New CV Outcomes Study May Mean Big Boost For Amgen's Repatha Market

The addressable patient population in the US could increase by 4.5 million if new trial is successful.

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Amgen Inc.'s plan to run a new cardiovascular outcomes study of its PCSK9 inhibitor Repatha (evolocumab) in high-risk patients who haven't had a cardiovascular event yet has the potential to greatly broaden the target population for the drug.

The VESALIUS-CV trial will be done in collaboration with the Brigham and Women's Hospital Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) Study...

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