XARELTO® provides a new oral option to help prevent venous thromboembolism (VTE) and VTE-related death during hospitalization and post-hospital discharge in acutely ill medical patients at risk for VTE and not at high risk of bleeding
Despite being largely preventable, VTE, or blood clots, remains a significant risk for millions of Americans hospitalized with an acute medical illness
RARITAN, NJ, USA I October 14, 2019 I The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved XARELTO® (rivaroxaban) for the prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE), or blood clots, in hospitalized acutely ill medical patients at risk for thromboembolic complications who are not at high risk of bleeding. With the approval of this new indication, XARELTO® can be initiated for these patients during hospitalization and continued after discharge for a total recommended duration of 31 to 39 days. To date, the FDA has granted XARELTO® eight indications – the most of any direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) – six of which are specifically for the treatment, prevention and reduction in the risk of recurrence of VTE across a wide range of patient populations.
“With this new approval, XARELTO® as an oral-only option now has the potential to change how acutely ill medical patients are managed for the prevention of blood clots, both in the hospital and for an extended period after discharge,” said Alex C. Spyropoulos, M.D., Professor of Medicine, The Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Northwell Health at Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY.1 “The Phase 3 clinical studies in this high-risk patient group show us that XARELTO® at the 10mg dose is an effective and safe option to help prevent blood clots.”
More than seven million Americans are hospitalized each year with an acute medical illness, which is a broad term used to describe serious, yet common, medical conditions.i These patients are at increased risk of blood clots for up to three months after hospital discharge, with 80 percent of events happening within the first six weeks.ii,iii In response to the burden of VTE in hospitalized patients, the Surgeon General issued a Call to Action in 2008 for key stakeholders to build a coordinated plan that could lead to a reduction in VTE across the U.S.iv However, a recent study found that in-hospital VTE rates continue to rise and more work is needed to reduce the burden of VTE especially among those at lower risk.v
Guidelines currently recommend that acutely ill medical patients at risk of VTE receive anticoagulants, typically injectable agents, in the hospital to protect them from blood clots, but advise against routine anticoagulant use after leaving the hospital.vi,vii Research shows that many patients refuse treatment with injectable anticoagulants out of fear, discomfort, anxiety or inconvenience.viii
“Preventing blood clots is a critical priority for physicians treating patients with acute medical illnesses, which is why Janssen is pleased that the FDA approved the use of XARELTO® to address this often fatal, yet preventable condition,” said James List, M.D., Ph.D., Global Therapeutic Area Head, Cardiovascular & Metabolism, Janssen Research & Development, LLC. “Rather than facing daily injections with older anticoagulants, patients now have a new oral treatment option that will help prevent blood clots, both in the hospital and after hospital discharge.”
About the Phase 3 Clinical Program
More than 20,000 patients with acute medical illnesses were evaluated in the Phase 3 clinical programix,x,which includes the MAGELLAN and MARINER studies. Published in 2013, MAGELLAN evaluated the use of XARELTO® in preventing VTE in hospitalized patients with an acute medical illness and restricted mobility, starting with their hospital stay and continuing through post-hospital discharge. The study met its two co-primary efficacy endpoints, with XARELTO® demonstrating non-inferiority to enoxaparin, a low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH), in short-term use (10 ± 4 days) and superiority in long-term use (35 ± 4 days) compared to short-term use of enoxaparin followed by placebo. The combined rates of major and non-major clinically relevant bleeding were higher in the XARELTO® group.
An important post-hoc analysis from MAGELLAN found that, by applying five additional exclusionary criteria to remove patients at high risk for bleeding due to active gastroduodenal ulcer, recent bleeding, active cancer, history of severe bronchiectasis or pulmonary cavitation, or dual antiplatelet therapy at baseline, researchers established a favorable benefit-risk profile for VTE prevention with XARELTO®.
Additionally, building on the foundation from MAGELLAN, the Phase 3 MARINER trial was conducted in a similar population of acutely ill medical patients. Published in 2018, MARINER evaluated XARELTO® for the prevention of VTE and VTE-related death following hospital discharge compared to placebo. While XARELTO® did not reduce the composite endpoint of VTE and VTE-related death, it did significantly reduce symptomatic VTE with consistent and favorable safety, reinforcing the positive benefit-risk profile of XARELTO®.
MAGELLAN and MARINER are part of the EXPLORER clinical research program for XARELTO®. As a collaborative effort between Janssen and its development partner Bayer, EXPLORER has generated important clinical evidence on the safety and efficacy of XARELTO®. Many studies in the program are designed to seek additional indications or expand the label for XARELTO® to benefit more patients in need of therapies for their cardiovascular disease. By the time of its completion, more than 275,000 patients will have participated in the EXPLORER program, other completed and ongoing clinical trials, investigative registries and non-interventional studies.
