Mavoglurant in adolescents with fragile X syndrome: Analysis of Clinical Global Impression-Improvement source data from a double-blind therapeutic study followed by an open-label, long-term extension study

Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Bailey, Donald B ^a   Berry Kravis, Elizabeth ^b   Wheeler, Anne ^a   Raspa, Melissa ^a   Merrien, Florence ^c   Ricart, Javier ^d   Koumaras, Barbara ^c   Rosenkranz, Gerd ^c   Tomlinson, Mark ^c   Von Raison, Florian ^c   Apostol, George ^c  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

^d Novartis Pharma   (Spain)

Author keywords

AFQ056; CGI I; Clinical Global Impression Improvement; Fragile X syndrome; Mavoglurant

Indexed keywords

MAVOGLURANT; PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CLINICAL GLOBAL IMPRESSION SCALE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKILL; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84961130581     PISSN: 18661947     EISSN: 18661955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s11689-015-9134-5     Document Type: Article

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