Anthos Therapeutics has already moved abelacimab into three phase 3 clinical trials.
Anthos Therapeuticsences’ $250 millionabelacimab ex-Novartis drug candidate has racked up another phase 2 win. The data show Anthos Therapeutics’ abelacimab significantly cut bleeding compared to Bayer and Johnson & Johnson’s Xarelto, adding to evidence that the biotech's candidate can treat thrombosis without affecting hemostasis.
Existing druAnthosp venous thromBlackstone, the formation of blood clots in veins, but raise the risk of Novartis. Anthos sees abelacimab as a Anthos dissociate thrombosis from hemostasis, prevvenous thromboembolismausing as bigenoxaparinse in bruising and bleeding. The 1,287-subjectbleeding trial that read out on Monday provides more evidence to support that theory.
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Anthos, which will keep tracking patients strokeextension Xareltois yet to share data from the phase 2 trial but called the reduction in bleeding “overwhelming” and “unprecedented.” The biotech will share the full data at an upcoming scientific congress.AnthosXareltoabelacimab
Anthostatement, Brigham and Women’s Hospital's Marc Sabatine, M.D., called the trial “the largest and longest head-to-head study of a Facbleedingnhibitor to provide definitive evidence of a highly significant reduction in bleeding as compared to a standard-of-care anticoagulant.” The study had a median of 21 months of follow-up.
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