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Biopharmaceutical research companies
are developing 215 medicines for two of
the leading causes of death in Ameri-
cans—heart disease and stroke. Medi-
cines have helped cut deaths from these
diseases by 30 percent between 2001
and 2011, and in 2008 stroke dropped to
the fourth leading cause of death after
being the third for more than 50 years.
This progress is in large part due to
innovative medicines.
Despite this progress, heart disease and
stroke persist as key public health chal-
lenges. According to the American Heart
Association, every 39 seconds an Ameri-
can dies from cardiovascular disease, and
more than 83 million Americans have
at least one type of the disease. These
diseases cost our society more than $312
billion a year.
The medicines in development include:
30 for heart failure, 29 for lipid disorders
(such as high cholesterol), 19 for stroke,
and 17 each for high blood pressure and
ischemic disorders. Many of the potential
medicines use cutting-edge technologies
and new scientific approaches, such as:
• A gene therapy that uses a patient’s
own cells to treat heart failure.
• A medicine that blocks the transfer of
good (HDL) cholesterol to bad (LDL).
• A genetically-engineered medicine that
dissolves clots to treat stroke.
All of the medicines are either in clinical
trials or awaiting review by the Food and
Drug Administration. A glossary of terms
begins on page 24. Links to sponsor
company websites provide more informa-
tion on the potential products.
For information on the current innovative
products in the pipeline for cardiovascular
disease and the value of medicines for
patients and our healthcare system, please
see Medicines in Development for Heart
Disease and Stroke 2013—Overview.
Biopharmaceutical Research Companies Are
Developing More Than 200 Medicines for
Cardiovascular Disease
MeDiCines in DevelopMenT
Heart Disease and stroke
A Report on Cardiovascular Disease
presented by america’s biopharmaceutical research companies
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*For more information about a specific medicine or company in the report, please click on the provided link.
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Product Name Sponsor Indication Development Phase*
cangrelor The Medicines Company
Parsippany, NJ
acute coronary syndrome
(see also coronary artery disease,
thrombosis)
Phase I
www.themedicinescompany.com
CER-001
(recombinant HDL)
Cerenis Therapeutics
Ann Arbor, MI
acute coronary syndrome
(see also lipid disorders)
Phase II
www.cerenis.com
gevokizumab Servier
Paris, France
XOMA
Berkeley, CA
acute coronary syndrome Phase II
www.servier.com
www.xoma.com
inclacumab
(RG1512)
Roche
Nutley, NJ
acute coronary syndrome
(see also heart attack, peripheral
vascular disease)
Phase II
www.roche.com
losmapimod
(p38 kinase inhibitor)
GlaxoSmithKline
Rsch. Triangle Park, NC
acute coronary syndrome Phase II
www.gsk.com
PF-06282999 Pfizer
New York, NY
acute coronary syndrome Phase I
www.pfizer.com
REG1
(anivamersen-pegnivacogin
intravenous)
Regado Biosciences
Basking Ridge, NJ
acute coronary syndrome Phase II
www.regadobio.com
RVX-208
(BET protein inhibitor)
Resverlogix
Calgary, Canada
acute coronary syndrome
(see also atherosclerosis)
Phase II
www.resverlogix.com
vorapaxar
(thrombin/PAR-1 receptor
antagonist)
Merck
Whitehouse Station, NJ
acute coronary syndrome
(prevention) (Fast Track)
(see also thrombosis)
Phase III
www.merck.com
VT-111a Viron Therapeutics
Ontario, Canada
acute coronary syndrome Phase II
www.vironinc.com
Vytorin®
ezetimibe/simvastatin
fixed-dose combination
Merck
Whitehouse Station, NJ
acute coronary syndrome Phase III
www.merck.com
Xarelto®
rivaroxaban
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals
Wayne, NJ
Janssen Research & Development
Raritan, NJ
acute coronary syndrome
(Fast Track)
