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Amgen (AMGN) Announces Repatha Phase 3 GLAGOV Trial Met Primary, Secondary Endpoints

September 20, 2016 9:11 AM EDT

Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN) announced that the Phase 3 GLAGOV (GLobal Assessment of Plaque ReGression with a PCSK9 AntibOdy as Measured by IntraVascular Ultrasound) trial evaluating the effect of Repatha® (evolocumab) on coronary artery disease (CAD) met its primary and secondary endpoints. The GLAGOV study is a large serial coronary intravascular imaging trial designed to test whether treatment with the proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitor Repatha modifies atherosclerotic plaque build-up in the coronary arteries of patients already treated with optimized statin therapy.

Detailed results from the Phase 3 GLAGOV trial will be presented during the... More