Rami Levin, CEO of Saniona, a pharmaceutical company focused on rare neurological diseases describes Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) and the latest clinical data involving PWS patients given Tesomet (tesofensine + metoprolol).
PWS is a genetic condition that leads to excessive hyperphagia that is difficult to control and can lead to life-threatening obesity. Persons with PWS are also likely to have small stature and intellectual disabilities.
The company recently completed an exploratory randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2a study in patients with PWS that showed the drug to be well tolerated and effective at higher doses. A Phase 3 clinical trial is currently in development.
Tesomet consists of tesofensine, a serotonin-noradrenaline-dopamine reuptake inhibitor and metoprolol, a selective beta blocker.
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