Is Intra-Cellular’s Schizophrenia Treatment in Trouble?

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Is Intra-Cellular’s Schizophrenia Treatment in Trouble?

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Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc. (NASDAQ: ITCI) saw its shares dip on Wednesday after the firm announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has canceled the Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee meeting scheduled for July 31 to discuss the New Drug Application (NDA) for lumateperone for the treatment of schizophrenia.

The firm recently provided additional information to the FDA in response to information requests relating to non-clinical studies. The FDA canceled the Advisory Committee meeting to allow sufficient time to review this news and any forthcoming information as they continue the NDA review.

Ultimately, this information may result in an extension of the September 27, Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) target action date for the lumateperone NDA.

As a result, Intra-Cellular has a meeting scheduled with the FDA shortly, and it will provide an update following the meeting.

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Note that lumateperone is a molecule that provides selective and simultaneous modulation of serotonin, dopamine and glutamate, three neurotransmitter pathways implicated in severe mental illness.

Shares of Intra-Cellular traded down about 3.5% on Wednesday, at $7.90 in a 52-week range of $7.41 to $23.62. The consensus price target is $29.71.

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Chris Lange is a writer for 24/7 Wall St., based in Houston. He has covered financial markets over the past decade with an emphasis on healthcare, tech, and IPOs. During this time, he has published thousands of articles with insightful analysis across these complex fields. Currently, Lange's focus is on military and geopolitical topics.

Lange's work has been quoted or mentioned in Forbes, The New York Times, Business Insider, USA Today, MSN, Yahoo, The Verge, Vice, The Intelligencer, Quartz, Nasdaq, The Motley Fool, Fox Business, International Business Times, The Street, Seeking Alpha, Barron’s, Benzinga, and many other major publications.

A graduate of Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, Lange majored in business with a particular focus on investments. He has previous experience in the banking industry and startups.

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