Vertex Is The First To Get NaV1.8 To Proof Of Concept For Pain

Effort Is Built On Decades Of Sodium Channel Research

Chief scientific officer David Altshuler talked to Scrip about the late-stage development plan for a drug that could represent a blockbuster-sized commercial opportunity, after two Phase II studies testing VX-548 met their primary endpoints.

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Vertex believes it has cracked an important nut in the science for treating pain • Source: Alamy

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated will have a new late-stage development program in pain, a challenging area of drug development and a potentially large commercial market, after two Phase II proof-of-concept studies testing the selective NaV1.8 inhibitor VX-548 for the treatment of acute pain met their primary endpoints.

After meeting with regulators, Vertex plans to begin enrolling patients in a Phase III program testing VX-548 in the second...

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