(see also thrombosis, other)
application submitted
www.bayerpharma.com
www.janssenrnd.com
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Adjunctive Therapies, Revascularization
Product Name Sponsor Indication Development Phase
ATryn®
antithrombin
(recombinant)
(Orphan Drug)
rEVO Biologics
Framingham, MA
heparin resistance in patients
undergoing coronary artery bypass
graft (CABG) surgery
(see also hypertension)
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heparin resistance in patients
undergoing CABG surgery in
neonates
Phase III
www.gtc-bio.com
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Phase I
www.gtc-bio.com
CMX-2043
(proto-oncogene protein C
AKT modulator)
Ischemix
Maynard, MA
prevention of ischemia-reperfusion
injury in patients undergoing
percutaneous coronary
intervention (PCI)
Phase II
www.ischemix.com
myolimus-eluting stent Elixir Medical
Sunnyvale, CA
coronary artery restenosis
(prevention)
Phase I
www.elixirmedical.com
novolimus-eluting coronary stent Elixir Medical
Sunnyvale, CA
coronary artery restenosis
(prevention)
in clinical trials
www.elixirmedical.com
PRT-201 Proteon Therapeutics
Waltham, MA
vascular access for hemodialysis
(see also peripheral vascular
disease)
Phase II
www.proteontherapeutics.com
ranolazine Gilead Sciences
Foster City, CA
incomplete revascularization
in patients who undergo PCI
Phase III
www.gilead.com
sirolimus-eluting coronary stent REVA Medical
San Diego, CA
coronary artery restenosis in clinical trials
www.teamreva.com
sirolimus-eluting coronary stent Svelte Medical Systems
New Providence, NJ
ischemic heart disorder Phase I/II
www.sveltemedical.com
SRM003
(endothelial cell therapy)
Shire Pharmaceuticals
Wayne, PA
prevention of peripheral vascular
complications in patients
undergoing arteriovenous access
procedures for hemodialysis
Phase II
www.shire.com
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Arrhythmia, Atrial Fibrillation
Product Name Sponsor Indication Development Phase
ARM036 ARMGO Pharma
Tarrytown, NY
catecholaminergic polymorphic
ventricular tachycardia type 1
(see also heart failure)
Phase II
www.armgo.com
azimilide Forest Laboratories
New York, NY
ventricular arrhythmia Phase III
www.frx.com
BMS-919373
(Ikur antagonist)
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Princeton, NJ
atrial fibrillation Phase I
www.bms.com
danegaptide
(ZP1609)
Zealand Pharma
Copenhagen, Denmark
atrial fibrillation Phase I
www.zealandpharma.com
GS-6615
(sodium channel antagonist)
Gilead Sciences
Foster City, CA
arrhythmia
(see also ischemic disorders)
Phase I
www.gilead.com
ISIS-CRPRx
(C-reactive protein inhibitor)
Isis Pharmaceuticals
Carlsbad, CA
paroxysmal atrial fibrillation Phase I
www.isispharm.com
OPC-108459 Otsuka America Pharmaceutical
Rockville, MD
paroxysmal and persistent atrial
fibrillation
Phase I
www.otsuka.com
ranolazine/dronedarone
fixed-dose combination
Gilead Sciences
Foster City, CA
paroxysmal atrial fibrillation Phase II
www.gilead.com
vanoxerine ChanRx
Cleveland, OH
atrial fibrillation Phase II
www.chanrx.com
vernakalant
(oral)
Cardiome Pharma
Vancouver, Canada
atrial fibrillation Phase II
www.cardiome.com
Atherosclerosis
Product Name Sponsor Indication Development Phase
ACP-501
(rhLCAT)
AlphaCore Pharma
Ann Arbor, MI
atherosclerosis
(see also coronary artery disease)
Phase I
www.alphacorepharma.com
ACZ885
(canakinumab)
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
East Hanover, NJ
atherosclerosis in patients with
type 2 diabetes
(see also other)
Phase II
www.novartis.com
anacetrapib
(MK-0859)
Merck
Whitehouse Station, NJ
atherosclerosis
(see also lipid disorders)
Phase III
www.merck.com
BMS-852927
(LXR modulator)
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Princeton, NJ
atherosclerosis Phase I
www.bms.com
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Atherosclerosis
Product Name Sponsor Indication Development Phase
