Avenue Therapeutics Announces Publication in Drug Development Research Highlighting First-In-Class Preclinical Data of BAER-101 in a Translational Model of Absence Epilepsy
MIAMI, Feb. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Avenue Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATXI) (“Avenue” or the “Company”), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of therapies for the treatment of neurologic diseases, today announced the publication of preclinical in vivo data in Drug Development Research highlighting BAER-101’s full suppression of seizure activity using the Genetic Absence Epilepsy Rats from Strasbourg (“GAERS”) model of absence epilepsy. Data published showcase BAER-101’s ability to selectively target GABAA α2 and α3 subtypes more than α1 and α5, potentially improving anti-convulsant and anxiolytic activity while minimizing the risk of tolerance and abuse associated with existing treatments in this drug class.