Bayer's Asundexian Data Are Better Than Hoped -- Market Talk

Dow Jones
Feb 06

0815 GMT - Bayer released data for its asundexian drug candidate for stroke prevention that seem better than hoped and support an optimistic view on the medicine's potential, analysts at Morgan Stanley say. The German pharma-to-agriculture group said asundexian reduced by 26% the risk of recurrent stroke in patients who experienced an initial stroke compared to placebo. The efficacy results are very strong and came alongside a more favorable safety profile than expected, the analysts say in a research note. The data represent a bull-case outcome for asundexian, they add. Morgan Stanley estimates the drug could generate annual peak sales of 4 billion euros in secondary stroke prevention. Bayer shares rise 0.3%. (adria.calatayud@wsj.com)

 

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February 06, 2026 03:15 ET (08:15 GMT)

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