GW Pharmaceuticals Announced Epidiolex Data Published In The Lancet Neurology

GW Pharmaceuticals plc

today announced that Epidiolex® (cannabidiol or CBD) data from the physician-led expanded access program in treatment-resistant epilepsy were published in The Lancet Neurology1. The published paper reports that Epidiolex reduced seizure frequency across multiple drug-resistant epilepsy syndromes and seizure types and was generally well tolerated. The authors note that the administration of Epidiolex as an add-on treatment led to a clinically meaningful reduction in seizure frequency in many patients and had an adequate safety profile in this patient population with highly treatment-resistant epilepsies. The safety and tolerability profile of Epidiolex was favorable with only 3 percent of patients terminating therapy due to an adverse event. The authors note that without a control group, the results regarding efficacy and safety should be interpreted cautiously. "We are pleased that The Lancet Neurology has chosen to report these promising data on a significant number of patients with very challenging forms of epilepsy," said lead author Orrin Devinsky, M.D., of New York University