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Month: December 2021

2021 IRSF funded research

IRSF Sets Up Next Wave of Rett Breakthroughs with $2.3 M Research Investment

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Dr. Dominique Pichard, IRSF Chief Science Officer Get ready for the next wave of research targeting treatments and cures for Rett syndrome. IRSF is making it happen. “Because Rett syndrome is a rare disorder, our Foundation’s investments strongly influence the direction and pace of Rett research, as well as the potential treatment options that come … Read More

Positive Trofinetide Results

Positive Top-line Results for Phase 3 Trofinetide Trial

Monday, December 20, 2021

Melissa Kennedy, Chief Executive Officer On December 6, the Rett syndrome community received some very encouraging news: Acadia Pharmaceuticals reported that top-line results for its Lavender Phase 3 clinical trial for trofinetide showed significant improvement over placebo. With these positive findings, Acadia will request a pre-New Drug Application meeting with the FDA in the first quarter … Read More

COVID UPDATE: Best practices according to our medical expert

Friday, December 10, 2021

As the COVID pandemic continues with surges and new variants, we have asked IRSF Medical Advisor Dr. Tim Benke, Rett Clinic Medical Director at Children’s Hospital Colorado, to provide information related to COVID-19 to keep our families and community healthy and safe at this time. Vaccinations: We continue to advise: unless told otherwise by their … Read More

Acadia Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Top-line Results from the Pivotal Phase 3 Lavender Trial of Trofinetide in Rett Syndrome

Monday, December 6, 2021

– Trofinetide met co-primary efficacy endpoints demonstrating statistically significant improvement over placebo in the Rett Syndrome Behaviour Questionnaire (RSBQ) (p=0.0175) and the Clinical Global Impression of Improvement (CGI-I) (p=0.0030) – Trofinetide met key secondary endpoint demonstrating statistically significant improvement over placebo in CSBS-DP-IT–Social (p=0.0064), caregiver scale of ability to communicate – Pre-New Drug Application meeting … Read More