Cardiovascular Outcomes With Merck's Januvia: No Better Or Worse Than Conventional Care

Late Monday afternoon Merck released the top line results of TECOS, the cardiovascular outcomes trial with its blockbuster diabetes drug Januvia (sitagliptin).  The company said that the trial "achieved its primary endpoint of non-inferiority for the composite cardiovascular (CV) endpoint." Merck announced only one additional detail: "Among secondary endpoints," they reported, "there was no increase in hospitalization for heart failure in the sitagliptin group versus placebo."
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