NEW ORLEANS, LA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- March 27, 2007 -- AtheroGenics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AGIX) today announced the presentation of its Aggressive Reduction of Inflammation Stops Events (ARISE) Phase III clinical study of lead drug candidate, AGI-1067, at the American College of Cardiology’s 56th Annual Scientific Session. While AGI-1067 did not show a difference from placebo in the composite primary endpoint, the study did achieve a number of other important predefined endpoints. These endpoints included a reduction in the composite of “hard” atherosclerotic clinical endpoints, composed of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction (heart attack) and stroke, as well as improvement in the key diabetes parameters of new onset diabetes and glycemic control.
