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A clinical trial is a research study in human volunteers designed to answer specific questions about the safety and/or efficacy of an experimental drug. Carefully conducted clinical trials are the safest and most effective way to find new treatments that improve people’s health.
For more information about clinical trials, you may refer to the NIH’s overview of the clinical process, available at www.clinicaltrials.gov.
Acorda currently has one product candidate in clinical
development:
Acorda’s clinical trials are designed to evaluate
the safety and efficacy of potential treatments
in order to bring new therapies to these markets,
in which there are substantial unmet medical needsIn November 2007, Acorda completed enrollment of participants in a Phase 3 clinical study designed to evaluate the effects of Fampridine-SR on walking ability in people with MS. Data is expected second quarter 2008.
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