Zogenix Completes Enrollment in Second ZX008 Phase 3 Clinical Trial in Dravet Syndrome

Study 1504 Top-Line Data on Track for 2Q 2018

EMERYVILLE, Calif., Jan. 31, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zogenix, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZGNX), a pharmaceutical company developing therapies for the treatment of rare central nervous system (CNS) disorders, today announced that the last patient has been randomized into the treatment period of Study 1504, its second Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating ZX008 (low-dose fenfluramine) as an adjunctive treatment for seizures in children and young adults with Dravet syndrome.  Previously, in the third quarter of 2017, the Company announced positive top-line data from its first global Phase 3 trial of ZX008, Study 1, that met the primary efficacy endpoint, as well as all prespecified key secondary efficacy endpoints.

"The completion of patient randomization in Study 1504 represents another significant achievement in our ZX008 Phase 3 development program in Dravet syndrome," said Stephen J. Farr, Ph.D., President and CEO of Zogenix. "We expect to announce top-line data from this study in the second quarter of this year.  The data generated to date from the Phase 3 clinical program have further strengthened our confidence in the potential of ZX008 to become an important treatment option for the control of seizures in patients suffering from Dravet syndrome, a rare and catastrophic form of epilepsy."

Study 1504 is a double-blind, randomized, two arm Phase 3 trial with approximately 40 subjects per treatment group being conducted in the U.S., France, Spain, the Netherlands, U.K., Canada, and Germany, in which all subjects are taking stiripentol as part of their baseline standard of care.  Randomized subjects are titrated to an active dose of 0.5 mg/kg/day ZX008 (maximum of 20 mg/day) or placebo, over three weeks and then held at that fixed dose for 12 weeks of maintenance treatment.  The study dose of ZX008 accounts for the established drug-drug interaction between stiripentol and ZX008 and provides the same systemic exposure of ZX008 as the dose of 0.8 mg/kg/day (maximum 30 mg/day) previously evaluated in Study 1, where concomitant use of stiripentol was excluded.  As in Study 1, the primary efficacy measure in Study 1504 is a comparison of the change in monthly convulsive seizure frequency between ZX008 and placebo during the treatment period compared with the baseline observation period.

Study 1 results were announced in fall 2017.  The trial met its primary objective of demonstrating that ZX008, at a dose of 0.8 mg/kg/day, is superior to placebo as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of Dravet syndrome in children and young adults based on change in the frequency of convulsive seizures between the 6-week baseline observation period and the 14-week treatment period (p<0.001).  zx008 0.8 mg kg day also achieved statistically significant improvements versus placebo in all key secondary measures, including the proportion of patients with clinically meaningful reductions seizure frequency and longest seizure-free interval. same analyses comparing a 0.2 zx008 dose demonstrated improvement compared placebo. both doses were safe well-tolerated during study, most adverse events mild or moderate severity, consistent known profile compound. < p>

ZX008 is designated as an orphan drug in both the U.S. and Europe, and has received Fast Track designation in the U.S. for the treatment of Dravet syndrome. ZX008 is an investigational treatment and is not approved for use in any country.

About Zogenix
Zogenix (NASDAQ:ZGNX) is focused on developing therapies for patients with rare central nervous system (CNS) conditions that have limited or no treatment options but face a critical need. For more information, visit www.zogenix.com. 

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