AstraZeneca Aiming To Extend Brilinta Use In PCI patients

AstraZeneca PLC’s newer oncology treatments are currently powering its growth, but the company is also looking to its cardiovascular, renal & metabolism (CVRM) portfolio to contribute, and a new study of Brilinta will help.

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The THEMIS trial of Brilinta/Brilique (ticagrelor) in combination with aspirin in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and type 2 diabetes with no prior heart attack or stroke will give a modest boost to sales but is unlikely to prevent the product being overtaken by Farxiga in AstraZeneca PLC’s CV portfolio.

THEMIS was one of two positive Phase III studies unveiled on Sunday at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) annual congress in Paris, France, but was overshadowed by the DAPA-HF trial of Farxiga (dapagliflozin)

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