US regulators have approved Bayer/Janssen’s Xarelto to cut the risk of major cardiovascular (CV) events in people with chronic coronary or peripheral artery disease (CAD/PAD).
Bayer/Janssen’s bloodthinner Xarelto has shown clear efficacy in preventing major cardiovascular events (MACE) in patients with coronary or peripheral artery disease taking part in the COMPASS trial, prompting an early halt to the late-stage study.