NeuroSearch was developing brasofensine (or NS 2214), an oral dopamine reuptake inhibitor for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. Brasofensine successfully passed phase II clinical trial in patients with Parkinson's disease, The drug was safe and well tolerated. However, NeuroSearch discontinued the development of the drug because of the cis-anti isomerization of the 2α-methyloxime group of brasofensine in favor of NS 2230.

Indoximod is an orally available Indoleamine 2,3-dioxigenase inhibitor. It shows higher potency in reversing IDO-mediated T cell suppression. Indoximod improves the efficacy of multiple chemotherapeutics agents and some immunological checkpoints mediators in Phase I/II clinical studies for metastatic breast cancer, metastatic melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer, primary malignant brain tumors, metastatic pancreatic cancer, as well as metastatic prostate cancer.