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ACC 2021: J&J, Bayer pad case for Xarelto in post-surgery artery disease patients – FiercePharma

Bayer and J&J last year showed their legacy blood thinner Xarelto could help post-surgery patients in tough-to-treat artery disease. Now, the partners have data…

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With an approval filing already on the FDAs docket, Bayer and Johnson & Johnson are padding their case for launching legacy blood thinner Xarelto in artery disease patients after surgery.
In long-term data from its pivotal trial in peripheral artery disease, Xarelto plus aspirin cut the risk of a variety of clot-related episodesacute clots in the limbs, a major amputation for vascular reasons, heart attack, stroke or cardiovascular deathby 14% compared with aspirin alone in patients who’d had surgery…

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