Daiichi Sankyo submits edoxaban application to the EMA for stroke prevention

Japanese drug major Daiichi Sankyo (TYO: 4568) has submitted a Marketing Authorization Application to the European Medicines Agency for its investigational, oral, once-daily direct factor Xa-inhibitor edoxaban.

Daiichi Sankyo is seeking approval for edoxaban for the prevention of stroke and systemic embolic events (SEE) in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF), as well as for the treatment of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE) and prevention of recurrence of symptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE). If approved, edoxaban will be authorized for marketing in all European member states.

The MAA submission is based on data from an extensive global clinical trial program that compared treatment with once-daily edoxaban to warfarin, a current standard of care for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) or VTE. The two Phase III clinical trials that formed the basis of the submission, ENGAGE AF-TIMI 48 and Hokusai-VTE, are the largest comparative trials of a novel oral anticoagulant in these patient populations, involving 21,105 and 8,292 patients, respectively.