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| Formula | C7H9F2NO2 |
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CPP-115 is an experimental drug being studied for the treatment of various neurological and psychiatric disorders including cocaine addiction, [1] infantile spasms, [2] [3] and Tourette syndrome. [4]
CPP-115 is a GABA aminotransferase (GABA-AT) inactivator. [1]
CPP-115 was discovered in the research laboratory of Richard B. Silverman, for which he received the E. B. Hershberg Award for Important Discoveries in Medicinally Active Substances. [5] It was licensed to Catalyst Pharmaceuticals for development in 2009. [6] [7]
CPP-115 has been granted orphan drug status for the treatment of infantile spasms by the FDA and for the treatment of West syndrome by the European Commission. [8]
As of 2022, CPP-115 is in Phase II clinical trials for Tourette syndrome. [4]