20 June - NeuroSearch reports positive results from a Phase II study with ABT-894, a neuronal nicotinic receptor (NNR) modulator, for the treatment of adults suffering from Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Results from the Phase II study show that ABT-894 was efficacious in adult ADHD measured as a statistically significant improvement on the primary endpoint; the total score of the Conners' Adult ADHD Rating Scales (CAARS).
19 June - Bavarian Nordic's cancer research unit, BN ImmunoTherapeutics, has completed an interim analysis of its first two clinical studies with MVA-BN(R)-HER2, a cancer vaccine immunotherapy for breast cancer patients. These preliminary data show that MVA-BN(R)-based, HER2 directed vaccination is a biologically active treatment for patients with HER2 positive breast cancer. The final study data are expected around the turn of the year 2008/2009.
16 June - ACADIA Pharmaceuticals have announced results from its Phase IIb trial with ACP-104 for the treatment of schizophrenia. The study did not meet its primary endpoint of antipsychotic efficacy or any of the secondary endpoints. Neither dose of ACP-104 demonstrated improved efficacy as compared to placebo.