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Medicines Co. (MDCO) Reports Meeting Endpoints in SOLO-1 Phase 3

December 20, 2012 7:34 AM EST

The Medicines Company (Nasdaq: MDCO) announced results for its SOLO-1 Phase 3 clinical trial of oritavancin, which is under investigation for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) caused by susceptible gram-positive bacteria, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

All protocol-specified primary and secondary efficacy endpoints of the SOLO-1 trial were met. Oritavancin was shown to be non-inferior to vancomycin in the efficacy analyses for the early... More