In a large clinical trial the new oral anticoagulant apixaban (Eliquis, Pfizer and Bristol-Myers Squibb) was at least as effective as standard therapy and caused fewer bleeding complications in patients with acute venous thromboembolism. The results of the AMPLIFY (Apixaban for the Initial Management of Pulmonary Embolism and Deep-Vein Thrombosis as First-Line Therapy) trial are being presented on Monday at the annual meeting of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis in Amsterdam and are being published in the New England Journal of Medicine. (The embargo on the trial was lifted early by the Journal after being broken by Reuters.)
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[…] This recent article demonstrates that the new generation anticoagulants are as effective as our old gold standard but with less bleeding risk. […]