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Portola Pharma (PTLA) Announces Strong Results from Three Betrixaban Phase 3 Substudies for VTE Prevention

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Portola Pharmaceuticals Announces Three Phase 3 APEX Substudy Results Showing Further Benefits of Treating Acute Medically Ill Patients with Extended-Duration Betrixaban

November 14, 2016 4:15 PM EST

NEW ORLEANS and SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 14, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.® (Nasdaq: PTLA) today announced results from three substudies of the pivotal Phase 3 APEX Study of betrixaban, an oral, once-daily Factor Xa inhibitor anticoagulant in development for the prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in acute medically ill patients. Findings from the analyses were presented by the PERFUSE Study Group at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2016.

In a retrospective APEX substudy on stroke, researchers assessed the potential of extended-duration thromboprophylaxis with betrixaban compared with standard-dose... More