using one (1) to four (4) sachets in the morning and evening to achieve the appropriate total daily dose for each patient based upon the treatment group.
  • Period A Baseline Period
  • Seizures of the following types were captured in the daily diary at the same time and for the same duration every day, as determined by the investigator (e.g. 6:00 PM for 10 minutes):
  • Video electroencephalograms of 2, 4, or 24 hours in duration were performed at the beginning and end of the study. Information was captured via video-EEG and included characteristics of the waking and sleep EEG background, interictal epileptiform and non-epileptiform abnormalities, and EEG and clinical features of seizures that occurred during the study. Video-EEG interpretation was completed by an independent reviewer. Where additional consent was required to transfer EEG data to the central reviewer, the investigator obtained the consent before the EEG left the site. If the subject/caregiver did not provide consent, the EEGs were not provided for central review. Patients continued to meet inclusion/exclusion criteria to proceed to the treatment period.
  • Period A Titration Period
  • the initial dose for patients ⁇ 25 kg was 125 mg CBD Q12H ( ⁇ 2 hours), for a total daily dose of 250 mg CBD for the four-week titration period.
  • the dose could remain at 250 mg CBD daily or be increased to 250 mg CBD Q12H ( ⁇ 2 hours), for a total daily dose of 500 mg CBD (4 sachets) for the remaining 22 weeks of the treatment period.
  • Period A Maintenance Period
  • patients taking 500 mg CBD daily could be increased to 750 mg CBD daily (6 sachets) and patients taking 750 mg CBD daily could be increased to 1000 mg CBD (8 sachets).
  • the Investigator decreased the dose as needed based on safety and tolerability after the patient started the maintenance period.
  • Patients taking CBD 250 mg Q12H ( ⁇ 2 hours); total daily dose 500 mg CBD could have their dose decreased to 125 mg CBD Q12H ( ⁇ 2 hours); total daily dose 250 mg CBD.
  • Patients taking CBD 375 mg Q12H ( ⁇ 2 hours); total daily dose 750 mg CBD dose could have their dose decreased to 250 mg CBD Q12H ( ⁇ 2 hours); total daily dose 500 mg CBD.
  • Patients taking CBD 500 mg Q12H ( ⁇ 2 hours); total daily dose 1000 mg CBD dose could have their dose decreased to CBD 375 mg Q12H ( ⁇ 2 hours); total daily dose 750 mg or 250 mg CBD Q12H ( ⁇ 2 hours); total daily dose 500 mg CBD.
  • Patients whose weight changed during the course of the study could have their dose increased or decreased.
  • Parents/caregivers were instructed to capture seizure frequency and type, and skin irritation scores, within daily diaries. Parents/caregivers also completed:
  • the Primary Objective of this study was to evaluate the safety and tolerability of ZYN002 in child and adolescent epilepsy patients with developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEE) for up to 72 weeks.
  • DEE developmental and epileptic encephalopathies
  • the Secondary Objectives was to evaluate the efficacy of ZYN002 in terms of seizure frequency, caregiver stress, quality of life, sleep disturbances, adaptive behavior among epilepsy patients and an overall daily assessment (“good day/bad day”).
  • Seizure Frequency The primary efficacy assessment was the median percent change from baseline in the mean monthly (28 day) frequency of seizures (SF28) over 26 weeks (Period A) for the following types, in total (“countable seizures”):
  • Seizure endpoints were summarized monthly.
  • Seizure type identified (at Baseline) as the most disabling overall:
  • clinicians captured qualitative caregiver feedback at Week 26 with the following questions asked: (1) “Has anything improved for [patient name] and your family since [patient name] has been using the gel?”; (2) “Has anything got worse since for [patient name] and your family since [patient name] has been using the gel?”; and (3) “Let me just ask about a few specific things: Daily activities e.g. school attendance? If so how? Alertness? If so how?”.
  • ZYN-002 reduced seizure frequency in many types of difficult to treat developmental and epileptic encephalopathies. It also improved important behavioral deficits, alertness, social interactions, and enabled the child to be well enough to attend school more consistently.
  • DEEs are the most challenging and poorly controlled epilepsy disorders with many symptoms that adversely affect patient and family function.
  • FIAS focal impaired-awareness seizures
  • convulsive seizures focal to bilateral tonic-clonic seizures and generalized tonic-clonic seizures, BTCS and GTCS, respectively
  • Reduced amplitude/intensity of seizure 9 9 It has reduced her seizure frequency and severity/duration (which they acknowledged is not captured by the diary). Reduced injuries 2 2 Less injuries resulting from atonic seizures. Reduction in duration of seizure 11 11 Yes! Seizures have had a significant reduction, they are less frequent and also shorter. Reduction in frequency of seizure 18 18 Better as seizures less frequent. Short term cognition improvement 1 1 Short term reduction in 1 1 amplitude/intensity of seizure Short term reduction in frequency of 4 4 Seizure frequency reduced seizures with dose changes (both increased and decreased doses), which had a 2-4 week “honeymoon period”. Then seizures would return to baseline frequency.
  • Table 4 provides a complete tally of patient mentions.
  • ZYN-002 was well tolerated. Eight patients discontinued the study; one discontinued as a result of an adverse event (skin reaction), and seven discontinued as a result of withdrawal of consent or perceived lack of efficacy. During the baseline period (prior to the start of study treatment), 14 (29.2%) of the 48 enrolled patients reported a total of 22 AEs. Through six months of therapy, 96% of patients experienced a treatment emergent adverse event (TEAE) and 60% of patients experienced a TEAE related to study treatment. There were no apparent trends for an increase in incidence AEs with increasing ZYN002 dose level. TEAEs were reported for 12 of 21 (57.1%) patients during the taper period. Most TEAEs were mild to moderate, and transient.
  • TEAE treatment emergent adverse event
  • TEAEs The most frequently reported TEAEs by preferred term were upper respiratory tract infection (41.7% of patients), nasopharyngitis (20.8%), somnolence (12.5%), and vomiting (10.4%). The next most frequently reported TEAEs were application site dryness (8.3%), application site pain (8.3%), and somnolence (8.3%).
  • SAE serious adverse event
  • Table 5 provides the patient data for the four patients with SYNGAP1.

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