Elan Announces Dosing of First Patient in Phase 2 Trial of ELND005

Elan Corporation, plc

today announced that it has commenced a Phase 2, placebo-controlled, safety and efficacy study of oral ELND005 as an adjunctive maintenance treatment in patients with Bipolar I Disorder (BPD 1) to delay the time to occurrence of mood episodes. The first patient has been dosed in the study.