Abbvie's Parkinson's Disease Drug Meets Main Goal in Late-stage Trial

Test tubes are seen in front of a displayed Abbvie logo in this illustration taken, May 21, 2021. (REUTERS/Dado Ruvic)

(Reuters) -AbbVie said on Thursday its drug met the main goal in a late-stage trial when tested in patients with early Parkinson's disease.

The trial studied two doses of the drug, tavapadon, as a monotherapy in which patients showed a statistically significant improvement when compared to placebo, as measured on a rating scale that evaluates various aspects of the disease.

Tavapadon is being studied as a once-daily treatment for Parkinson's disease - a movement disorder of the nervous system which worsens over time.

AbbVie gained access to the treatment with its $8.7 billion buyout of Cerevel Therapeutics.

(Reporting by Sriparna Roy in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva and Shailesh Kuber)