WHAT IS XARELTO®?
XARELTO® is a prescription medicine used to:
- reduce the risk of stroke and blood clots in people who have a medical condition called atrial fibrillation that is not caused by a heart valve problem. With atrial fibrillation, part of the heart does not beat the way it should. This can lead to the formation of blood clots, which can travel to the brain, causing a stroke, or to other parts of the body
- treat blood clots in the veins of your legs (deep vein thrombosis or DVT) or lungs (pulmonary embolism or PE)
- reduce the risk of blood clots happening again in people who continue to be at risk for DVT or PE after receiving treatment for blood clots for at least 6 months
- help prevent a blood clot in the legs and lungs of people who have just had hip or knee replacement surgery
- help prevent blood clots in certain people hospitalized for an acute illness and after discharge, who are at risk of getting blood clots because of the loss of or decreased ability to move around (mobility) and other risks for getting blood clots, and who do not have a high risk of bleeding
XARELTO® is used with low dose aspirin to:
- reduce the risk of serious heart problems, heart attack and stroke in people with coronary artery disease (a condition where the blood supply to the heart is reduced or blocked) or peripheral artery disease (a condition where the blood flow to the legs is reduced)
It is not known if XARELTO® is safe and effective in children.
About Janssen Cardiovascular & Metabolism
In Cardiovascular & Metabolism (CVM), we take on the most pervasive diseases that burden hundreds of millions of people and healthcare systems around the world. As part of this long-standing commitment and propelled by our successes in treating type 2 diabetes (T2D) and thrombosis, we advance highly differentiated therapies that prevent and treat life-threatening cardiovascular, metabolic and retinal diseases. Uncovering new therapies that can improve the quality of life for this large segment of the population is an important endeavor – one which Janssen CVM will continue to lead in the years to come. Our mission is global, and local and personal. Together, we can reshape the future of cardiovascular, metabolic and retinal disease prevention and treatment. Please visit www.janssen.com/cardiovascular-and-metabolism.
About the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson
At Janssen, we’re creating a future where disease is a thing of the past. We’re the Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, working tirelessly to make that future a reality for patients everywhere by fighting sickness with science, improving access with ingenuity, and healing hopelessness with heart. We focus on areas of medicine where we can make the biggest difference: Cardiovascular & Metabolism, Immunology, Infectious Diseases & Vaccines, Neuroscience, Oncology, and Pulmonary Hypertension.
Learn more at www.janssen.com. Follow us at www.twitter.com/JanssenGlobal. Janssen Research & Development, LLC, is part of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson.
1 Dr. Alex C Spyropoulos served as a Member of the Steering Committee of the MAGELLAN trial and was compensated for his work.
i Kahn SR et al. Prevention of VTE in nonsurgical patients: antithrombotic therapy and prevention of thrombosis. 9th ed. American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline. Chest 2012;141(suppl 2):e195S–e226S.
ii Spyropoulos AC et al. IMPROVE Investigators. Predictive and associative models to identify hospitalized medical patients at risk for VTE. Chest 2011;140:706–14.
iii Hull RD et al. Venous thromboembolism in elderly high-risk medical patients: time course of events and influence of risk factors. Clin Appl Thromb Hemost 2013;19:357–62.
iv Office of the Surgeon General, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Publications and reports of The Surgeon General. The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism. Rockville, MD: Office of the Surgeon General (US); 2008.
v Mehta KD et al. Trends of Inpatient Venous Thromboembolism in United States Before and After the Surgeon General’s Call to Action. Am J Cardiol. 2019;124:960−965.
vi Kahn SR et al. Prevention of VTE in nonsurgical patients: antithrombotic therapy and prevention of thrombosis. 9th ed. American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline. Chest. 2012;141(suppl 2):e195S–e226S.
vii Schünemann et al. American Society of Hematology 2018 guidelines for management of venous thromboembolism: prophylaxis for hospitalized and nonhospitalized medical patients. Blood Advances. 2018;2:3198-3225.
viii Fanikos J et al. Adherence to Pharmacological Thromboprophylaxis Orders in Hospitalized Patients. Am J Med. 2010;123:536-541.
ix Cohen A et al. Rivaroxaban for Thromboprophylaxis in Acutely Ill Medical Patients. N Engl J Med. 2013;368:513-523.
x Spyropoulos A et al. Rivaroxaban for Thromboprophylaxis after Hospitalization for Medical Illness. N Engl J Med. 2018;379:1118-1127.
