Medivation Initiates Second Pivotal Phase 3 Trial of Dimebon(TM) in Patients With Alzheimer...(eachof the five primary aspects of the d...),Health

Date:6/9/2008

each of the five primary aspects of the disease -- memory, thinking, activities of daily living, behavior and overall clinical function. Significant gains over placebo were evident after as little as 12 weeks of treatment, and were maintained after both six months and a full year of treatment. Importantly, overall benefit compared to placebo continued to increase over time, and was larger at one year than at six months. Dimebon was well-tolerated throughout the entire one-year treatment period. The majority of adverse events were mild. Dry mouth (18.0 percent Dimebon, 1.1 percent placebo) and depressed mood were the most common events. Patients treated with Dimebon experienced significantly fewer serious adverse events than those treated with placebo at one year.

About Dimebon

Dimebon is an orally-available small molecule that has been shown to inhibit brain cell death in preclinical models relevant to Alzheimer's disease and Huntington's disease, making it a potential treatment for these and other neurodegenerative diseases. Preclinical data generated to date suggest that Dimebon operates through a novel mitochondrial mechanism of action.

Medivation is also evaluating Dimebon in an ongoing Phase 2 clinical trial in Huntington's disease.

About Medivation

Medivation, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the rapid development of novel small molecule drugs to treat serious diseases of the central nervous system and cancers for which there are limited treatment options. Medivation aims to revolutionize the treatment of these diseases and offer hope to critically ill patients and their caregivers. The Company's current clinical development program includes a pivotal and confirmatory Phase 3 trial of Dimebon(TM) in Alzheimer's disease, a Phase 2 clinical trial of Dimebon in patients with Huntington's disease, and a Phase 1-2 clinical trial of MDV3100 in patients with castration-resistant (also known as hormone-refractory) prost
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