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TEST - Jay 14 - Cardiome Announces Positive Interim Phase 2b Results for Oral Vernakalant and Engages Merrill Lynch as Strategic Advisor
June 20th, 2008
Cardiome Pharma Corp. (NASDAQ: CRME/TSX:)(NASDAQ:COM) announced positive interim clinical results from its 90-day Phase 2b study of vernakalant (oral). The interim analysis demonstrated statistically significant efficacy for the patient group receiving 500mg b.i.d. of vernakalant (oral) as compared to placebo. The safety data from the interim analysis also suggests that vernakalant (oral) was well-tolerated in the atrial fibrillation population studied during the dosing period under analysis. A Kaplan-Meier analysis of the 446 patients included in the interim dataset demonstrated a significant efficacy benefit for the 500mg dosing group as compared to placebo...
Source: Health Business Week (2008-06-20)
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