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XARELTO® provides a new oral option to help prevent venous thromboembolism (VTE) and VTE-related death during hospitalization and post-hospital discharge in acutely ill medical patients at risk for VTE and not at high risk of bleeding
Despite being largely preventable, VTE, or blood clots, remains a significant risk for millions of Americans hospitalized with an acute medical illness
RARITAN, NJ, USA I October 14, 2019 I The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved XARELTO® (rivaroxaban) for the prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE), or blood clots, in hospitalized acutely ill medical patients at risk for thromboembolic complications who are not at high risk of bleeding. With the approval of this new indication, XARELTO® can be initiated for these patients during hospitalization and continued after discharge for a total recommended duration of 31 to 39 days. To date, the FDA has granted XARELTO® eight indications – the most of any direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) – six of which are specifically for the treatment, prevention and reduction in the risk of recurrence of VTE across a wide range of patient populations.
“With this new approval, XARELTO® as an oral-only option now has the potential to change how acutely ill medical patients are managed for the prevention of blood clots, both in the hospital and for an extended period after discharge,” said Alex C. Spyropoulos, M.D., Professor of Medicine, The Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Northwell Health at Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY.1 “The Phase 3 clinical studies in this high-risk patient group show us that XARELTO® at the 10mg dose is an effective and safe option to help prevent blood clots.”
More than seven million Americans are hospitalized each year with an acute medical illness, which is a broad term used to describe serious, yet common, medical conditions.i These patients are at increased risk of blood clots for up to three months after hospital discharge, with 80 percent of events happening within the first six weeks.ii,iii In response to the burden of VTE in hospitalized patients, the Surgeon General issued a Call to Action in 2008 for key stakeholders to build a coordinated plan that could lead to a reduction in VTE across the U.S.iv However, a recent study found that in-hospital VTE rates continue to rise and more work is needed to reduce the burden of VTE especially among those at lower risk.v
Guidelines currently recommend that acutely ill medical patients at risk of VTE receive anticoagulants, typically injectable agents, in the hospital to protect them from blood clots, but advise against routine anticoagulant use after leaving the hospital.vi,vii Research shows that many patients refuse treatment with injectable anticoagulants out of fear, discomfort, anxiety or inconvenience.viii
“Preventing blood clots is a critical priority for physicians treating patients with acute medical illnesses, which is why Janssen is pleased that the FDA approved the use of XARELTO® to address this often fatal, yet preventable condition,” said James List, M.D., Ph.D., Global Therapeutic Area Head, Cardiovascular & Metabolism, Janssen Research & Development, LLC. “Rather than facing daily injections with older anticoagulants, patients now have a new oral treatment option that will help prevent blood clots, both in the hospital and after hospital discharge.”
About the Phase 3 Clinical Program
More than 20,000 patients with acute medical illnesses were evaluated in the Phase 3 clinical programix,x,which includes the MAGELLAN and MARINER studies. Published in 2013, MAGELLAN evaluated the use of XARELTO® in preventing VTE in hospitalized patients with an acute medical illness and restricted mobility, starting with their hospital stay and continuing through post-hospital discharge. The study met its two co-primary efficacy endpoints, with XARELTO® demonstrating non-inferiority to enoxaparin, a low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH), in short-term use (10 ± 4 days) and superiority in long-term use (35 ± 4 days) compared to short-term use of enoxaparin followed by placebo. The combined rates of major and non-major clinically relevant bleeding were higher in the XARELTO® group.
An important post-hoc analysis from MAGELLAN found that, by applying five additional exclusionary criteria to remove patients at high risk for bleeding due to active gastroduodenal ulcer, recent bleeding, active cancer, history of severe bronchiectasis or pulmonary cavitation, or dual antiplatelet therapy at baseline, researchers established a favorable benefit-risk profile for VTE prevention with XARELTO®.
Additionally, building on the foundation from MAGELLAN, the Phase 3 MARINER trial was conducted in a similar population of acutely ill medical patients. Published in 2018, MARINER evaluated XARELTO® for the prevention of VTE and VTE-related death following hospital discharge compared to placebo. While XARELTO® did not reduce the composite endpoint of VTE and VTE-related death, it did significantly reduce symptomatic VTE with consistent and favorable safety, reinforcing the positive benefit-risk profile of XARELTO®.
MAGELLAN and MARINER are part of the EXPLORER clinical research program for XARELTO®. As a collaborative effort between Janssen and its development partner Bayer, EXPLORER has generated important clinical evidence on the safety and efficacy of XARELTO®. Many studies in the program are designed to seek additional indications or expand the label for XARELTO® to benefit more patients in need of therapies for their cardiovascular disease. By the time of its completion, more than 275,000 patients will have participated in the EXPLORER program, other completed and ongoing clinical trials, investigative registries and non-interventional studies.
