Merck Drops Development Of Once Promising CETP Inhibitor

–Despite positive results in the REVEAL trial anacetrapib is dead. Merck announced on Wednesday that it would not seek regulatory approval for its cholesterol drug anacetrapib. The decision did not surprise most observers, despite the fact that investigators recently reported positive results for the drug in the enormous 30,000+ patient REVEAL trial. The trial was…

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