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Article: CV Therapeutics' Phase III Strong With Regadenoson.
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- BIOWORLD Today
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- November 3, 2009
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West Coast Editor
CV Therapeutics Inc.'s regadenoson to boost coronary blood flow for better myocardial perfusion imaging hit the primary endpoint in the first of two pivotal Phase III studies, and the company is awaiting results from the second trial.
The company's stock (NASDAQ:CVTX) closed Thursday at $26.48, up 65 cents.
"We obviously need to report results in the second Phase III, which is the same study design," Louis Lange, CEO of the Palo Alto, Calif.-based company, said during a conference call. If that second trial also proves positive, a new drug application would be filed "sometime next year," he said.
The first trial, ...