WHAT IS XARELTO®?
XARELTO® is a prescription medicine used to:
- reduce the risk of stroke and blood clots in people who have a medical condition called atrial fibrillation that is not caused by a heart valve problem. With atrial fibrillation, part of the heart does not beat the way it should. This can lead to the formation of blood clots, which can travel to the brain, causing a stroke, or to other parts of the body
- treat blood clots in the veins of your legs (deep vein thrombosis or DVT) or lungs (pulmonary embolism or PE)
- reduce the risk of blood clots happening again in people who continue to be at risk for DVT or PE after receiving treatment for blood clots for at least 6 months
- help prevent a blood clot in the legs and lungs of people who have just had hip or knee replacement surgery
- help prevent blood clots in certain people hospitalized for an acute illness and after discharge, who are at risk of getting blood clots because of the loss of or decreased ability to move around (mobility) and other risks for getting blood clots, and who do not have a high risk of bleeding
XARELTO® is used with low dose aspirin to:
- reduce the risk of serious heart problems, heart attack and stroke in people with coronary artery disease (a condition where the blood supply to the heart is reduced or blocked) or peripheral artery disease (a condition where the blood flow to the legs is reduced)
It is not known if XARELTO® is safe and effective in children.
About Janssen Cardiovascular & Metabolism
In Cardiovascular & Metabolism (CVM), we take on the most pervasive diseases that burden hundreds of millions of people and healthcare systems around the world. As part of this long-standing commitment and propelled by our successes in treating type 2 diabetes (T2D) and thrombosis, we advance highly differentiated therapies that prevent and treat life-threatening cardiovascular, metabolic and retinal diseases. Uncovering new therapies that can improve the quality of life for this large segment of the population is an important endeavor – one which Janssen CVM will continue to lead in the years to come. Our mission is global, and local and personal. Together, we can reshape the future of cardiovascular, metabolic and retinal disease prevention and treatment. Please visit www.janssen.com/cardiovascular-and-metabolism.
About the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson
At Janssen, we’re creating a future where disease is a thing of the past. We’re the Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, working tirelessly to make that future a reality for patients everywhere by fighting sickness with science, improving access with ingenuity, and healing hopelessness with heart. We focus on areas of medicine where we can make the biggest difference: Cardiovascular & Metabolism, Immunology, Infectious Diseases & Vaccines, Neuroscience, Oncology, and Pulmonary Hypertension.
Learn more at www.janssen.com. Follow us at www.twitter.com/JanssenGlobal. Janssen Research & Development, LLC, is part of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson.
1 Dr. Alex C Spyropoulos served as a Member of the Steering Committee of the MAGELLAN trial and was compensated for his work.
i Kahn SR et al. Prevention of VTE in nonsurgical patients: antithrombotic therapy and prevention of thrombosis. 9th ed. American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline. Chest 2012;141(suppl 2):e195S–e226S.
ii Spyropoulos AC et al. IMPROVE Investigators. Predictive and associative models to identify hospitalized medical patients at risk for VTE. Chest 2011;140:706–14.
iii Hull RD et al. Venous thromboembolism in elderly high-risk medical patients: time course of events and influence of risk factors. Clin Appl Thromb Hemost 2013;19:357–62.
iv Office of the Surgeon General, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Publications and reports of The Surgeon General. The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism. Rockville, MD: Office of the Surgeon General (US); 2008.
v Mehta KD et al. Trends of Inpatient Venous Thromboembolism in United States Before and After the Surgeon General’s Call to Action. Am J Cardiol. 2019;124:960−965.
vi Kahn SR et al. Prevention of VTE in nonsurgical patients: antithrombotic therapy and prevention of thrombosis. 9th ed. American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline. Chest. 2012;141(suppl 2):e195S–e226S.
vii Schünemann et al. American Society of Hematology 2018 guidelines for management of venous thromboembolism: prophylaxis for hospitalized and nonhospitalized medical patients. Blood Advances. 2018;2:3198-3225.
viii Fanikos J et al. Adherence to Pharmacological Thromboprophylaxis Orders in Hospitalized Patients. Am J Med. 2010;123:536-541.
ix Cohen A et al. Rivaroxaban for Thromboprophylaxis in Acutely Ill Medical Patients. N Engl J Med. 2013;368:513-523.
x Spyropoulos A et al. Rivaroxaban for Thromboprophylaxis after Hospitalization for Medical Illness. N Engl J Med. 2018;379:1118-1127.
SOURCE: Janssen
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