other material
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.90
CervoMed Phase 2b DLB trial fails primary and secondary endpoints; neflamapimod no better than placebo
CervoMed Inc.
- Neflamapimod did not demonstrate statistically significant effects vs placebo on CDR-SB, TUG, NTD, or CGIC at 16 weeks.
- Target plasma drug concentrations were not achieved during double-blind phase, likely negatively impacting results.
- Favorable safety/tolerability profile with no new safety signal identified.
- Company pausing all Phase 3 preparations for early-stage DLB until full analysis complete.
- Full double-blind data expected January 2025; open-label first 16 weeks data expected late Q2 2025.