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DESTINY PWS Phase 3 Trial Halfway to Complete Enrollment

The ongoing DESTINY PWS Phase 3 trial is halfway to its target enrollment of patients with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) to evaluate the impact of once-daily treatment with diazoxide choline controlled-release (DCCR) tablets. Importantly, more than 90% of the patients who have completed the study so far have chosen to…

European Initiative Targets Diagnosis, Treatment of Rare Diseases

A new international consortium based in Paris, and funded largely by the 28-member European Union, intends to speed the diagnosis of rare diseases, while also accelerating the development of treatments for the 95% of such illnesses that currently don’t have one. The European Joint Programme on Rare Diseases (EJP…

Investigational Therapy May Alleviate Sleep Disorder, Cognitive Decline in Children with PWS

Pitolisant, an investigational anti-sleepiness therapy in the U.S., may help reduce daytime sleepiness and improve cognitive function in children with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), a case series suggests. The study, “Cognitive Improvements in Children with Prader-Willi Syndrome Following Pitolisant Treatment — Patient Reports,” was published in the Journal of…