EISAI TO PRESENT LATEST DATA ON LEMBOREXANT AT WORLD SLEEP CONGRESS

Session / Scheduled presentation date (local time)	Presentation Title
O01: Insomnia treatment and mechanisms Monday, September 23th 9:45-10:00	Long-term Effectiveness and Safety of Lemborexant in Adults with Insomnia Disorder: 12-month Results from SUNRISE-2
O01: Insomnia treatment and mechanisms Monday, September 23th 10:15-10:30	Effect of Lemborexant Compared With Placebo and Zolpidem Extended Release on Sleep Architecture in Older Adults With Insomnia Disorder
O30: Pharmacological interventions Wednesday, September 25th 16:30-16:45	Senescence-Accelerated Mouse Prone-8 SAMPA8 Mice as a Preclinical Model for Irregular Sleep Wake Rhythm Disorder and Efficacy of the Dual Orexin (Hypocretin) Receptor Antagonist Lemborexant

Session / Poster No. Scheduled presentation date (local time)	Presentation Title
Poster session 1 / #118 Sunday, September 22th 16:30-18:00	Impact of Lemborexant Treatment on the Patient Global Impression – Insomnia Scale
Poster session 1 / #131 Sunday, September 22th 16:30-18:00	The Impact of Lemborexant Treatment on Insomnia Disease Severity: Results From a Pooled Analysis of Two Phase 3 Studies
Poster session 3 / #127 Tuesday, September 24th 17:30-19:00	Do Insomnia Patients in Insomnia Clinical Trials Endorse Daytime Sleepiness?
Poster session 3 / #139 Tuesday, September 24th 17:30-19:00	Insomnia Impacts the Patient and the Household: Perceptions of the Burden of Insomnia on Next-Day Functioning
Poster session 3 / #153 Tuesday, September 24th 17:30-19:00	Long-Term Effect of Lemborexant on Fatigue in Subjects with Insomnia Disorder: Patient-Reported Outcome from the 6-Month Placebo-Controlled Treatment Period of the Phase 3 Study SUNRISE-2
Poster session 3 / #160 Tuesday, September 24th 17:30-19:00	Patient-reported Sleep Onset and Sleep Maintenance: Pooled Responder Analyses of Lemborexant Phase 3 Studies

  

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1. About Lemborexant

Lemborexant, a dual orexin receptor antagonist, is Eisai’s in-house discovered and developed small molecule that inhibits orexin neurotransmission by binding competitively to the two subtypes of orexin receptors (orexin receptor 1 and 2). Faster on/off receptor kinetics of lemborexant to orexin receptor 2, which also suppresses non-REM sleep, indicate its potential to be facilitate the onset and maintenance of sleep.. As a result of clinical studies, the effect of lemborexant are suggested not only for primary insomnia but also for insomnia which the diseases, such as depression, associated with (SUNRISE-1 and SUNRISE-2). In addition, the result of clinical study on lembrexant demonstrated no significant differences in next-morning driving performance of healthy adults and healthy elderly participants versus placebo (Study 106). Eisai has submitted new drug applications seeking approval of lemborexant for use in the treatment of insomnia disorder in the United States (December 2018), Japan (March 2019), and Canada (August 2019), respectively. Additionally, a Phase II clinical study of lemborexant in patients with ISWRD associated with mild to moderate Alzheimer's dementia is underway.

 

2. About Sleep-Wake Disorders and Insomnia

Sleep-wake disorders consist of disease categories such as insomnia, ISWRD, hypersomnia and breathing-related sleep disorders. Among the sleep-wake disorders, insomnia is the most common with persistent insomnia symptoms experienced by approximately 30 percent of the adult population worldwide.^1,2 Insomnia disorder is characterized by difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or both, despite an adequate opportunity to sleep, that can lead to daytime consequences such as fatigue, difficulty concentrating and irritability.^3,4

Good quality sleep is essential for good health, including brain health, and studies suggest an optimal sleep duration between seven and eight hours.⁵ Poor sleep is associated with a wide range of health consequences, including an increased risk of hypertension, accidental injury, diabetes, obesity, depression, heart attack, stroke, dementia, as well as adverse effects on mood and behavior.^3,6

Women are 1.4 times more likely than men to suffer from insomnia.⁷ Older adults also have higher prevalence of insomnia; aging is often accompanied by changes in sleep patterns, including disrupted sleep, frequent waking, and early waking, that can lead to less sleep time.⁸

 

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  Pase MP, Himali JJ, Grima NA, et al. Sleep architecture and the risk of incident dementia in the community. Neurology. 2017;89(12):1244-1250.

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  Roth T, et al. Prevalence and perceived health associated with insomnia based on DSM-IV-TR; International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, tenth revision; and Research Diagnostic Criteria/International Classification of Sleep Disorders, second edition criteria: results from the America Insomnia Survey. Biol Psychiatry. 2011;69:592– 600.

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  Crowley, K. Sleep and sleep disorders in older adults. Neuropsychol Rev. 2011;21(1):41-53.