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o Acorda Therapeutics Inc., of Hawthorne, N.Y., reached agreement with the FDA on a special protocol assessment for a second Phase III trial of Fampridine-SR in multiple sclerosis. The primary objective of the study is to show consistent improvements in walking for drug-treated patients. The design of MS-F204 is similar to Acorda's first Phase III trial of Fampridine-SR in MS, the successful MS-F203 study. However, the current study protocol will require 14 weeks of patient participation compared to 21 weeks in MS-F203. The FDA agreed the two trials would be adequate to support a new drug application filing. The new study is being planned. Fampridine-SR is a ...

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