TY - JOUR
T1 - Progress report on new antiepileptic drugs
T2 - A summary of the Fifth Eilat Conference (EILAT V)
AU - Bialer, M.
AU - Johannessen, S. I.
AU - Kupferberg, H. J.
AU - Levy, R. H.
AU - Loiseau, P.
AU - Perucca, E.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - The Fifth Eilat Conference on New Antiepileptic Drugs (AEDs) took place at the Dan Hotel, Eilat, Israel, 25-29 June 2000. Basic scientists, clinical pharmacologists and neurologists from 20 countries attended the conference, whose main themes included recognition of unexpected adverse effects, new indications of AEDs, and patient-tailored AED therapy. According to tradition, the central part of the conference was devoted to a review of AEDs in development, as well to updates on AEDs that have been marketed in recent years. This article summarizes the information presented on drugs in preclinical and clinical development, including AWD 131-138, DP-valproate, harkoseride, LY300164, NPS 1776, NW 1015, pregabalin, remacemide, retigabine, rufinamide and valrocemide. The potential value of an innovative strategy, porcine embryonic GABAergic cell transplants, is also discussed. Finally, updates on felbamate, fosphenytoin, gabapentin, lamotrigine, levetiracetam, oxcarbazepine, tiagabine, topiramate, vigabatrin, zonisamide, and the antiepileptic vagal stimulator device are presented.
AB - The Fifth Eilat Conference on New Antiepileptic Drugs (AEDs) took place at the Dan Hotel, Eilat, Israel, 25-29 June 2000. Basic scientists, clinical pharmacologists and neurologists from 20 countries attended the conference, whose main themes included recognition of unexpected adverse effects, new indications of AEDs, and patient-tailored AED therapy. According to tradition, the central part of the conference was devoted to a review of AEDs in development, as well to updates on AEDs that have been marketed in recent years. This article summarizes the information presented on drugs in preclinical and clinical development, including AWD 131-138, DP-valproate, harkoseride, LY300164, NPS 1776, NW 1015, pregabalin, remacemide, retigabine, rufinamide and valrocemide. The potential value of an innovative strategy, porcine embryonic GABAergic cell transplants, is also discussed. Finally, updates on felbamate, fosphenytoin, gabapentin, lamotrigine, levetiracetam, oxcarbazepine, tiagabine, topiramate, vigabatrin, zonisamide, and the antiepileptic vagal stimulator device are presented.
KW - Antiepileptic drugs
KW - Clinical trials
KW - Conference
KW - Drug development
KW - Epilepsy
KW - Pharmacology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0035200133&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/S0920-1211(00)00171-6
DO - 10.1016/S0920-1211(00)00171-6
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C2 - 11137386
AN - SCOPUS:0035200133
SN - 0920-1211
VL - 43
SP - 11
EP - 58
JO - Epilepsy Research
JF - Epilepsy Research
IS - 1
ER -