AZ Halts Epanova Study As High Placebo Effect Kills Acasti’s Omega-3 TRILOGY-1 Trial
AZ’s Epanova Hopes Dented, Acasti Focus Turns To Coming TRILOGY-2 Results
Executive Summary
Acasti’s omega-3 candidate drug CaPre missed the primary endpoint in TRILOGY-1 due to an unexplained high placebo effect, as AstraZeneca said its STRENGTH study was unlikely to show a treatment benefit.
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