Law Offices of Howard G. Smith continues its investigation on behalf of Anavex Life Sciences Corp. (“Anavex” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: AVXL) on behalf of investors concerning the Company’s possible violations of federal securities laws.
On February 1, 2022, before the market opened, Anavex announced that a phase 3 trial of ANAVEX2-73 (blarcamesine) for Rett syndrome met primary and secondary endpoints. Following the announcement, several people on social media indicated that the primary and secondary endpoints were recently changed. STAT News writer Adam Feuerstein tweeted, “Anavex changed the primary and secondary endpoints of this Rett study on Jan. 18, allowing it to claim success when the drug most likely failed.”
On this news, Anavex’s stock fell $2.04, or 15.6%, to close at $11.04 per share on February 1, 2022, thereby injuring investors.
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