Friday, June 11, 2010

Bristol, Pfizer Halt Anti-Clotting Drug Trial on Signal of Benefit - WSJ.com

Bristol, Pfizer Halt Anti-Clotting Drug Trial on Signal of Benefit - WSJ.com

The drug, apixaban, is designed to prevent clotting of the blood. The New York-based drug makers studied apixaban in people with atrial fibrillation, a disease involving irregular heartbeat that increases the risk for stroke.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Good result. Important to note that the comparator is Aspirin in this study and not Warfarin, which is currently the standard of care in AF