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Disease
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
Clinical development underway
Also known as EJM, JME, epilepsy, myoclonic juvenile, juvenile myoclonus epilepsy+5 more
EJM, JME, epilepsy, myoclonic juvenile, juvenile myoclonus epilepsy, myoclonic epilepsy, juvenile, myoclonic epilepsy, juvenile, 1, Janz syndrome, myoclonic epilepsy, juvenile, susceptibility to, 1, petit mal, impulsive.
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Clinical trials
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Associated genes
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Related proteins
What's happening now
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Therapeutic landscape
Therapies with a regulatory footing for this condition, alongside the wider set of agents co-studied with it in the literature.
Approved & established therapies
Levetiracetamapproved
Approval — Levetiracetam Hospira is indicated as monotherapy in the treatment of partial onset seizu… (2014)
Clinical trials
The current development programme across all trial phases.
Clinical programme
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Regulatory timeline
Drug regulatory events matched to this condition by indication — EMA.
First approvals
2014emaApproval — Levetiracetam· Levetiracetam Hospira is indicated as monotherapy in the treatment of partial onset seizures with or without secondary generalisation in adults and adolescents from 16 years of age with newly diagnosed epilepsy. Levetiracetam Hospira is indicated as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial onset seizures with or without secondary generalisation in adults, adolescents and children from 4 years of age with epilepsy. in the treatment of myoclonic seizures in adults and adolescents from 12 years of age with Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy. in the treatment of primary generalised tonic-clonic seizures in adults and adolescents from 12 years of age with Idiopathic Generalised Epilepsy. Levetiracetam Hospira concentrate is an alternative for patients when oral administration is temporarily not feasible. source ↗
2011emaApproval — Levetiracetam· Levetiracetam Sun is indicated as monotherapy in the treatment of partial-onset seizures with or without secondary generalisation in patients from 16 years of age with newly diagnosed epilepsy. Levetiracetam Sun is indicated as adjunctive therapy: in the treatment of partial-onset seizures with or without secondary generalisation in adults and children from four years of age with epilepsy; in the treatment of myoclonic seizures in adults and adolescents from 12 years of age with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy; in the treatment of primary generalised tonic-clonic seizures in adults and adolescents from 12 years of age with idiopathic generalised epilepsy. Levetiracetam Sun concentrate is an alternative for patients when oral administration is temporarily not feasible. source ↗
2011emaApproval — Levetiracetam· Levetiracetam Actavis Group is indicated as monotherapy in the treatment of partial-onset seizures with or without secondary generalisation in patients from 16 years of age with newly diagnosed epilepsy. Levetiracetam Actavis Group is indicated as adjunctive therapy: in the treatment of partial-onset seizures with or without secondary generalisation in adults, children and infants from 1 month of age with epilepsy; in the treatment of myoclonic seizures in adults and adolescents from 12 years of age with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy; in the treatment of primary generalised tonic-clonic seizures in adults and adolescents from 12 years of age with idiopathic generalised epilepsy. source ↗
2011emaApproval — Levetiracetam· Levetiracetam Actavis is indicated as monotherapy in the treatment of partial-onset seizures with or without secondary generalisation in patients from 16 years of age with newly diagnosed epilepsy. Levetiracetam Actavis is indicated as adjunctive therapy: in the treatment of partial-onset seizures with or without secondary generalisation in adults, children and infants from one month of age with epilepsy; in the treatment of myoclonic seizures in adults and adolescents from 12 years of age with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy; in the treatment of primary generalised tonic-clonic seizures in adults and adolescents from 12 years of age with idiopathic generalised epilepsy. source ↗
2011emaApproval — Levetiracetam· Matever is indicated as monotherapy in the treatment of partial-onset seizures with or without secondary generalisation in patients from 16 years of age with newly diagnosed epilepsy. Matever is indicated as adjunctive therapy: in the treatment of partial-onset seizures with or without secondary generalisation in adults, children and infants from one month of age with epilepsy; in the treatment of myoclonic seizures in adults and adolescents from 12 years of age with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy; in the treatment of primary generalised tonic-clonic seizures in adults and adolescents from 12 years of age with idiopathic generalised epilepsy. source ↗
2011emaApproval — Levetiracetam· Levetiracetam is indicated as monotherapy in the treatment of partial-onset seizures with or without secondary generalisation in patients from 16 years of age with newly diagnosed epilepsy. Levetiracetam is indicated as adjunctive therapy: in the treatment of partial-onset seizures with or without secondary generalisation in adults, children and infants from one month of age with epilepsy; in the treatment of myoclonic seizures in adults and adolescents from 12 years of age with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy; in the treatment of primary generalised tonic-clonic seizures in adults and adolescents from 12 years of age with idiopathic generalised epilepsy. source ↗
2011emaApproval — Levetiracetam· Levetiracetam ratiopharm is indicated as monotherapy in the treatment of partial onset seizures with or without secondary generalisation in patients from 16 years of age with newly diagnosed epilepsy. Levetiracetam ratiopharm is indicated as adjunctive therapy: in the treatment of partial onset seizures with or without secondary generalisation in adults, children and infants from 1 month of age with epilepsy; in the treatment of myoclonic seizures in adults and adolescents from 12 years of age with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy; in the treatment of primary generalised tonic-clonic seizures in adults and adolescents from 12 years of age with idiopathic generalised epilepsy. source ↗
2011emaApproval — Levetiracetam· Levetiracetam Teva is indicated as monotherapy in the treatment of partial onset seizures with or without secondary generalisation in adults and adolescents from 16 years of age with newly diagnosed epilepsy. Levetiracetam Teva is indicated as adjunctive therapy: in the treatment of partial onset seizures with or without secondary generalisation in adults, adolescents, children and infants from 1 month of age with epilepsy; in the treatment of myoclonic seizures in adults and adolescents from 12 years of age with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy; in the treatment of primary generalised tonic-clonic seizures in adults and adolescents from 12 years of age with idiopathic generalised epilepsy. source ↗
European Medicines Agency (CC BY 4.0). Events are matched to this condition by drug indication text — approvals/updates for drugs indicated for it, not disease-specific acts.
Associated genes
Genes associated with this disease in the canonical knowledge graph (Open Targets evidence). Number shows the association score.
Disease biology
Proteins whose encoding gene is associated with this disease, reached through the canonical gene→disease graph. Number shows the gene's association score.
Reference
Authoritative identity, definition & identifiers.
Synonyms
EJM, JME, epilepsy, myoclonic juvenile, juvenile myoclonus epilepsy, myoclonic epilepsy, juvenile, myoclonic epilepsy, juvenile, 1, Janz syndrome, myoclonic epilepsy, juvenile, susceptibility to, 1, petit mal, impulsive
References & data sources
- Disease identity & definition — NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), public domain
- Clinical trials — ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine)
- Related entities are derived from literature co-mention (studied together) — associative, not causal.