BioSpace News Archive

Drug Development

New Long-Term Data Show Improved Survival and Lower Rates of Stroke and Pump Thrombosis for Abbott’s HeartMate 3 Heart Pump

Abbott announced new late-breaking clinical trial data from the MOMENTUM 3 clinical study, the largest left ventricular assist device (LVAD) trial in the world to evaluate patients in need of both short-term and long-term support in a single study.

March 11, 2018
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4 min read
Business

INVOKANA® (canagliflozin) Significantly Reduces the Risk of Heart Failure-Related Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes Patients at Risk for or With a History of Cardiovascular Disease

The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced results of a new analysis showing that INVOKANA® (canagliflozin) significantly reduced the risk of cardiovascular (CV) death or hospitalization for heart failure (HHF) in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) at high CV risk.

March 11, 2018
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8 min read
Pharm Country

Findings Released from Largest Real-World Data Analysis of Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation Patients Receiving Direct Oral Anticoagulants

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Pfizer Inc. will present its findings from a real-world data (RWD) analysis titled, Comparison of Effectiveness, Safety, and the Net Clinical Outcome between Different Direct Oral Anticoagulants in 162,707 Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation Patients Treated in US Clinical Practice.

March 11, 2018
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11 min read
A comprehensive scientific review of the growing practice of “social” egg freezing produces 12 clear recommendations for women in their 20s and 30s

In the March issue of the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (JOGC), the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society (CFAS) and Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (SOGC) released guidelines on the use of egg freezing in response to a trend among young women to freeze their eggs to preserve their fertility.

March 11, 2018
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2 min read
Genetown

Infraredx Highlights Value of IVUS + NIRS for Detecting Lipid Core Plaque at the American College of Cardiology 67th Annual Scientific Session

InfraReDx, Inc. presented a poster at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 67th Annual Scientific Session supporting the value of combination intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) imaging technology to identify lipid core plaque (LCP), an underlying cause of serious cardiac events.

March 11, 2018
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3 min read