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News at XI: moving beyond factor Xa inhibitors

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Pharmacology and Clinical Development of Factor XI Inhibitors

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Summary: Therapeutic anticoagulation is used to prevent or treat blood clots, but it can increase the risk of bleeding. Inhibitors of Factor XI (FXI) show promise in reducing the adverse events of anticoagulation. Large-scale phase 3 clinical trials are needed to confirm the role of FXI inhibitors and determine their clinical indications.

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Summary: In the past 20 years, there has been a transition from vitamin K antagonists to direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs). DOACs include dabigatran, apixaban, edoxaban, and rivaroxaban. Although DOACs are associated with less serious bleeding, reversal agents may be needed in cases of serious bleeding or urgent surgery/intervention. This paper provides insight into reversing the effects of DOACs, discusses new reversal agents, and outlines a strategic framework for reversing factor XI inhibitors in clinical trials.

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Summary: This paper reviews the potential of drugs targeting factor XI in anticoagulant therapy, along with ongoing clinical trials and future research directions.

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Summary: The study evaluated the oral activated factor XI (FXIa) inhibitor, BAY 2433334, in healthy volunteers. The results showed that multiple dosing of BAY 2433334 was well tolerated and had a predictable pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic profile without clinically relevant CYP3A4 induction or inhibition.

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First-in-human study of milvexian, an oral, direct, small molecule factor XIa inhibitor

Vidya Perera et al.

Summary: The study assessed the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of Milvexian in healthy adults, showing that the drug's properties are suitable for further clinical development.

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Pancras C. Wong et al.

Summary: Milvexian is an effective antithrombotic agent with limited impact on hemostasis, even when combined with aspirin. The study results suggest that Milvexian has a wide therapeutic window for antithrombotic therapy.

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Safety of the oral factor XIa inhibitor asundexian compared with apixaban in patients with atrial fibrillation (PACIFIC-AF): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, double-dummy, dose-finding phase 2 study

Jonathan P. Piccini et al.

Summary: This study compared the incidence of bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation between Asundexian and apixaban, showing that Asundexian resulted in lower rates of bleeding compared with standard dosing of apixaban.

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Factor XI Inhibitors for Prevention and Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism: A Review on the Rationale and Update on Current Evidence

Stephan Nopp et al.

Summary: While anticoagulation therapy has made progress, thrombosis remains a leading cause of death worldwide. Direct oral anticoagulants dominate clinical practice, but bleeding risk is still significant. Therefore, research focuses on developing safer anticoagulants, with factor XI (FXI) inhibition as a promising target.

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Sunil Rao et al.

Summary: This study investigated the pharmacodynamics, safety, and efficacy of the oral FXIa inhibitor asundexian for secondary prevention after acute myocardial infarction (MI). The results showed that asundexian effectively inhibited coagulation activity without increasing the risk of bleeding or ischemic events.

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Factor XIa inhibition with asundexian after acute non-cardioembolic ischaemic stroke (PACIFIC-Stroke): an international, randomised, double-blind, placebo- controlled, phase 2b trial

Ashkan Shoamanesh et al.

Summary: In this phase 2b trial, FXIa inhibition with asundexian did not reduce the occurrence of covert brain infarction or ischemic stroke and did not increase the risk of major or clinically relevant non-major bleeding compared to placebo in patients with acute, non-cardioembolic ischemic stroke.

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Liver-heart cross-talk mediated by coagulation factor XI protects against heart failure

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Stefan Willmann et al.

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