Interview: KaNDy Menopause Therapy Hits Sweet Spot

NT-814 Set For Phase III Trials

Prospective partners will be impressed by data which shows that the UK company's once-daily oral treatment reduces hot flashes and night sweats and has also shown very rapid improvements in mood and sleep.

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Sleeping habits can be seriously affected by the menopause • Source: Shutterstock

KaNDy Therapeutics is all set to move its non-hormonal menopause drug NT-814 into late-stage trials on the back of positive Phase IIb data which shows that the UK firm's therapy significantly improves quality of life and rapidly reduces hot flashes and night sweats.

The SWITCH-1 study, which was conducted in the US, UK and Canada, evaluated NT-814, a first-in-class, once-daily oral neurokinin-1,3 receptor...

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