Daiichi Sankyo's Factor Xa Bests Enoxaparin In Phase III Trial For VTE

TOKYO - Daiichi Sankyo announced July 12 its factor Xa inhibitor edoxaban posted superior results to Sanofi-Aventis' Lovenox (enoxaparin), a low dose heparin, in preventing venous thromboembolic events in patients following total knee replacement. The announcement will put Daiichi Sankyo's marketing chops to the test, as the compound, while clear in its efficacy, is primed to enter a market with a number of potential factor Xa competitors in a Japanese antithrombotic market still dominated by heparin and warfarin