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ReviewNeurology and therapy2026

Cenobamate: An Appraisal Five Years On.

Eugen Trinka, John Paul Leach, Josemir W Sander

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Review in Neurology and therapy, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Eugen TrinkaDepartment of Neurology, Neurocritical Care, and Neurorehabilitation, Christian Doppler University Hospital, Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, Paracelsus Medical University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5950-2692
John Paul LeachAngelini Pharma SpA, Viale Amelia, 000183, Rome, Italy. johnpaul.leach@angelinipharma.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2086-9937
Josemir W SanderUCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, WC1N 3BG, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6041-9661

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cenobamate is an antiseizure medication approved in 2021 as add-on therapy for adults with uncontrolled focal seizures. Early trials showed unusually high seizure freedom rates and a favourable tolerability profile, suggesting that cenobamate may represent an important therapeutic advance in the management of focal and other epilepsies. Here, we highlight the latest data from post hoc analyses and clinical studies suggesting that cenobamate is effective across all focal seizure types. It maintains efficacy and safety over the long term, allowing people to reduce their concomitant medications without compromising seizure control. While head-to-head studies are not available, these data, alongside indirect comparisons with other antiseizure medications, support cenobamate as a potentially important advance in the treatment of focal epilepsy.

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AntiepilepticCNBDrug-resistant epilepsySeizure freedom

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PMID42213309
PMCPMC13396090

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