BMS-962476
(PCSK9 adnectin)
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Princeton, NJ
atherosclerosis Phase I
www.bms.com
CSL-112
(cholesterol modulator)
CSL
Victoria, Australia
atherosclerosis Phase II
www.csl.com.au
darapladib
(Lp-PLA2 inhibitor)
GlaxoSmithKline
Rsch. Triangle Park, NC
atherosclerosis Phase III
www.gsk.com
ISIS-APOARx
(antisense RNA inhibitor)
Isis Pharmaceuticals
Carlsbad, CA
atherosclerosis Phase I
www.isispharm.com
rilapladib GlaxoSmithKline
Rsch. Triangle Park, NC
atherosclerosis Phase II completed
www.gsk.com
RVX-208
(BET protein inhibitor)
Resverlogix
Calgary, Canada
atherosclerosis
(see also acute coronary syndrome)
Phase II
www.resverlogix.com
Tekturna®
aliskiren
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
East Hanover, NJ
atherosclerosis in coronary
artery disease
(see also heart failure,
hypertension)
Phase III
www.novartis.com
VB201
(IL-12 subunit p40 inhibitor)
VBL Therapeutics
Or Yehuda, Israel
atherosclerosis Phase II
www.vblrx.com
Coronary Artery Disease
Product Name Sponsor Indication Development Phase
ACP-501
(rhLCAT)
AlphaCore Pharma
Ann Arbor, MI
coronary artery disease
(see also atherosclerosis)
Phase I
www.alphacorepharma.com
cangrelor The Medicines Company
Parsippany, NJ
coronary artery disease in patients
requiring percutaneous coronary
intervention (PCI)
(see also acute coronary syndrome,
thrombosis)
Phase III
www.themedicinescompany.com
cardiovascular therapy
releasing balloon
(drug-coated Angiosculpt®)
AngioScore
Fremont, CA
coronary artery restenosis Phase II
www.angioscore.com
coronary artery disease
gene therapy
BioCardia
San Carlos, CA
coronary artery disease Phase II
www.biocardia.com
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Coronary Artery Disease
Product Name Sponsor Indication Development Phase
fibroblast growth factor-1 (FGF-1) CardioVascular BioTherapeutics
Las Vegas, NV
severe coronary heart disease Phase II
www.cvbt.com
LT-1951
(oligo-L-arginine)
Lumen Therapeutics
Menlo Park, CA
coronary artery restenosis Phase I/II
www.lumentherapeutics.com
pradigastat
(LCQ908)
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
East Hanover, NJ
coronary artery disease
(see also lipid disorders)
Phase II
www.novartis.com
RG7652
(PCSK9 protein inhibitor)
Genentech
South San Francisco, CA
coronary heart disease Phase II
www.gene.com
Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction)
Product Name Sponsor Indication Development Phase
abciximab
(intracoronary infusion)
Atrium Medical Corporation
Hudson, NH
myocardial infarction
(new delivery system)
Phase III
www.atriummed.com
adipose-derived regenerative cell
(ADRC) therapy
Cytori Therapeutics
San Diego, CA
acute myocardial infarction
(see also ischemic disorders)
Phase II
www.cytori.com
AMR-001
(stem cell therapy)
Amorcyte (NeoStem)
New York, NY
myocardial infarction Phase I
www.neostem.com
BB3
(HGF mimetic)
Angion Biomedica
Uniondale, NY
acute myocardial infarction Phase II
www.angion.com
Brilinta®
ticagrelor
AstraZeneca
Wilmington, DE
prior myocardial infarction
(see also peripheral vascular
disease)
Phase III
www.astrazeneca.com
CAP-1002
(allogeneic cardiosphere-derived
stem cell therapy)
Capricor
Beverly Hills, CA
myocardial infarction Phase I/II
www.capricor.com
inclacumab Roche
Nutley, NJ
myocardial infarction
(see also acute coronary syndrome,
peripheral vascular disease)
Phase II
www.roche.com
ischemic tolerant allogeneic
mesenchymal stem cell therapy
Stemedica Cell Technologies
San Diego, CA
acute myocardial infarction Phase II
www.stemedica.com
mesenchymal stem cell therapy Mesoblast
New York, NY
heart attack
(see also heart failure)
Phase II
www.mesoblast.com
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Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction)
Product Name Sponsor Indication Development Phase
MultiStem®
stem cell therapy
Athersys
Cleveland, OH
