CORAL Phase 3 MDD Enrollment Complete
Procedural milestone: enrollment finishes for the Phase 3 trial of zuranolone added to standard antidepressants in MDD. Anchors the Q1 2027 topline readout date.
What’s at stake
ZURZUVAE (zuranolone) is a once-daily oral pill co-developed by Sage Therapeutics and Biogen that acts as a positive allosteric modulator of GABA-A receptors — the brain's primary inhibitory receptors — to rapidly restore neural balance during depressive episodes. Unlike traditional antidepressants that require continuous daily dosing, zuranolone is given as a short 14-day course intended to reset dysregulated neural circuits. It is the first oral therapy specifically approved for postpartum depression (PPD) and is also being studied as an adjunct to standard antidepressants in major depressive disorder (MDD).
No primer in glossary yet.
Competitive landscape
| Drug | Company | Modality | Mechanism | Phase | Next catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUVELITYdextromethorphan-bupropion | AXSM | small molecule | NMDA antagonist + sigma-1 agonist | READOUT · May 26 | |
| LEQEMBIlecanemab | BIIB | mAb | humanized anti-amyloid beta protofibril mAb | CMC · Jul 26 |
Disclosure trail
- Apr 30, 2026·4h agopinned · highest confidenceHIGH confPRWINDOWtop claimJUN–JUN2026
“Sage Therapeutics today reaffirmed that enrollment for the CORAL Phase 3 study of zuranolone as adjunctive therapy for major depressive disorder is on pace to complete in mid-2026.”
conf 86%via llm