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ArticleBrain sciences2018

Best Practices in Fragile X Syndrome Treatment Development.

Craig A Erickson, Walter E Kaufmann, Dejan B Budimirovic, Ave Lachiewicz, Barbara Haas-Givler, Robert M Miller, Jayne Dixon Weber, Leonard Abbeduto, David Hessl, Randi J Hagerman and 1 more

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Article in Brain sciences, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07654114 (Evaluation of the Safety, Tolerability, and Effectiveness of CTH120 in Adult Males With Fragile X Syndrome), which is not on this map. Cited by 30 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07654114 phase2recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Evaluation of the Safety, Tolerability, and Effectiveness of CTH120 in Adult Males With Fragile X Syndrome

TypeinterventionalSponsorConnecta Therapeutics, S.L.Ran2026 to 2027Enrolled30ConditionsFragile X Syndrome (FXS), Fragile X SyndromeArmsCTH120, CTH120 placebo hard capsules
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Effects of AFQ056 on language learning in fragile X syndrome.The Journal of clinical investigation · 2023
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  5. Alpha oscillations are dysrhythmic in Fragile X syndrome.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  10. What does better look like in individuals with severe neurodevelopmental impairments? A qualitative descriptive study on SCN2A-related developmental and epileptic encephalopathy.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2024
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  13. Sex Differences in Brain Disorders.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Craig A EricksonDivision of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA. craig.erickson@cchmc.org.
Walter E KaufmannDepartment of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. wekaufmann@ucdavis.edu.
Dejan B BudimirovicKennedy Krieger Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. budimirovic@kennedykrieger.org.ORCID 0000-0001-7263-5134
Ave LachiewiczDuke Department of Pediatrics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA. ave.lachiewicz@duke.edu.
Barbara Haas-GivlerAutism & Developmental Medicine Institute, Geisinger, Lewisburg, PA 17837, USA. bahaasgivler@geisinger.edu.
Robert M MillerNational Fragile X Foundation, McLean, VA 22102, USA. robby@fragilex.org.
Jayne Dixon WeberNational Fragile X Foundation, McLean, VA 22102, USA. jayne@fragilex.org.
Leonard AbbedutoMIND Institute and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95817, USA. ljabbeduto@ucdavis.edu.
David HesslMIND Institute and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95817, USA. drhessl@ucdavis.edu.
Randi J HagermanMIND Institute and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95817, USA. rjhagerman@ucdavis.edu.
Elizabeth Berry-KravisDepartments of Pediatrics, Neurological Sciences, Biochemistry, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. Elizabeth_Berry-Kravis@rush.edu.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Preclinical studies using animal models of fragile X syndrome have yielded several agents that rescue a wide variety of phenotypes. However, translation of these treatments to humans with the disorder has not yet been successful, shedding light on a variety of limitations with both animal models and human trial design. As members of the Clinical Trials Committee of the National Fragile X Foundation, we have discussed a variety of recommendations at the level of preclinical development, transition from preclinical to human projects, family involvement, and multi-site trial planning. Our recommendations are made with the vision that effective new treatment will lie at the intersection of innovation, rigorous and reproducible research, and stakeholder involvement.

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best practicesclinical trialsfragile X syndrometreatment development

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PMID30558274
PMCPMC6315698

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