Opsumit Fails to Improve Exercise Capacity in Advanced PAH-CHD Patients in Phase 3 Trial
In a Phase 3 clinical trial, Opsumit (macitentan) did not meet the study’s primary goal — improved exercise capacity — in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) due to Eisenmenger syndrome, Actelion, the drug’s manufacturer, announced. Study results, however, will take time to interpret due to a “persistent placebo effect,”…