GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE) and Lantheus Holdings (NSDQ:LNTH) today announced positive trial results for an investigational radiotracer.
The Phase III clinical trial for the Flurpiridaz radiotracer met its co-primary endpoints. It exceeded a 60% threshold for both sensitivity and specificity in detecting coronary artery disease (CAD). GE and Lantheus shared the results at the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) Congress, in Florida.
According to a news release, the data also demonstrate higher diagnostic efficacy and image quality for the radiotracer. These data compared Flurpiridaz to single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI).
The trial included over 600 patients across sites in the U.S., Europe and Canada. It assessed the diagnostic efficacy of Flurpiridaz in detecting CAD with invasive coronary angiography as a standard of truth. The companies said that, if approved, the investigational agent would off…