Benzinga | Jul 22, 2020 06:52AM EDT

Zynerba Pharmaceuticals To Present An Update On Zygel Development Program At 17th NFXF International Fragile X Conference Research Roundup At 3:45 p.m. ET

DEVON, Pa., July 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zynerba Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZYNE), the leader in innovative pharmaceutically-produced transdermal cannabinoid therapies for rare and near-rare neuropsychiatric disorders, will present an overview of its Zygel(tm) (ZYN002) development program in Fragile X syndrome (FXS) and additional caregiver-reported data from its 14-week pivotal CONNECT-FX (Clinical study of Cannabidiol (CBD) in Children and Adolescents with Fragile X) trial during the 17th NFXF International Fragile X Conference Research Roundup. The multi-national, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial assessed the efficacy and safety of Zygel(tm) CBD gel as a treatment for behavioral symptoms of Fragile X syndrome (FXS) in 212 patients; topline results were announced on June 30, 2020. (Press release).

The presentation entitled, "Zygel (ZYN002) Development Program in Fragile X Syndrome" will take place at 3:45PM ET today, July 22, 2020. Additional information on the conference and registration are available here: https://fragilex.org/get-involved/international-fragilex-conference/. A copy of today's presentation will be made available prior to the time of presentation on the Zynerba corporate website at http://zynerba.com/publications/.

"I am very pleased to participate in today's Fragile X Research Roundup on Fragile X Awareness Day," said Joseph M. Palumbo, MD, FAPA, MACPsych, Chief Medical Officer of Zynerba. "We believe that the caregiver data that we are presenting today further support the statistically significant improvement we achieved in the primary endpoint of social avoidance in patients with full methylation of their FMR1 gene. We look forward to discussing these and other data with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as soon as possible regarding a potential regulatory path forward."