BioXcel Therapeutics (NASDAQ:BTAI) stock is rocketing higher on Wednesday after the biopharmaceutical company announced results from an audit of its Tranquility II clinical trial.
According to a press release from the company, a third-party audit of its Phase 3 study returned positive results. BioXcel Therapeutics notes that this audit focused on one of its sites used in the clinical trial.
The audit covered more than 50% of patients taking part in the trial. The results didn’t show any evidence of additional misconduct or fraud and also backed up data reliability and integrity with 95% confidence in the data reviewed acting as a representative sample.
Vimal Mehta, Ph.D., CEO of BioXcel Therapeutics, said the following in the news release:
“We believe these results of an audit by a respected, independent firm validate the integrity of data from the single site in question and add to the body of clinical evidence we intend to include in our sNDA submission.”
What’s Next for BTAI Stock?
With this data in hand, BioXcel Therapeutics is preparing for a meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It seeks to cover further development plans for BXCL501 as a treatment for agitation “associated with dementia in probable Alzheimer’s disease.”
Investors will want to keep an eye on BTAI stock when that meeting rolls around. Currently, it expects this to take place in the first half of November.
BTAI stock is up 41.5% as of Wednesday morning.
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