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FDA Lifts Clinical Hold Form Filana Therapeutics' Investigational New Drug Application To Initiate Planned Phase 2a Trial In Participants With Tuberous Sclerosis Complex-Related Epilepsy

Benzinga·09/22/2026 12:06:25
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Filana Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLNA, "Filana Therapeutics", the "Company"), a biotechnology company currently focused on developing simufilam for the treatment of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC)-related epilepsy, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has lifted the clinical hold on the Company's investigational new drug (IND) application, enabling Filana to initiate a planned Phase 2a proof-of-concept study in patients aged 12 to 55 with TSC-related epilepsy. Patient screening is expected to begin by the first quarter of 2027.