Heart Failure

Company reports preliminary results for EMOTE; doesn't reach primary endpoint

Published in Drug Week, April 23rd, 2004

Myogen, Inc., (MYOG) announced preliminary results of EMOTE, a phase III study of enoximone capsules in 201 patients with the most advanced stages of chronic heart failure who are dependent on intravenous (IV) inotrope therapy.

The study was designed to evaluate enoximone capsules as effective treatment to wean patients off of IV inotrope therapy and potentially support the two ongoing phase III pivotal studies, ESSENTIAL I & II.

Analysis of the primary endpoint, wean success at 30 days, demonstrated a wean success rate of 61% in the enoximone-treated group and 51% in the placebo-treated group. This difference did not reach statistical...

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