Industry Post-Stenting Antiplatelet Trial Gains $1.5 Million Boost From FDA
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Study aims to identify optimum duration of anti-clotting drugs for stent patients; enrollment targeted at 20,000 patients.
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