acute myocardial infarction
(see also stroke)
Phase I completed
www.athersys.com
NEU 2000 GNT Pharma
Yongin, South Korea
myocardial infarction
(see also stroke)
Phase I completed
www.gntpharma.com
Prochymal®
remestemcel-L
Osiris Therapeutics
Columbia, MD
acute myocardial infarction Phase II
www.osiris.com
Heart Failure (Congestive Heart Failure)
Product Name Sponsor Indication Development Phase
albiglutide
(GSK716155)
GlaxoSmithKline
Rsch. Triangle Park, NC
heart failure Phase II completed
www.gsk.com
ANX-042
(natriuretic-peptide)
Anexon
Cambridge, MA
acute decompensated heart failure Phase I
www.anexonrx.com
ARM036 ARMGO Pharma
Tarrytown, NY
chronic heart failure
(see also arrhythmia)
Phase II
www.armgo.com
BAY 868050
(vasopressin receptor antagonist)
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals
Wayne, NJ
heart failure Phase I
www.bayerpharma.com
BAY 948862
(mineralocorticoid receptor [MR]
antagonist)
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals
Wayne, NJ
chronic heart failure Phase II
www.bayerpharma.com
BAY 1021189
(guanylate cyclase stimulant)
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals
Wayne, NJ
heart failure Phase I
www.bayerpharma.com
BAY 1067197
(partial adenosine A1 agonist)
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals
Wayne, NJ
heart failure Phase I
www.bayerpharma.com
BMS-986046
(PEG-relaxin)
Ambrx
La Jolla, CA
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Princeton, NJ
heart failure Phase I
www.ambrx.com
www.bms.com
bucindolol companion diagnostic ARCA biopharma
Broomfield, CO
LabCorp
Burlington, NC
heart failure (diagnosis) in clinical trials
www.arcabiopharma.com
www.labcorp.com
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cenderitide Nile Therapeutics
San Mateo, CA
acute heart failure
(Fast Track)
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chronic heart failure
(Fast Track)
Phase II
www.nilethera.com
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Phase I
www.nilethera.com
CLP-1001
(sodium-potassium-chloride
symporter inhibitor)
Sorbent Therapeutics
Sunnyvale, CA
congestive heart failure in patients
with chronic kidney disease
Phase II
www.sorbent.com
CXL-1020
(nitroxyl donor)
Cardioxyl Pharmaceuticals
Chapel Hill, NC
acute decompensated heart failure Phase II
www.cardioxyl.com
Gencaro™
bucindolol
ARCA biopharma
Broomfield, CO
genotype-defined heart failure
(Fast Track)
application submitted
www.arcabiopharma.com
GGF2
(recombinant neuregulin-1)
Acorda Therapeutics
Ardsley, NY
heart failure
(Fast Track)
Phase I
www.acorda.com
GSK2849466
(selective androgen receptor
modulator)
GlaxoSmithKline
Rsch. Triangle Park, NC
heart failure Phase I
www.gsk.com
JNJ-39588146 Janssen Research & Development
Raritan, NJ
heart failure Phase II
www.janssenrnd.com
JVS-100
(stromal cell-derived factor-1)
Juventas Therapeutics
Cleveland, OH
heart failure
(see also ischemic disorders)
Phase II
www.juventasinc.com
LCZ696
(ARB/NEP inhibitor)
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
East Hanover, NJ
heart failure
(see also hypertension)
Phase III
www.novartis.com
mesenchymal stem cell therapy Mesoblast
New York, NY
congestive heart failure
(see also heart attack)
Phase II
www.mesoblast.com
Mydicar®
SERCA 2a gene therapy
Celladon
San Diego, CA
advanced (Class III/IV) heart failure
(Fast Track)
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chronic heart failure
Phase II
www.celladon.net
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Phase II completed
www.celladon.net
MyoCell®
stem cell therapy
Bioheart
Sunrise, FL
heart failure Phase II/III
www.bioheartinc.com
MyoCell® SDF1
muscle stem cell therapy
(second-generation)
BioHeart
Sunrise, FL
congestive heart post myocardial
infarction
Phase I
www.bioheartinc.com
Heart Failure (Congestive Heart Failure)
Product Name Sponsor Indication Development Phase
