New information emerged today about two new cholesterol-lowering drugs that have been attracting a lot of attention. Data about the PCSK9 inhibitors– evolocumab, under development by Amgen, and alirocumab, under development by Sanofi and Regeneron– were published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
The effects of the two drugs appeared to be broadly consistent. Both lowered LDL cholesterol powerfully, which is what the drugs were designed to do. The situation is less clear regarding the more difficult to ascertain safety and tolerability of the drugs and their long-term clinical effects…
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Marc Sabatine presenting evolocumab results at the American College of Cardiology meeting in San Diego
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