First patient in for landmark Tourette Syndrome study
(Stockholm, 16 February, 2022.) Asarina Pharma announces today that ‘First Patient First Visit’ has taken place in its phase IIa clinical study in Tourette syndrome at Bispebjerg University Hospital, Copenhagen. The Asarina compound being trialled, Sepranolone, is an endogenous neurosteroid that has already demonstrated a strong safety profile in previous clinical studies. In preclinical studies it was found to reduce tics effectively without inducing any motor side effects. Today’s pharmaceutical treatments for Tourette, such as the anti-psychotic Haldol, involve multiple severe side effects.