Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and AstraZeneca AB Release: Meta-Analysis of Clinical Data on Cardiovascular Safety Presented for Investigational Compound Dapagliflozin in Adult Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

PRINCETON, N.J. & WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) and AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) today announced results from a pre-specified meta-analysis of cardiovascular (CV) safety data from 14 Phase 2b/3 trials in adult patients with type 2 diabetes, which showed that the investigational compound dapagliflozin was not associated with an unacceptable increase in CV risk relative to all comparators pooled in the clinical program. The meta-analysis, presented today at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions in Orlando, FL, was conducted in accordance with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidelines for the assessment of CV safety in new anti-diabetic treatments.

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