Slouching Toward Phase 3: Progress Report On New Cholesterol Drugs At The AHA

The American Heart Association meeting in Dallas this year brought new phase 2 data about several promising new cholesterol drugs. But before jumping on any bandwagons it would be good to remember that even for the drugs most far along in development we still haven’t seen any phase 3 data. In addition, it bears repeating that the FDA may well be raising the entry bar for new cholesterol medications. As I wrote not too long ago, there is a good chance that the FDA will require completed outcomes studies for new cholesterol drugs. There’s good reason to be interested in these drugs but any predictions at this point would be hopelessly speculative.

One Year Results For Amgen’s PCSK-9 Inhibitor 

HDL Drug From CSL Limited

Esperion’s Novel Agent

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