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Xigris is supposed to treat sepsis, but it does no more than a placebo, with severe side effects. Keep up to date with Xigris and Eli Lilly with the following news articles. If you or a loved one has suffered due to Xigris, fill out this simple form for a free, non-obligitory case review within 24 hours.


Study: Lilly's Xigris didn't help patients with mild sepsis

September 29, 2005 (indystar.com)

Indianapolis (Bloomberg) -- Eli Lilly and Co.'s Xigris failed to benefit patients with mild cases of sepsis, a potentially fatal blood infection, a company-funded study found.

The Food and Drug Administration approved Xigris for marketing in 2001 based on a study showing the drug reduced death rates from severe forms of sepsis. The agency restricted Xigris' use to the highest-risk patients and asked Lilly to conduct additional research to see if it helped patients with milder forms of the condition.


Study Rules Out Xigris in Low Death-Risk Sepsis Patients

September 28th, 2005 (medpagetoday.com)

DENVER, Sept. 28-Xigris (drotrecogin alfa, activated) should not be used in patients with severe sepsis but a low risk of death, researchers have concluded. A large, prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled Phase 4 trial of Xigris was stopped early because there was no evidence of a beneficial effect and there was an increased incidence of serious bleeding complications among patients receiving the drug, said Edward Abraham, M.D., of the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center here.




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