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Vaccinex announces publication of Phase 2 SIGNAL HD study in Nature Medicine showing pepinemab slows cognitive decline
VACCINEX, INC.
- Phase 2 SIGNAL HD study results published in Nature Medicine (Aug 8, 2022) and Journal of Neuroinflammation.
- Pepinemab significantly improved cognition in early manifest HD patients (HD-CAB Index p=0.007).
- Pepinemab reduced caudate atrophy (p=0.017) and brain metabolic decline in FDG-PET.
- Treatment was well-tolerated with 5% treatment-emergent adverse events vs 9% placebo.
- Phase 1b/2a study of pepinemab in Alzheimer's disease initiated (NCT04381468).