( BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 2 2007 - ...)Acorda Therapeutics Presents Data from its Phase 3 Study of,Fampridine-SR in Multiple Sclerosis at the American Academy of,Neurology Meeting,Health

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 2, 2007 - Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.(R) (Nasdaq: ACOR) today presented data from a Phase 3 clinical trial of Fampridine-SR in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) at the American Academy of Neurology meeting. Andrew Goodman, M.D., Director of the Multiple Sclerosis Center at the University of Rochester, presented top-line results on walking ability, leg strength, spasticity and clinician and subject global impressions. Dr. Goodman also presented a review of safety data.

Presentation Highlights

The prospectively-designed analysis plan for the study was based on a responder criterion, defined as a consistent improvement in walking speed, as measured with the Timed 25 Foot Walk. A significantly greater proportion of people taking Fampridine-SR were Timed Walk Responders compared to people taking placebo (34.8 percent vs. 8.3 percent, p less than 0.0001). Increased response rate with treatment was seen across all four major (relapsing and progressive) types of MS.

The mean increase in walking speed, compared to pre-treatment, for Fampridine-SR treated Timed Walk Responders was significantly greater at every visit during the treatment period, compared to both Fampridine-SR Timed Walk Non-Responders and placebo treated patients (p less than 0.0001). The average increase in walking speed over the treatment period, compared to baseline, was 25.2 percent for the drug treated Timed Walk Responders vs. 4.7 percent for the placebo group. In follow-up visits, at two and four weeks after the end of the treatment period, Responder and Non-responder groups returned to their baseline walking speeds.

The clinical significance of the consistent response on the timed walk was validated in the trial primarily by the 12-Item Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale (MSWS-12), a patient self-assessment of walking disability. There was a statistically significant improvement in the MSWS-12 score
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