Xenon Pharmaceuticals Announces Its XEN1701 Surpasses Target Profile; Data Presented During International Association For The Study Of Pain 2026 World Congress On Pain

Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: XENE), a neuroscience-focused biopharmaceutical company dedicated to drug discovery, clinical development, and commercialization of life-changing therapeutics for patients in need, today announced positive Phase 1 study results and new preclinical data supporting the advancement of XEN1701 and XEN1120 to Phase 2 proof-of-concept studies in acute pain. Data were presented in two poster presentations during the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) 2026 World Congress on Pain, taking place October 26–30, 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand.

XEN1701 and XEN1120 are potent, selective ion channel modulators designed to target NaV1.7 and KV7, respectively. NaV1.7 and KV7 represent novel, non-opioid pain targets with significant supportive preclinical, clinical, and human genetic and expression data. XEN1701 and XEN1120 have been developed using Xenon’s deep expertise in genetics, ion channel biology, and novel chemistries to enable potent, selective ion channel targeting.