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Inpharma 1290 - 2 Jun 2001
■ IV eptifibatide has significant long-term benefitsin patients with CAD (coronary artery disease)undergoing nonurgent coronary stent implantation, sayinvestigators from the ESPRIT* trial. Results of a6-month analysis have already been reported.** In thismultinational study, 2064 such patients wererandomised to receive IV eptifibatide [‘Integrilin’] orplacebo, starting immediately prior to a percutaneouscoronary intervention. Among 98.1% of evaluablepatients at 12 months’ follow-up, significantly fewereptifibatide, compared with placebo, recipients hadexperienced the composite endpoint of death or heartattack (8 vs 12.4% of patients) or the combinedendpoint of death, heart attack and target vesselrevascularisation (17.5 vs 22.1% of patients).12-month mortality was lower in the eptifibatide,compared with the placebo, group (1.4 vs 2%).* Enhanced Suppression of Platelet Receptor GP IIb/IIIa usingIntegrelin Therapy** see Inpharma 1289: 16, 26 May 2001; 800861326
COR Therapeutics Inc, et al. Significant long-term benefits of Integrilin(eptifibatide) injection maintained at one year. Media Release : [3 pages], 23May 2001. Available from: URL: http://www.corr.com 800861457
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