ABC
1Main
2Brand NameALKS33
3Generic Name
4IndicationAddiction and other CNS disorders
5Mechanism"Opioid modulator". Likely antagonist as naltrexone is a mu-antagonist.
6AdministrationOral
7Originidentified from a family of compounds in-licensed from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Ron Kulda, Tech Transfer Office at RPI. Mark Wentland and Jean Bidlack were the scientists at RPI.
8EconomicsSeptember 2006 licensed a family of compounds from RPI. Will owe royalties and milestones.
9Clinical Trials
10Phase II - scheduled to begin by YE09
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13Phase I ALKS33-003 n=30
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15Phase I ALKS33-004 n=24
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17Phase I n=16 SAD - initiated December 2008
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21Preclinical vs naltrexone
2235-50% reduction in drinking vs 10% for naltrexone