Extension study to evaluate how safe and tolerable the drug NBI-921352 is when used as adjunctive therapy in participants with SCN8A developmental and epileptic encephalopathy syndrome (SCN8A-DEE).
Phase 2 trials begin testing efficacy in a larger patient group (100–300). This is often where biotech binary events occur — positive Phase 2 data can significantly advance a company's pipeline narrative, while failures can be terminal for a program.
This trial was terminated before completion. Termination can indicate safety signals, futility findings, or business/regulatory decisions by the sponsor.
Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX) is the sponsoring company for this trial. BiotechSign currently grades this company C (52/100) based on composite catalyst signals across its full pipeline. This trial is one data point in that overall catalyst picture.