Ranexa(Gilead Sciences) success in Phase IV TERISA trial to treat Chronic Stable Angina in diabetic patients.

Gilead Sciences, has announced data from the Phase IV TERISA (Type 2 Diabetes Evaluation of Ranolazine In Subjects With Chronic Stable Angina) study, which demonstrated that the addition of Ranexa (ranolazine) to background antianginal therapy in chronic angina patients with Type 2 Diabetes significantly reduced the frequency of weekly angina episodes compared to placebo and background antianginal therapy. Results were presented today during a Late-Breaking Clinical Trial session at the American College of Cardiology�s 62nd Annual Scientific Session (ACC.13) in San Francisco and were published online ahead of print in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

During the four-week, single-blind, placebo run-in phase, average weekly angina frequency was similar between the ranolazine and placebo groups (6.6 [6.3-7.0] versus 6.8 [6.4-7.2]; ratio 0.98 [0.91-1.05]). During weeks 2-8, weekly angina frequency was significantly lower in the ranolazine group than in the placebo group (3.8 [3.6-4.1] versus 4.3 [4.0-4.5] episodes; ratio 0.89 [0.82-0.97] P=0.008.