GROWTHFORGE · BEACON · SOURCE-BACKED SIGNAL
Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of AVP-786 for the Treatment of Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia
NCT03896945 is on the Cheap-to-Truth Radar because its public ClinicalTrials.gov record contains a recent development signal worth inspecting. This page is not a recommendation or diligence conclusion.
Priority to inspect82/100
StatusTERMINATED
PhasePHASE2 / PHASE3
Lead sponsorOtsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
Last update2026-09-29
Public-record facts
| Intervention | Placebo (DRUG), AVP-786 (DRUG) |
|---|---|
| Condition | Schizophrenia |
| Enrollment | 136 |
| Why stopped | Based on the Interim Analysis outcome and recommendation by the DMC, Otsuka approved termination of the study based on futility. |
| Results posted | Yes |
Why Beacon surfaced it
- The record is terminated and was updated 2026-09-29.
- It is an interventional PHASE2/PHASE3 study with a named drug/drug intervention.
- The lead sponsor is classified as industry.
- The record states a reason for stopping, creating a concrete diligence question.
- ClinicalTrials.gov indicates posted results are available.
What Cheap-to-Truth would verify next
- Was the stopping reason scientific, operational, financial, strategic, or mixed?
- What human safety and efficacy evidence actually exists beyond the registry summary?
- Who controls the relevant rights, and are they practically obtainable?
- Is there an indication and endpoint where a smaller experiment could answer the key decision?
- Would the resulting data be usable by the regulator that matters?
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03896945. Registry information is sponsor/investigator submitted; verify primary evidence before making development decisions.