Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. XENE

Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:XENE) advanced its epilepsy program while encountering a new obstacle to expansion. On September 17, it submitted a New Drug Application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for azetukalner in focal seizures, which originate in a specific area of the brain. The same announcement disclosed a voluntary pause in new enrollment […]

Wall Street reacts as the drugmaker’s experimental medication hits a roadblock.

VANCOUVER, BC and BOSTON, MA, Sept. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: XENE), a neuroscience-focused biopharmaceutical company dedicated to drug discovery, clinical development and commercialization of life-changing therapeutics for patients in need, today announced that the company will present at an upcoming investor conference: TD Cowen Novel Mechanisms in Neuropsychiatry & Epilepsy Summit, Virtual Fireside Chat: Wednesday, September 23, 2:00–2:25 pm ET Details a

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Key Stats for Xenon Pharmaceuticals StockPrice change for Xenon Pharmaceuticals stock: -31%$XENE Stock Price as of Sep. 19: $4052-Week High: $73$XENE Stock Price Target: $78What Happened?Xenon Pharmaceuticals (XENE) stock is under pressure after the company paused enrollment in its Phase 3 psychiatry studies for major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder.

Earlier this month, Xenon Pharmaceuticals submitted a New Drug Application to the US FDA for azetukalner in focal seizures, supported by two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials showing statistically significant seizure reduction and a generally consistent safety profile across more than 1,500 patient-years of exposure. On the same day, the company voluntarily paused new enrollment in its Phase 3 major depressive disorder and bipolar depression studies due to neuropsychiatric...

Xenon Pharmaceuticals voluntarily halted enrollment in a handful of studies Friday due to several unexpected side effects. The biotech stock crashed to a 10-month low.

Xenon Pharmaceuticals stock sinks as the company halts enrollment of new patients in a key trial. Here’s how you should play XENE shares at current levels.

Xenon Pharmaceuticals says it paused trials for azetukalner in major depressive disorder and bipolar depression following ‘adverse events.’

Healthcare stocks were lower Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Healthcare Index decreasing 0.5% and th

Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (XENE:NASDAQ) shares were down 30%, on Friday morning after the company voluntarily halted new enrollment in major depressive disorder and bipolar depression studies. The events were consistent with azetukalner's known safety profile, Xenon said, but had not...

Xenon Pharmaceuticals' (XENE) enrollment pause in an ongoing phase 3 trial of azetukalner adds risk

Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:XENE) submitted a New Drug Application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its investigational drug azetukalner to treat focal seizures. Simultaneously, the neuroscience-focused biopharmaceutical company announced a voluntary pause on new patient enrollment in its ongoing depression clinical studies following reports of neuropsychiatric adverse events. Positive Data Drives FDA Submission The regulatory filing relies on clinical data from the Phase 2b X

Investing.com - U.S. stock futures edged broadly higher on Friday, following a rally in stocks in the wake of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hike on Wednesday.

The occurrence of “neuropsychiatric” adverse events in testing fueled investor doubts about a drug the FDA is already reviewing for a form of epilepsy.