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Xenon shares fall following depression trial pause

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18 September 2026

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Fusion42 · 18 September 2026 · Fusion42 review

Xenon Pharmaceuticals paused its depression drug trial due to neuropsychiatric adverse events, causing its shares to fall amid ongoing FDA review for its epilepsy treatment.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Biotech.

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