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omecamtiv mecarbil Amgen
Thousand Oaks, CA
Cytokinetics
South San Francisco, CA
heart failure Phase II
www.amgen.com
www.cytokinetics.com
PL-3994
(natriuretic-peptide)
Palatin Technologies
Cranbury, NJ
congestive heart failure
(see also hypertension)
Phase II
www.palatin.com
recombinant human
neuregulin-1 beta
Zensun
Shanghai, China
stable chronic heart failure Phase II
www.zensun.com
serelaxin
(RLX030)
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
East Hanover, NJ
acute heart failure
(Fast Track)
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chronic heart failure
Phase III
www.novartis.com
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Phase II
www.novartis.com
Tekturna®
aliskiren
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
East Hanover, NJ
acute decompensated heart failure
(see also atherosclerosis,
hypertension)
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reduction of cardiovascular death/
hospitalization in chronic heart
failure patients
Phase III completed
www.novartis.com
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Phase III
www.novartis.com
TRV027
(angiotensin type 1 receptor
antagonist)
Forest Laboratories
New York, NY
Trevena
King of Prussia, PA
acute heart failure
(late-stage disease)
Phase II
www.frx.com
www.trevenainc.com
ularitide Cardiorentis
Zug, Switzerland
acute heart failure Phase III
www.cardiorentis.ch
urocortin 2 Neurocrine Biosciences
San Diego, CA
congestive heart failure Phase II
www.neurocrine.com
Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
Product Name Sponsor Indication Development Phase
AHU377
(neprilysin inhibitor)
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
East Hanover, NJ
essential hypertension Phase II
www.novartis.com
ATryn®
antithrombin
(recombinant)
rEVO Biologics
Framingham, MA
preeclampsia
(see also adjunctive therapies)
Phase II
www.gtc-bio.com
Heart Failure (Congestive Heart Failure)
Product Name Sponsor Indication Development Phase
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candesartan cilexetil/nifedipine
fixed-dose combination
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals
Wayne, NJ
essential hypertension Phase III
www.bayerpharma.com
digoxin immune Fab (DIF)
(Orphan Drug)
Glenveigh Pharmaceuticals
Chattanooga, TN
preeclampsia
(Fast Track)
Phase II
www.glenveigh.com
Edarbi®
azilsartan medoxomil
Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Deerfield, IL
hypertension (pediatric) Phase I
www.takeda.com
GSK2944406
(amlodipine/losartan
fixed-dose combination)
GlaxoSmithKline
Rsch. Triangle Park, NC
hypertension Phase I
www.gsk.com
HL-040XC
(atorvastatin/losartan
fixed-dose combination)
HanAll Biopharma
Seoul, South Korea
hypertension
(see also lipid disorders)
Phase II
www.hanall.co.kr
HT-101
(amiloride/spironolactone)
Hemodynamic Therapeutics
Durham, NC
obesity-related resistant
hypertension
Phase II
www.hemodynamictx.com
KD027
(PDE5 inhibitor)
Kadmon Pharmaceuticals
Warrendale, PA
hypertension Phase I
www.kadmon.com
LCZ696
(ARB/NEP inhibitor)
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
East Hanover, NJ
essential hypertension
(see also heart failure)
Phase II
www.novartis.com
MK-7145 Merck
Whitehouse Station, NJ
hypertension Phase I completed
www.merck.com
MK-8150 Merck
Whitehouse Station, NJ
hypertension Phase I
www.merck.com
nebivolol/valsartan
fixed-dose combination
Forest Laboratories
New York, NY
essential hypertension Phase III
www.frx.com
PB1046
(Vasomera)
PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals
Malvern, PA
essential hypertension Phase I/II
www.phasebio.com
perindopril/amlodipine
fixed-dose combination
XOMA
Berkeley, CA
hypertension Phase III
www.xoma.com
PL-3994
(natriuretic-peptide)
Palatin Technologies
Cranbury, NJ
hypertension
(see also heart failure)
Phase II
www.palatin.com
Tekturna®
aliskiren
Novartis Pharmaceu