Progress report on new antiepileptic drugs: A summary of the Thirteenth Eilat Conference on New Antiepileptic Drugs and Devices (EILAT XIII)
Abstract
The Thirteenth Eilat Conference on New Antiepileptic Drugs and Devices (EILAT XIII) took place in Madrid, Spain, on June 26–29, 2016, and was attended by >200 delegates from 31 countries. The present Progress Report provides an update on experimental and clinical results for drugs presented at the Conference. Compounds for which summary data are presented include an AED approved in 2016 (brivaracetam), 12 drugs in phase I–III clinical development (adenosine, allopregnanolone, bumetanide, cannabidiol, cannabidivarin, 2‐deoxy‐d‐glucose, everolimus, fenfluramine, huperzine A, minocycline, SAGE‐217, and valnoctamide) and 6 compounds or classes of compounds for which only preclinical data are available (bumetanide derivatives, sec‐butylpropylacetamide, FV‐082, 1OP‐2198, NAX 810‐2, and SAGE‐689). Overall, the results presented at the Conference show that considerable efforts are ongoing into discovery and development of AEDs with potentially improved therapeutic profiles compared with existing agents. Many of the drugs discussed in this report show innovative mechanisms of action and many have shown promising results in patients with pharmacoresistant epilepsies, including previously neglected rare and severe epilepsy syndromes.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jan 23, 2017
- Source ID
- 10.1111/epi.13634
Entities
People
- Emilio Perucca
- H. Steve White
- Meir Bialer
- René H. Levy
- Svein I. Johannessen
- Torbjörn Tomson
Organizations
- Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy
- Eisai
- GSK
- German Research Foundation
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Italian Medicines Agency
- Karolinska Institutet
- Ministry of Defense
- National Institutes of Health
- Novartis
- Oslo University Hospital
- United States Department of Defense
- University of Pavia
- University of Washington