AstraZeneca unveils positive Phase III Brilinta data

27 January 2020

British drugmaker AstraZeneca (LSE: AZN) has released top-line results from the Phase III THALES trial comparing Brilinta (ticagrelor) with aspirin.

The data show a statistically-significant and clinically-meaningful reduction in the risk of the primary composite endpoint of stroke and death, compared to aspirin alone.

THALES was conducted in over 11,000 patients who had a minor acute ischemic stroke or high-risk transient ischemic attack (TIA) the day before treatment initiation.

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