In a statement late Tuesday, CEC said it disagreed with Davis's conclusions.

These CECs may secrete the extracellular matrix components found in the RCM.

In the Calico case, the CEC has 10 days to file a response.

Treatment comparisons used CEC-adjudicated data, and per protocol, excluded silent MI.

The potential deal with CEC was first reported by Japan's Nikkei business daily.